1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (249+ words) Updated September 12, 2026 @ 11:07pm Update - Sept. 12 Barrie Fire officials say nobody was in a fourth-floor apartment when a propane tank on the balcony exploded. They said there was significant damage to the interior of the apartment, and several other tenants have been…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (217+ words) Updated September 9, 2026 @ 7:48pm An upcoming AC/DC concert in Toronto has been cancelled after a severe storm damaged the venue. Live Nation, the operator of Rogers Stadium, says engineers determined that the sections affected by last Wednesday's storm will need to…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (188+ words) Barrie Police have laid numerous charges against a man after officers spotted what appeared to be drug transactions downtown near Maple Avenue. During the arrest on Tuesday, police say officers located a significant quantity of suspected fentanyl, cocaine, and crystal…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (152+ words) Barrie Police have charged a motorcyclist following a collision on Churchill Drive in the city's south end on July 15. Police say that around 7 a.m., the motorcycle was westbound between Welham Road and Bayview Drive, behind a pickup truck that was towing…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (161+ words) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a suspect in a stabbing investigation in Midland. Around 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 26, OPP responded to a disturbance call at a Hugel Avenue address. Officers located a person who was transported to a Toronto-area hospital with…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (189+ words) Mextrolinx is making changes to GO train service on the Barrie Line starting next week. The provincial agency says weekday changes take effect Tuesday, Sept. 8, with several trains cancelled or running at different times. Metrolinx is advising passengers to consider…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (192+ words) A 50-year-old Barrie man has been charged following a months‑long human trafficking investigation. Investigators say they received information in June that a man was recruiting females to provide sexual services for an escort operation running out of his residence....

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (321+ words) A 42-year-old Barrie man is facing 28 charges after an extensive Barrie Police investigation into a series of commercial break-and-enters across the city. Detectives spent weeks reviewing surveillance footage and investigating reports of commercial break-ins that occurred between June 29 and the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (332+ words) Hospitalizations linked to e-scooter injuries increased sharply across Canada over the past year, with new data showing significant rises among both adults and children. The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) reported Tuesday that 837 people were hospitalized following e-scooter injuries…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (213+ words) Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a stabbing in Midland that left one person seriously injured. Police say they were called to a disturbance at an address on Hugel Avenue shortly after 2:30 Friday morning. Officers found a person outside suffering from…...