Barrie Mosque News Today

Police in Barrie have stepped up patrols at local synagogues and mosques amid the deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Barrie Mosque leader believes lack of understanding of the area the 20-year-old was walking in may have contributed to death

The federal housing minister wrapped up his visit to Simcoe County Monday with a visit to the Barrie Mosque.

The death toll from the earthquake surpassed 45,000 as of Friday, with most of those in Turkiye.

Barrie man Fettah Aydin said his aunt and her 16-year-old granddaughter were killed and several other family members displaced following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that ravaged much of the Turkish-Syrian border earlier this week.

  Organizers say 237 people were vaccinated during the event that ran over three hours. The pop-up clinic was organized in five days by local family physician and emergency room Dr. Shafiq Mohamed. Mohamed said he felt it was important to ensure members of a minority population in Barrie received their vaccination. " I believe that it is my responsibility as a physician and a Muslim to be able to ensure that we are protecting ourselves and protecting our community members and protecting tho...