Author Archives: Laura Hampshire

A traffic stop in Oro-Medonte has led to drug charges. On Friday night, police say an officer was patrolling Highway 11 near Line 12, when a vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation. Upon speaking ...

One of three COVID-19 outbreaks at RVH in Barrie is now over. The hospital says, in consultation with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, the Integrated Stroke and Rehabilitation Unit (ISU) is on...

Orillia OPP has arrested a 38 year old man for allegedly assaulting police.. twice. Police say a vehicle was stopped in the driveway of a home on Highway 12 in Fesserton on Friday morning. After a bri...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a tentative deal to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Canada. Trudeau said, "This is a major step forward to get vaccines made in Canada, for Canadians." Novavax...

A teenager has been airlifted to hospital, after a collision involving a snowmobile and a transport truck in Springwater Township. The crash happened just after 11 this morning on County Road 27 just ...

Winter is here which would normally mean Tiny's Carnaval d'Hiver is just around the corner, but this year organizers have brain'stormed' a safe, frosty alternative. Throughout the month of February, r...

A tip from a concerned citizen has led to a list of charges against an Orillia woman. Police say they were called about a suspected impaired driver in Coldwater on Sunday afternoon, and officers were ...

A crash in Oro-Medonte has resulted in impaired driving charges. Police say a vehicle hit a tree at Line 7 and Ridge Road on Saturday afternoon, when the driver was arrested. As a result of the invest...

Collingwood Mayor Brian Saunderson has declared today "Toque Tuesday". It's in support of Raising the Roof's annual Toque Campaign. For the first time this year, Redwood Park Communities is a partneri...

Today, the Police Association of Ontario (PAO) has launched its sixth annual Police Services Hero of the Year Awards program, encouraging Ontarians to nominate police personnel in their communities wh...