Category Archives: Orillia News

Ontario's Premier says his government will not spare any expense in the fight against COVID-19. In an address to the province this afternoon (Thursday), he talked about Ontario's Action Plan announced...

The city has launched the "Orillia Cares" campaign as an opportunity for everyone to share positive stories about acts of kindness during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can participate through Facebook, T...

The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) says there are now 21 lab-confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Simcoe-Muskoka with the newest case being reported in Muskoka. Speaking in a Facebook live appe...

Charges have now been laid in a stabbing in Midland. OPP have laid a number of charges against a 42 year old man from Tiny, a 22 year old Penetanguishene man and a 30 year old man from Penetanguishene...

Ontario is stepping up to the plate with a $17 billion response to ensure healthcare systems, communities and the economy are positioned to weather the Covid-19 pandemic. Provincial Finance Minister R...

The province has launched a toll-free line to provide support to Ontario businesses struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic. The provincial government ordered all non-essential workp...

A Lakehead University professor is hosting a free webinar series: "Surviving and Thriving at Home with your children during the COVID-19 Pandemic". Dr. David Tranter, Associate Professor with the Scho...

The OPP says it has arrested one suspect and is still looking for another, following an ice-cream theft in Orillia. Police say just before 6 a.m. on February 24, two suspects broke into a Memorial Ave...

The OPP has arrested three men in connection with auto parts thefts in Severn Township. Early this morning, Orillia OPP officers were called about a suspicious person at a residence on County Road 16....

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the lights will stay on at a cheaper rate while construction job sites could come down if they don't follow the rules. The two issues were the main subjects at a press c...