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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 22m

Blue Jays beat Yankees 5-2 in Game 4 to reach first ALCS since 2016.

Blue Jays beat Yankees 5-2 in Game 4 to reach first ALCS since 2016

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer each drove in a run, and eight Toronto pitchers shut down the New York Yankees in a 5-2 victory Wednesday night that sent the Blue Jays to the American League...

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Maple Leafs top Canadiens 5-2 to open post-Marner era in Toronto.

Maple Leafs top Canadiens 5-2 to open post-Marner era in Toronto

Morgan Rielly scored the winner in the third period and added an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 in the first game of the post-Mitch Marner era Wednesday

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Man charged with thefts from Gravenhurst grocery stores.

Man charged with thefts from Gravenhurst grocery stores

Eagle-eyed staff at a grocery store on Edward Street in Gravenhurst alerted Bracebridge OPP on Tuesday afternoon to a theft in progress and reported the person had stolen from the supermarket previous...

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 2h

Israel and Hamas agree to 'first phase' of plan to end fighting and release hostages, Trump says.

Israel and Hamas agree to 'first phase' of plan to end fighting and release hostages, Trump says

Israel and Hamas agreed Wednesday to pause fighting in Gaza and release at least some hostages and prisoners

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 5h

Carney returns to Ottawa without a deal to end the U.S. tariffs.

Carney returns to Ottawa without a deal to end the U.S. tariffs

Mark Carney departed Washington Wednesday with no deal in hand to lift U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 7h

Don't get spoofed. SSP alert about phone spoofing scams.

Don't get spoofed. SSP alert about phone spoofing scams

On September 28, 2025, South Simcoe Police received a report from a member of the public who believed they had been contacted by their banking institution and warned their bank cards had been compromi...

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 7h

Rush adds two more Toronto dates on its reunion tour.

Rush adds two more Toronto dates on its reunion tour

Rush is doubling down on its hometown

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 7h

Carney pitches Keystone XL restart in exchange for progress on aluminum, steel.

Carney pitches Keystone XL restart in exchange for progress on aluminum, steel

Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the prospect of reviving the Keystone XL pipeline project with U.S. President Donald Trump as part of a larger pitch on linking energy co-operation and support for Ca...

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 8h

House committee adds language, security checks to 'Lost Canadians' bill barrie360.com/lost-canadia...

House committee adds language, security checks to 'Lost Canadians' bill

MPs on the immigration committee adopted the Conservative amendment to Bill C-3, which will now go back to the House of Commons for approval.

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 8h

Mander breaks silence on drone scandal, says spying part of culture at Canada Soccer barrie360.com/mander-speak...

Mander breaks silence on drone scandal, says spying part of culture at Canada Soccer

Jasmine Mander, handed a one-year ban by FIFA for her role in the Paris Olympic drone-spying scandal, has broken her silence.

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 10h

Barrie police charge suspect in human trafficking investigation.

Barrie police charge suspect in human sex trafficking investigation

A human trafficking investigation launched by Barrie police last November has resulted in charges against a 33-year-old man from the Greater Toronto Area

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 11h

Comey pleads not guilty as lawyers signal intent to argue the case is politically motivated.

Comey pleads not guilty as lawyers signal intent to argue the case is politically motivated

James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a criminal case that has highlighted the Justice Department's efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 11h

Jobs minister urges striking Canada Post union to respond to latest offer.

Jobs minister urges striking Canada Post union to respond to latest offer

The federal jobs minister is urging the union representing striking Canada Post workers to respond to the Crown corporation's latest offers

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 12h

Robbery in a wooded area prompted lockdown at Barrie high school.

Robbery in a wooded area prompted lockdown at Barrie high school

A lockdown at Innisdale Secondary School around noon on Tuesday was triggered by a robbery of a young person that occurred in a nearby wooded area, according to Barrie police

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 13h

OPP traffic enforcement in the Midland area nabs drivers for a variety of offences.

OPP traffic enforcement in the Midland area nabs drivers for a variety of offences

A lengthy list of offences recorded by Southern Georgian Bay OPP during recent traffic enforcement in the Midland area

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 16h

Classic Cars, Community Spirit, and $7,500 raised for Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital

Hot August Nights continues its legacy supporting innovation in local health care

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 16h

Average asking rents drop for 12th straight month to $2,123 in September

Average rents drop for 12th straight month to $2,123 in September

Renters in many regions are seeing the best levels of affordability in two years

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 16h

Rental rates across Canada declined again last month; deals in the works between Canada and the US on energy, steel and aluminum; scammed seniors showing up in droves in Newfoundland; and more.
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October 8, 2025 Morning Headlines by Daily Kickstart - News Headlines

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 18h

Good Morning #Barrie
Increasing cloudiness early this morning. Wind gusting to 40. High 15. UV index 4 or moderate.

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 22h

(Updated) As Trump digs in on tariff rhetoric, LeBlanc suggests quick deals in the works.

Trump says trade talks will make Carney 'very happy' but sticks to aggressive posture

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Prime Minister Mark Carney would walk away "very happy" from their working meetings in Washington

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 22h

Blue Jays blow five-run lead in 9-6 loss to Yankees in Game 3 of AL Division Series.

Blue Jays blow five-run lead in 9-6 loss to Yankees in Game 3 of AL Division Series

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had his moment in Toronto. Aaron Judge answered Tuesday night in New York

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Barrie 360 | Local News and Lifestyle @barrie360.bsky.social · 1d

Ottawa, Ontario urge each other to help Marineland's belugas amid euthanasia threat.

Ottawa, Ontario urge each other to help Marineland's belugas amid euthanasia threat

The federal and Ontario governments are urging each other to help 30 belugas at Marineland, which has threatened to euthanize the whales if the park does not receive emergency funds from Ottawa

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(Updated) Convoy leaders Lich, Barber given conditional sentences in Ottawa courtroom.

Convoy leaders Lich, Barber given conditional sentences in Ottawa courtroom

"Freedom Convoy" leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were both given 18-month conditional sentences for their roles in the protest that blockaded downtown Ottawa for several weeks

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Charges including attempted murder laid against 5 men after injured man found in abandoned building in Orillia.

Charges including attempted murder laid against 5 men after injured man found in abandoned building in Orillia

Five men from the Greater Toronto Area have been charged with attempted murder, kidnapping and other offences in connection with an incident in Orillia

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Trump says trade talks will make Carney 'very happy' but sticks to aggressive posture.

Trump says trade talks will make Carney 'very happy' but sticks to aggressive posture

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Prime Minister Mark Carney would walk away "very happy" from their working meetings in Washington

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