Author Archives: Laura Hampshire

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 71 new COVID-19 cases and one death related to the virus in today's update. The health unit has also reported another 21 cases have screened positi...

The Town of Collingwood wants a clearer definition on hate speech from the federal government. It's proposed resolution regarding pressing the federal government for legislation to define and clarify ...

One person is dead after a fire in Barrie. Deputy Fire Chief Carrie Clark says Barrie Fire responded just before 6 pm Monday to reports of a fully involved house fire on Shirley Avenue in the Sunnidal...

Today is the Day of Action for Affordable Internet. It is being staged by Canadian consumer advocates, social justice groups, telecom policy experts, digital activists, and independent ISPs, or Intern...

The OPP is releasing its 2020 collision and fatality data, noting historic highs in deaths despite few vehicles on the roads. It says during an unprecedented year that saw a significant reduction in t...

One person has died after a small plane crashed through the ice on Lake Simcoe in Ramara. The OPP says on March 15, 2021, shortly before 4:00 p.m., emergency responders were dispatched to a report of ...

Ontario has entered a third wave of COVID-19. That's according to the province's hospital association. In a tweet earlier today, the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) said that variants of concern ar...

Barrie Police are investigating a theft at Princess Auto. Police say employees at the store in Barrie's south end arrived on February 22 and discovered that a theft had taken place from the outdoor st...

Three people have been arrested, after an investigation into break and enters in Collingwood. Police say the two break-ins took place early last Friday morning, when two businesses on Hurontario Stree...

In its first update since the weekend, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 120 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths related to the virus. It says 831 cases have also screened positive...