Category Archives: Orillia News
Drug Trafficking Arrest In Orillia
Orillia OPP have made an arrest in a drug trafficking investigation. Police say the investigation has been ongoing for a couple of months and resulted in a traffic stop on Monday, when a suspect was a...
Apr 15, 2020
Two Local Walmart Employees Test Positive for COVID-19
Two local Walmart employees have confirmed cases of COVID-19. Walmart Canada says one employee in Barrie and another in Alliston have both tested positive for the virus. It says the associate from the...
Apr 15, 2020
Tougher Quarantine Rules For People Coming To Canada
The Federal government is making changes to try to keep us all safer. Officials announced today that as of midnight tonight, there will be amendments to the Quarantine Act. The new rules mean that eve...
Apr 14, 2020
Ontario State of Emergency Extended Until May 12th
Ontario's State of Emergency has been extended a further 28 days. The Ontario legislature passed a bill this afternoon to make the extension official. The move allows the government to continue to use...
Apr 14, 2020
Province To Launch Long Term Care Home Action Plan
Premier Doug Ford says the Province will launch an enhanced action plan to fight Covid-19 in long term care homes tomorrow (WED). In the meantime, the Province will move to deploy specialized teams of...
Apr 14, 2020
Students Won't Be Returning to Class May 4th
Students in Ontario won't be going back to school on May 4th. However, Premier Doug Ford says it doesn't mean the entire school year is cancelled. Ford says Minister of Education Stephen Lecce will ad...
Apr 14, 2020
One Stop Shop For Local Businesses Still Operating In Simcoe County
Are you having trouble finding out if your favourite local business has adapted and is still open during the Coronavirus Pandemic? The County of Simcoe has launched a new website and social media port...
Apr 14, 2020
Another Coronavirus Death In Simcoe-Muskoka
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting another COVID-19 death out of Bradford Valley long-term care facility. A woman in her 80s has died, just days after a man in his 90's also passed a...
Apr 14, 2020
Trudeau Says More Financial Help Is Coming for Canadians
The Prime Minister says more financial help is on the way for Canadians to pay their bills and keep their homes. He made the announcement today during his daily update to Canadians, saying it will cov...
Apr 14, 2020
Bigger Increase In Ontario Coronavirus Cases
A bigger increase in the number of Coronavirus cases in Ontario today. Health officials report 483 new cases. That's up from 421 new cases yesterday. The total number of cases is now at 7,953. There a...
Apr 14, 2020 source: who.int