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High school students to tackle global issues at model UN event

High school students to tackle global issues at model UN event

Participants in Tuesday's event will debate rare earth mineral mining, transnational organized crime and mental health
LETTER: ONroute billboards 'not distracting at all'

LETTER: ONroute billboards 'not distracting at all'

'Passing them at normal highway speed one really doesn't notice them any more than any other billboard,' reader writes
OUTDOORS: Suit up for sunny days — and blackflies

OUTDOORS: Suit up for sunny days — and blackflies

Outdoors columnist offers good news, bad news and tips to repel pesky fliers
Good morning, Barrie!

Good morning, Barrie!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
Locals brave Simcoe polar plunge in support of Palestinian aid

Locals brave Simcoe polar plunge in support of Palestinian aid

'I’m going to do it, as it’s the least we can do with people dying over there, so this is nothing compared to what they are going through,' says supporter
Cherrey on top: Goalie having whirlwind season with Listowel Cyclones

Cherrey on top: Goalie having whirlwind season with Listowel Cyclones

'You can’t complain about being at the rink with your buddies,' says Innisfil native Riley Arts, who has Sutherland Cup in his sights
‘Climb for a Cause’ at Treetop Trekking to support Kids Help Phone

‘Climb for a Cause’ at Treetop Trekking to support Kids Help Phone

25 per cent of all proceeds from May 4 event at Barrie location will be donated directly to the charity
'She always knows me': This love story 75 years in the making

'She always knows me': This love story 75 years in the making

Each day Charles Merry boards a bus and visits his wife of 75 years, Margaret, at her home in St. Joseph's Health Centre: 'I don't want her to forget me,' he says, holding her hand
Rising to the occasion: Innisfil teen makes, gives out cake kits

Rising to the occasion: Innisfil teen makes, gives out cake kits

Nathan Brennan came up with the idea while attempting to earn Chief Scout Award, which requires completion of community-oriented service project
New family liaison officers bring ‘greater sensitivity, compassion'

New family liaison officers bring ‘greater sensitivity, compassion'

Police have mostly focused on investigation, but are realizing how victims feel and how they are treated is 'incredibly important,’ says chief