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Midland teen accused of pointing firearm during confrontation over wearing mask

Midland teen accused of pointing firearm during confrontation over wearing mask

Police say the teen became upset with an employee after being reminded to wear a mask inside the store and uttered threats to the employee
Service held to honour Barrie's 'lost lives' of homelessness (9 photos)

Service held to honour Barrie's 'lost lives' of homelessness (9 photos)

Homeless Memorial Day Service is 'extremely important because it needs to be brought to light that we are losing people at an unprecedented rate,' says official
Barrie and District Christmas Cheer campaign reaches goal

Barrie and District Christmas Cheer campaign reaches goal

'We were cutting it extremely close this year, but are absolutely blown away by what this community has been able to do for us,' official says of reaching $250k goal
Cautionary tale: Honest e-transfer error costs local couple $3k

Cautionary tale: Honest e-transfer error costs local couple $3k

Money was inadvertently sent to wrong recipient, leading to long, frustrating process that still has not seen the return of the $3,000
Community support helps food bank meet 'higher than ever' need

Community support helps food bank meet 'higher than ever' need

'The demand has been higher than we have ever seen before and numbers are going through the roof,' says Barrie Food Bank executive director
City Hall moving to pre-booked appointments as of Dec. 23

City Hall moving to pre-booked appointments as of Dec. 23

City Hall will be closed to the public, except for pre-booked appointments through the city’s customer service centre, Service Barrie
Barrie driver charged with impaired in Springwater

Barrie driver charged with impaired in Springwater

Police say they responded to a concerned citizen's call after the 52-year-old was seen leaving a local business
Local business owners reeling from new capacity restrictions, rules

Local business owners reeling from new capacity restrictions, rules

'We have been closing, reopening and closing again time after time. (It's) very frustrating,' says Barrie gym owner
Health unit reports 126 new COVID cases, two deaths

Health unit reports 126 new COVID cases, two deaths

There are 44 new cases in Barrie, according to today's update from the region's health unit