Category Archives: Orillia News

If you're feeling more depressed than usual these days, you're not the only one. Today is considered Blue Monday---the most depressing day of the year. The concept was first published in a 2005 press ...

One person had to be taken to hospital, following a fire at a mobile home in Springwater. The fire broke out on Friday afternoon on Sunnidale Road, sending one person to hospital for smoke inhalation....

Three OPP officers have been charged, and four others have been suspended pending an investigation, as police look into allegations of wrongdoing involving the towing industry in the Toronto area. The...

The OPP is sending an ice safety message to residents ahead of the weekend reminding you to 'know before you go'. As the first weekend of the provincial Stay At Home legislation lockdown starts, polic...

Oro-Medonte residents are being urged to have some fun in the snow for a chance to win some money to spend at local businesses. A friendly snowman building competition has been started by the Township...

The local health unit is reporting four more deaths today and 83 new cases. A Collingwood woman has died along with a woman from Orillia and a man and woman from Barrie. Wasaga Beach has one new case ...

A 30-year-old man is facing shoplifting-related charges at two Orillia business. OPP investigated Wednesday after getting a call at 5 pm from a Mississaga Street business reporting a man had just stol...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has provided an update on the temporary Pfizer vaccine dose shortage, as well as rapid testing kit delivery. As of today, he says almost a million doses of the COVID-19 v...

There's another application for a new cannabis retail store in Barrie. It's proposed location is 120 Park Place Boulevard, Unit 1, Building 3. The application has now entered the 15-day public notice ...

The government of Ontario has declared a Stay-At-Home order for the entire province, which has impacted some services in Barrie. "The numbers are rising at a concerning rate in our area and our hospit...