Barrie couple wins $25,000   
Posted 10 hours ago
A Barrie couple have won $25,000 playing Quest For Cold Crossword. Lois Walker and Gregory Worrod purchased the ticket at Neighbourhood Variety & Village located on Innisfil Street in Barrie.

Kiss & tell   
Updated 11 hours ago
Herding cats is clearly easier than herding movie stars. At the Beverly Hilton, a roomful of media is on hand for a mass press-conference for the Garry Marshall movieValentine's Day,the most star-laden movie of the comedy director's career. [more]

Buy American deal gets us back on track    
Posted 16 hours ago
Canadian/American trade history might seem like dry textbook fodder for economic rocket scientists, but the reality is, it's a fascinating soap opera of twists and turns defining what we have become as a nation. [more]

Five straight for Howard   
Posted 16 hours ago
Glenn Howard reigns as the king of Ontario curling, both on the ice and in the record book. [more]

What's on council's agenda tonight   
Posted 16 hours ago
What's happening at city council Monday: * Barrie MP Patrick Brown will make a presentation to city councillors concerning an update on federal matters. [more]

Council eyeing lot levies break   
Posted 16 hours ago
Is a break on development charges the way to build new affordable housing in Barrie? Coun. Rod Jackson will ask city staff tonight to investigate a policy to defer 50% of development charges, for a decade, on affordable housing projects. [more]

Winterfest a cool blast of fun   
Posted 16 hours ago
Octopi are not normally part of the Kempenfelt Bay ecosystem. But thousands of people who made the trek to Winterfest can add an octopus sighting to their list of weekend accomplishments. [more]

A Serious Man a perfect movie mix of great acting, impeccable timing   
Posted 16 hours ago
A Serious Man,the Coen brothers' film that so nimbly talked its way into the best picture Oscar race, could just as easily be titledOy Vey, Circa 1967! It is the story of a mid-western American university professor who, like the Biblical figure Job, is beset by misfortunes. [more]

County seeking advice from public on waste plan   
Updated 10 hours ago
(STAFF) -- Simcoe County is looking for input as it develops its waste management strategy. More than half the waste gene rat e d in Simcoe County is diverted through various programs such as blue box. [more]

Dead sledder new to sport: OPP   
Posted 16 hours ago
Inexperience may have been a factor in a fatal snowmobile crash in Oro-Medonte Township on Saturday afternoon that took the life of a 57-year-old man, said OPP Const. Peter Leon, cent ra l region media relations officer. [more]

Murder probe closed   
Updated 10 hours ago
Police have closed the Stephanie Hoddinott murder case, and will not be releasing details to the public. "It (case details) doesn't serve the families well. We need to give them their private time," said Insp. [more]