Category Archives: Orillia News

Orillia's Mayor has released his latest COVID-19 update. Steve Clarke says the new variant is causing some great concern. Clarke says capacity limits have been reduced in some facilities, while all re...

The latest winter storm is expected to move through parts of the region today. Environment Canada has issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory for most of the region with local snowfall amounts of 5 to...

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 126 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths. 26 of today's cases are children. Today's update includes 2 new hospitalizations and 95 newly resolv...

A dispute over wearing a mask has led to the arrest of a Midland Teen. The OPP says a teen customer was at a store on Midland Avenue early Monday morning, when he became upset with an employee after b...

A police officer is among four people who suffered minor injuries, following a multi-vehicle crash in Bracebridge. The OPP says an officer was attending to a disabled vehicle on the northbound lanes o...

Orillia's Business Improvement Area (Downtown Orillia) is taking part in the My Main Street Local Business Accelerator program to help revitalize the main street. "This much-needed injection of cash i...

Premier Doug Ford has received his COVID-19 booster shot. The Premier was administered it at an Etobicoke pharmacy this morning, joining the more than 2 million Ontarians who have already received the...

Starting today, Canada is reinstating the requirement for a pre-arrival negative PCR test result for all travellers leaving the country for less than 72 hours. The requirement for pre-arrival testing ...

Charges have been laid against a 28-year-old man by the Barrie Police Internet Child Exploitation Unit. It says the suspect was arrested a week ago, following a five-month investigation. The accused i...

Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital has received a generous donation from Jarlette Health Services. It's a family-operated long term care and retirement organization with services across Ontario, incl...