A woman from Owen Sound and her one-year-old daughter are dead after an accident that sent three other people, including a couple from Meaford, to hospital. Tali Cohen, 31, and her daughter Healey Illouz were killed in the collision that occurred Tuesday night on Hwy.[...]

NEWMARKET — The motorist who struck an Elmvale man on Dunlop Street West last winter and then fled the scene has been sentenced to 30 months behind bars. Alan MacDonald, 52, pleaded guilty earlier this month to failure to remain at the scene of a crash causing bodily harm.[...]

Barrie police have charged a man with 55 fraud-related charges following an investigation that has lasted almost five months. The suspect was arrested Tuesday by Cobourg police on an outstanding warrant.[...]

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has added an extra H1N1 flu vaccine clinic to the area for Friday . In addition to the clinic being offered in Stroud, a clinic is also being offered in Barrie at Barrie By the Bay, 80 Bradford St.[...]

MELANCTHON TWP. — A woman and her one-year-old baby girl were killed in a two-vehicle crash, Tuesday night, southwest of Barrie. The baby's father, who was driving the vehicle, is being treated for injuries that aren't considered life-threatening.[...]

The 'stars' put on their dancing shoes last night at the Southshore Community Centre for the final instalment of Dancing with the Stars Barrie. Organized by Tranter Institute, money raised from the event goes to support the Barrie Public Library.[...]

A new outfit for you could mean a new lease on life for someone with cancer. That's the idea behind the Fashion Cures fashion show, hosted by the Barrie and District Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society on Thursday night.[...]

Our long, late fall is ever so slowly petering to an end. The six-day forecast has nothing but overcast skies and lots of precipitation. But that precipitation, for the most part, is rain. What's missing are the sub-zero daytime temperatures and the snow that comes with it.[...]

While I knew it in my heart and my friends, family and coworkers all agreed with me, I had figured that we were a tiny portion of Canadians who had decided to fight against the lies that are constantly spewed from the pro-gun control crowds.[...]

The Air Canada Centre faithful let out a roar of approval when Jarrett Jack scored on a free throw to put the Raptors ahead 100-92 with 17 seconds left in the third quarter. Crowds love offence, and cracking the 100 point mark means that ticket holders got free pizza.[...]

Community means everyone, and modern technology means everyone can connect to it. Mark Kuznicki wants to connect you. "There are a whole bunch of people who are completely disengaged," he told a Barrie audience last evening.[...]

An appearance by American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert on ABC's Good Morning America was cancelled yesterday, following the singer's sexually-charged performance at the American Music Awards. Lambert, 27, had been due to perform today.[...]

For San Marzano there's a price premium -- often a couple of dollars more than a brand such as Canadiancanned Alymer, Primo, Unico or supermarket brands. You may also have to search out a grocery store with Italian roots, or a specialty store.[...]

Municipal property taxes for Simcoe County residents will rise 2% next year, primarily as the result of rising social service costs.[...]

BARRIE — The Spirit of Christmas will visit Central United Church in Barrie tonight. The Friends of the Simcoe County Museum will host a fundraising event that centres on a dramatic reading of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.[...]

COLLINGWOOD — The drowning death of an Owen Sound man at the Collingwood Harbour in May of 2004 was officially declared an accident Tuesday. That was the verdict of the five-member jury at the two-day inquest into the death of Donald Buckton, an employee of E.[...]

Wieslaw Kaldunski, of Barrie, picked up the $250,000 he won in the Oct. 24 LOTTARIO draw. "I was very happy when I realized I won," Kaldunski, said of his win, Tuesday. "I didn't know I had the winning ticket or I would have collected it the next day.[...]

Putting thoughts of global peace into action is the focus of this year's YMCA World Peace Week theme, "Think it, Say it, Do it". The YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka, together with YMCAs across Canada, is inspiring and empowering kids, youth and adults to make a positive impact especially during this week.[...]

Charlie Crosby just wants his fishing rod back. The Barrie man was away fishing with some friends a couple of weeks ago for his annual week away with his fishing club, and had to leave the river to get his wife to a doctor's appointment.[...]

Hospice Simcoe will ask Simcoe County councillors today for a five-year, $200,000 pledge to help the 10-bed residential facility. If county councillors approve the million-dollar request, Simcoe County will have the opportunity to name the approximately $7-million hospice facility.[...]