Category Archives: Orillia News

The OPP is warning everyone about dangerous ice conditions after an incident Friday night involving snowmobiles breaking through the ice on Georgian Bay. Shortly before 10pm on March 27th, Southern Ge...

Southern Georgian Bay OPP were called to a single-vehicle collision in Tiny Township on Thursday evening, and were able to charge the driver after help from community members. Bystanders intervened fo...

Thirty-three people have been arrested and charged with a combined 136 criminal offences during a proactive child sexual exploitation investigation. Two of the arrested men are from Barrie. In all 23 ...

Orillia OPP nabbed a stunt driver on Hwy 400 northbound in Oro-Medonte this morning around 11:30. Police say the vehicle was doing almost twice the speed limit at 193km/hr...93km/hr over the posted li...

It's that time of year - pot hole season. Ontarians are invited to submit their choices for worst roads as part of CAA's annual Worst Roads campaign. According to CAA - 8 out of 10 members is concerne...

Two elderly Barrie citizens were defrauded of cash in what police are calling a courier scam. Barrie police say the victims received a phone call from an individual posing as a bank security employee ...

Following a smash and grab jewellery robbery in the Georgian Mall Tuesday evening - Barrie Police are appealing to a specific group of Barrie residents for help in the investigation. Police are asking...

Barrie Police are investigating another jewelry store robbery. Last evening around 6, four masked thieves used hammers to smash display cases in a Georgian Mall jewerly store. The four suspects are al...

Orillia OPP say they responded to multiple collisions on Highway 11 this morning (Mar.17) due to severe winter weather. Both northbound lanes of Highway 11, between Line 11 and Memorial Avenue in Oril...

City officials in Barrie are proactively warning residents of a possible transit strike as of next Monday March 23rd. While the city stresses it is not the employer it remains hopeful that workers and...