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CANADA: 2024 Canadian Triple Crown kicks off Aug. 17 with King's Plate at Woodbine

CANADA: 2024 Canadian Triple Crown kicks off Aug. 17 with King's Plate at Woodbine

A formal invitation to King Charles III to attend the '24 event has been extended to Buckingham Palace
County, BANAC join forces in support of unhoused Indigenous people

County, BANAC join forces in support of unhoused Indigenous people

Project is a multi-partner collaboration among three Indigenous agencies, including Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle
'Just phenomenal': New snowmobile station honours OFSC founder

'Just phenomenal': New snowmobile station honours OFSC founder

Groomer station dedicated to local Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs founder holds grand opening for roughly 50 attendees, including founder’s son: ‘My father would be just tickled pink’
'Not random': Barrie detectives hunt for shooter, no arrests yet

'Not random': Barrie detectives hunt for shooter, no arrests yet

Investigators scoured parts of downtown Saturday looking for video evidence near shooting scene
Cheeky: Wild chipmunks turned into successful models

Cheeky: Wild chipmunks turned into successful models

'My friends wanted to see what I was doing and they encouraged me to put this book together'
Proposed gravel pit expansion causing dust-up in Springwater

Proposed gravel pit expansion causing dust-up in Springwater

'The first couple of years were fine. But by 2019, 2020 and the onset of COVID, everything changed,' says neighbour to George Johnston Road operation
New resource supports economic reconciliation in Ontario

New resource supports economic reconciliation in Ontario

Barrie Chamber of Commerce encourages members to take action to 'build shared economic prosperity'
Four GTA teens among five people killed in Huntsville crash

Four GTA teens among five people killed in Huntsville crash

Emergency crews were called to the two-vehicle collision on Highway 60 late Saturday; four teens from GTA were killed, police say
BEYOND LOCAL: Tiny beetle to the rescue of N.S. hemlocks attacked by woolly invasive insect

BEYOND LOCAL: Tiny beetle to the rescue of N.S. hemlocks attacked by woolly invasive insect

While it is the first time this kind of biocontrol has been used on Canadian hemlocks, he said the beetles have been used to control woolly adelgid in the United States for about 20 years
Local charities net funding from Barrie Colts Foundation

Local charities net funding from Barrie Colts Foundation

More than $130K given to numerous organizations from 50/50 draw proceeds