Category Archives: Orillia News

The death of an 11 year old boy near Lindsay, has led to the creation of an online petition, requesting an Amber Alert system be created for missing autistic and vulnerable children. The petition was ...

The cause of three fires at the Springwater Aerodrome on Anne Street North are under investigation and being deemed suspicious. Fire crews were called to the Wilson and Sunnidale area just after 1 o'c...

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 230 new COVID-19 cases and 3 deaths. The health unit is only providing one weekly COVID-19 case update now. Deaths include a woman from Simcoe Coun...

The Federal government says vaccine mandates for domestic travel on planes and trains, as well as outgoing international travel, will be suspended starting June 20th. The mandates will also be dropped...

A Tiny Township man faces numerous charges after he was found slumped over the steering wheel of a car. The discovery was made the morning of June 13th after police received a complaint at a business ...

A motorcyclist has suffered life-altering injuries, following a crash at the Highway 400 and 11 interchange. The OPP says the single vehicle crash happened in the northbound lanes of the highway just ...

An Education & Awareness Event is being held at Glen Huron Park in Springwater to learn about sudden cardiac arrest and how to use a new AED installed in the area. Thanks to the contributions of 6...

An Orillia man has won a quarter of a million dollars with a scratch lottery ticket. Douglas Rex-Graham won the $250,000 top prize with INSTANT CROSSWORD DELUXE. The 56-year-old father said he plans t...

Starting today, Simcoe County council meetings are moving to a hybrid format. It allows for in-person attendance while maintaining public health measures, including physical distancing. At this stage,...

Orillia OPP has laid at least three impaired driving charges over the past few days. Police say a vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation early Friday morning, when a 35 year old woman from Missis...