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INSIDE THE VILLAGE: Last call for The Beer Store?

INSIDE THE VILLAGE: Last call for The Beer Store?

This week on the podcast: Change is on tap for the Ford government, which appears ready to finally fulfill a five-year-old campaign promise to allow beer sales at your local corner store
Angus Food Bank in crisis: Need is up, but donations are down

Angus Food Bank in crisis: Need is up, but donations are down

'People can’t afford to give to charities as much as they have in the past and we’re seeing it almost daily,' says official
Mayor's Innovation Awards salute businesses on cutting edge

Mayor's Innovation Awards salute businesses on cutting edge

'Innovation is at the heart of what makes a city great,' Mayor Alex Nuttall says at fifth annual awards ceremony
Deflating: Christmas inflatables stabbed by attackers in Barrie (video)

Deflating: Christmas inflatables stabbed by attackers in Barrie (video)

'It’s a disturbing thing when people wake up in the morning to find their Christmas displays have been maliciously vandalized,' says police official
Ontario ambulance offload delays worse than before pandemic

Ontario ambulance offload delays worse than before pandemic

Offload times for RVH in Barrie averaged below 15 minutes in 2020 and the first half of 2021, but are between 18 and 28 minutes this year
Bogus Benjamins passed at big box store in Barrie: police

Bogus Benjamins passed at big box store in Barrie: police

Police say man used 'poor quality' counterfeit U.S. currency at south-end store Dec. 7
Police release video of suspect in Midland Magic Cards theft

Police release video of suspect in Midland Magic Cards theft

Break and enter occurred in November at Event Horizon Hobbies
Downtown library closure extended into next week

Downtown library closure extended into next week

Due to 'unforeseen circumstances' related to flooring repairs, Worsley Street branch expected to fully reopen Thursday, Dec. 14
'Petrifying': Neighbours heard shots prior to police shooting in Newmarket

'Petrifying': Neighbours heard shots prior to police shooting in Newmarket

'The guy then comes flying out of the elevator and across the hall to the stairwell and I saw his gun. Most of the shots at first came from the guy,' says a resident of an apartment building where a man was fatally shot by police last night
Sign of the times? Barrie stung by string of recent robberies

Sign of the times? Barrie stung by string of recent robberies

'There’s a lot of people out there that are taking advantage of others,' says police official, adding recent crimes could be indicative of the 'time we’re living in'