Barrie 360

1 week ago | barrie360.com | Kelly Malone

U.S. President Donald Trump floated another possible pause on automobile tariffs after 25 per cent duties were placed on vehicles and auto part imports earlier this month. When asked about short-lived product exemptions in the Oval Office today, Trump says he is looking at something to help car companies. He pointed specifically to companies that manufacture vehicles in Canada and Mexico. Trump says those companies may need more time to adjust supply chains back to America.

1 week ago | barrie360.com | Ian MacLennan

A member of the public alerted Ontario Provincial Police on Thursday afternoon about an all-terrain vehicle in the ditch on Rama Road and reported the male driver was showing signs of impairment, including a strong smell of alcohol. Officers arrived on the scene and launched an impaired investigation. The man was arrested and taken to the Orillia OPP detachment for further testing.

1 week ago | barrie360.com | Dan Blakeley

A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists in the latest U.S. aviation disaster, officials said. The victims included Siemens executive Agustin Escobar, his wife, Mercè Camprubí Montal, a global manager at an energy technology company, and three children, in addition to the pilot, a person briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press.

1 week ago | barrie360.com | Kelly Malone |Kyle Duggan

Canada's former top trade negotiator said Thursday that if nations around the world co-ordinate their responses to Donald Trump's global trade war, the U.S. president would be more likely to back away from tariffs sooner. Speaking on a trade panel at the left-leaning Broadbent Institute's conference in Ottawa on Thursday, Steve Verheul said that Trump's abrupt change of course this week shows his administration is vulnerable to financial and market pressures.

2 weeks ago | barrie360.com | Ian MacLennan

Image provided by Barrie Police - Apr. 10, 2025A man and woman are being sought by Barrie police in connection with at least five break and enters to storage facilities in the city. Police did not provide when these incidents took place, but confirmed property was taken during the break-ins, and the suspects have allegedly committed the same crimes in multiple jurisdictions. Images provided by Barrie police - Apr. 10, 2025Investigators have released pictures of the suspects and a suspect vehicle.