Category Archives: Orillia News

An arrest has been made in connection with a couple of break-and-enters in Midland. Police say the break-ins occured on March 7 at a Frederick Street home and two days later, at a home on Sixth Street...

The OPP is investigating the sudden death of a man in Orillia. Police say they were called to The Beer Store on Atherley Road around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, when the man's body was discovered. An autopsy ...

Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital (OSMH) is further tightening visitor restrictions as an additional precaution against the spread of COVID-19. Effectively immediately, the Hospital is closed to vis...

The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has reached tentative central agreements with the provincial government. Separate tentative central agreements have been negotiated for ETFO's tea...

A 12-year-old is facing charges, after Barrie police say about 70 vehicles had their tires slashed in the city's north east end overnight. Police announced on Twitter that dozens of residents awoke to...

Today, March 20, 2020, at 8:27 p.m. Mayor Steve Clarke declared a State of Emergency in response to COVID-19 in the City of Orillia. "This is indeed an unprecedented time that most of us never have ex...

Seven people have been arrested in connection with a robbery investigation in Orillia. Police say on Wednesday morning, they were called about a disturbance at a home in the city's south end, where th...

A man who died at RVH just over a week ago, died from COVID-19. A coroner's report has confirmed COVID-19 was the cause of death for the 77 year old man, who passed away at the hospital on March 11. T...

Three teens have been arrested in Orillia. Police say a teen boy was walking near his home on West Street North last night, when he was confronted by three males, wearing balaclavas, who emerged from ...

The Ontario Provincial Police is seeking the assistance of the public to locate a man with an outstanding warrant. Police say Nicholas Keddy is possibly in the Simcoe County area. He is described as 3...