Category Archives: Orillia News

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has launched a 2nd local impact survey to get more insight into how local individuals and families have been affected by the pandemic. The results will ...

Barrie Police are investigating a vehicle theft at an address on Shalom Way. It was last seen in the driveway on Thursday where it was parked and left locked around 3:35 pm. It's described as a beige ...

A 52-year-old Coldwater man is $200,000 richer after winning a lottery game. Sean Smith dropped a chip on a real PLINKO board to win the prize playing $5 Instant PLINKO. He says he was in a state of e...

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 ...

A 39-year-old Georgina man faces charges after a break, enter and theft at an Orillia business. Police say three cash registers were stolen just after 2 am on March 10th. Police arrived after an alarm...

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...