16+ hour, 27+ min ago   (420+ words) A small group of determined women travelled from Niagara Region to Barrie today to raise awareness surrounding sexual abuse and to help gather signatures for a House of Commons petition to change laws involving sex crimes. “We believe awareness inspires…...

1+ day, 26+ min ago   (174+ words) Editor's note: The following were some of BarrieToday's most widely read stories from the past week. Chief says facility design also had cancer prevention in mind, which is 'really important because, at the end of the day, my job is…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (662+ words) For some Dancy Drive residents in Orillia, the latest sewage backup is reopening wounds that never had a chance to heal. More than a year after sewage flooded numerous homes on the street following the April 2025 ice storm, residents reported…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (132+ words) TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he's open to the idea of involuntary addiction treatment. Ontario's Big City Mayors group recently repeated a request to the province to review existing mental health laws with the idea of expanding involuntary treatment....

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (524+ words) The following was submitted by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture on behalf of director Mark Reusser. September is a busy time on Ontario’s rural roads. Students are back at school, commuters are settling into their fall routines, and crop harvest…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (753+ words) A resident at Lake Simcoe Retirement Residence in Orillia has seen more of the world than most. Known at the retirement home as Ken, he's spent more than 30 years in the skies, flying with Air Canada, Canadian Pacific and Air…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (585+ words) The County of Simcoe is preparing for major changes to municipal accountability as the province moves toward a standardized framework governing council conduct across Ontario. A proposal from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing outlines new regulations under Bill…...

6+ day ago   (331+ words) Editor's note: BarrieToday has contacted local candidates in the upcoming municipal elections and asked them to provide a profile on themselves and some of their top issues. These profiles will be published in the coming days leading up to the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (669+ words) These issues might be at the very heart of what plagues this city today. BarrieToday asked the four candidates for mayor what additional measures must be taken to resolve the homelessness/illegal drug problems in downtown Barrie. This is how…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (388+ words) The Town of Midland contravened Ontario’s Municipal Act by holding a closed meeting to discuss the Midland Bay Landing project, according to an Aug. 19 report from the Ontario ombudsman. The ombudsman found council’s March 5, 2025, meeting did not qualify for the…...