Courtesy Barrie360.com and Canadian Press By Ritika Dubey, December 7, 2024 Forgoing gifts can help lessen some of the financial burden that comes during the holiday season, but having that conversation with family and friends can bring about feelings of shame and guilt. “If we work with the financial shame that arises before the conversation, it’s going…
Courtesy Barrie360.com and Canadian Press By Hannah Alberga, Dec. 6 2024 Health Canada says daily cannabis use has remained stable since it was legalized in 2018. The federal agency released data from its annual survey on cannabis consumption Friday, showing approximately 25 per cent of respondents consumed cannabis daily, or almost daily. Overall, males were more likely…
Courtesy Barrie360.com and Canadian Press By Nick Murray, December 7, 2024 Canada has unveiled an Arctic foreign policy that commits to increasing domestic and international collaboration to combat emerging foreign threats in the North. The policy, released by Global Affairs Canada on Friday in Ottawa, says the North American Arctic is “no longer free from tension” because…
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Courtesy Barrie360.com and Canadian Press By Nojoud Al Mallees and David Baxter, December 4, 2024 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is offering to give up time on an opposition day in the House of Commons to allow Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to present the government’s fall fiscal update. Poilievre says he will allow Freeland two hours to present…
1) Ontario’s opioid strategy outdated, auditor general says Courtesy Barrie360.com and Canadian Press By Liam Casey and Allison Jones, Dec. 3, 2024. Ontario’s opioid strategy, even with its new abstinence-based model for treatment, is outdated and does not serve the current needs of the people, the auditor general found in her annual report released Tuesday. Shelley Spence…
Courtesy Barrie360.com and The Associated Press By Rob Gillies and Fatima Hussein, November 30 2024 It was unclear, as Trudeau headed back to Canada from Florida, whether the conversation had alleviated Trump’s concerns. A person familiar with the details of the leaders’ hastily arranged meeting Friday night said it was a “positive wide-ranging dinner that lasted three hours.” The…
Courtesy Barrie360.com and Canadian Press By Sidhartha Banerjee, December 6, 2024 A woman touches the names on a memorial for victims of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre, in Montreal, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi Braving a biting winter wind, dignitaries gathered in front of Polytechnique Montréal’s main campus on Friday to pay tribute to the…
We served SMILE Cookies for dessert at our recent Annual GV Dinner Courtesy Barrie360.com By Barrie Food Bank, News Release, Dec. 6, 2024 The Tim Hortons Holiday Smile Cookie Campaign has once again delivered significant support for the Barrie community. From November 18-24, 100% of the proceeds from Smile Cookie sales were donated to local charities,…
Please help give a kid a Christmas! Courtesy Barrie360.com By Staff, December 6, 2024 Rock 95 and Kool FM has spent the last 30 years helping local families throughout Simcoe County who might not otherwise have a Christmas, to the tune of over 2 million dollars in money and toys. For 34 years, the Rock 95/Kool FM…