Courtesy Barrie360.com and Canadian Press, By Canadian Press Staff, January 18, 2025 The Canadian Food Inspection Agencyhas issued a recall due to a possible salmonella contamination of certain brands of eggs in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and other possible provinces and territories. The agency says the recall covers Compliments, Foremost, Golden Valley Eggs, IGA, no name and…
Courtesy Barrie360.com and Canadian Press By Rianna Lim, January 18, 2025 When Anna began planning to leave her husband, she never expected how complicated it would be. In her rural, eastern Ontario town, there weren’t any resources available nearby for survivors of intimate partner violence. There wasn’t any public transit or any legal aid, either. She also…
Courtesy Barrie360.com and Canadian Press By Darryl Greer, January 18, 2025 In this photo provided by NOAA Fisheries, the orca known as J35 (Tahlequah) carries the carcass of her dead calf in the waters of Puget Sound off West Seattle, Wash., on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Candice Emmons/NOAA Fisheries As the female orca known…
1) With Conservatives promising to ‘defund,’ could the next election kill the CBC? Courtesy Barrie360.com and Canadian Press By Anja Karadeglija, January 11, 2025 In late 2023, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said it was time for the federal government to redefine what the CBC does and how it does it. A year later — and with a…
Courtesy Barrie360.com and News Release By Georgian College, January 17, 2025 Georgian College unveiled plans on Thursday to expand its Centre for Skilled Trades at the Barrie Campus – transforming the existing space to help sustain and grow the highly skilled trades workforce this region needs for a strong, sustainable and green future. The initiative is supported…
Courtesy Barrie360.com and Canadian Press By Canadian Press Staff, January 14, 2025 Fragments from a meteorite which fell in Marshfield, P.E.I. are shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Alberta Meteorite Collection: About two minutes after a P.E.I. man left his home to go for a walk with his wife and their dogs, a space rock hurtling…
1) (Updated) Smith opposes blocking energy exports to U.S. but Ford wants to keep option open Courtesy Barrie360.com and Canadian Press By Lisa Johnson, Jack Farrell, and David Baxter, January 13, 2025 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, fresh off a weekend visit with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, cautioned Ottawa against blocking energy exports to the U.S. in response…
1) (Updated) Mediators herald Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. Israel says final details are in flux Courtesy Barrie360.com The Associated Press By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy And Josef Federman, January 15, 2025 Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, mediators announced Wednesday, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the…
Courtesy Barrie360 and Canadian Press, By Canadian Press Staff, January 15, 2025 The first carbon rebate of 2025 is being paid out today to households in provinces that use the federal carbon pricing system — even as the future of the rebate program itself remains uncertain. For a family of four, the rebate will pay out…
1) Canada’s health-care system falls behind most peer countries: Report Courtesy Barrie360.com and Canadian Press By Hannah Alberga, January 14, 2025 A new report says Canada’s health-care system has fallen behind international peers in access to care, equity and wait times, outperforming only the United States. The not-for-profit think tank C.D. Howe Institute says Canada ranks ninth…