The holiday celebrated on the first Monday of August — giving many, but not all Canadians a mid-summer, long weekend — is known by many names. It's British Columbia Day in Canada's western-most ...

James Richardson, 72, is no stranger to coaching, having worked with South Simcoe Special Olympics for the last 35 years, but this summer, he is taking his skills international at the world games in ...

As Canada Day approaches, several businesses and services in and around Ontario’s Barrie and Simcoe County region will have altered hours for the long weekend. But with the country’s birthday falling ...

A group of Port McNicoll and north Simcoe residents have joined forces to create Canada’s first museum of water. The group is spearheaded by local historian Dan Travers and Fred Addis, a retired ...

This central Ontario riding is on the shore of Nottawasaga Bay in Georgian Bay. It contains the town of Blue Mountains and part of Simcoe County. The riding includes New Tecumseth, Essa and ...

Upper Canada was really a line drawn in the wilderness, an area twice the size of France, thinly populated by 10,000 people. John Graves Simcoe, Upper Canada's first Lieutenant Governor, opened the ...

Team Canada faces Denmark tonight in the 2026 World Junior Championship. Get the start time, TV channel, and upcoming ...

John Graves Simcoe, whose “day” we’re celebrating in Toronto, was the first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada. You could say he saw a lot but didn’t notice much. John Graves Simcoe, whose “day” ...

SIMCOE COUNTY – The governments of Canada and Ontario are each investing more than $1.7 million to bring high-speed internet access to more than 1,645 families, farms and businesses in Simcoe County. ...

Much is correctly made of the federal government designating, in 2021, Aug. 1 as Emancipation Day. But, although the article appeared on a civic holiday known as “Simcoe Day” in Toronto, there is no ...

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