2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (465+ words) City police have confirmed the identity of skeletal human remains discovered last month in central Barrie as William ‘Blake’ Robinson, one of the victims in the 2025 double homicide. Police said the remains were discovered on Aug. 13 in a wooded area…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (915+ words) On Aug. 17, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed trade negotiations were going well and a deal would be reached “soon.” Although it was a shock to most of us, polling done that weekend showed Canadians overwhelmingly (76%) supported Carney packing his bags. The…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (746+ words) Orillia may be hundreds of kilometres from the Canada-U.S. border's major manufacturing hubs, but local businesses aren't insulated from the escalating trade war between the two countries. In fact, the biggest impact in Orillia may have little to do with…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (581+ words) Student and Family Support Offices opened at school boards across Ontario last week, due to changes made by the provincial government last year. However, those “offices” are actually an email, webpage and a phone number that will be monitored by…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (111+ words) OrilliaMatters.com VIDEO: Navdeep Bains has some things to say about Doug Ford In November, the Ontario Liberals will elect a new leader — the party’s third in six years. Five candidates are on the ballot to replace Bonnie Crombie: Navdeep…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (487+ words) Alexis Renée said her instincts kicked in when she saw a bunch of children go by on electric scooters not wearing helmets. She said the riders were all over the place — she saw them going through stop signs, and in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (100+ words) Police have arrested and charged an individual in connection with a stabbing in the early-morning hours of Aug. 21 in Midland. Shortly after 2:30 a.m., officers with the Southern Georgian Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a call for a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (479+ words) EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media website devoted exclusively to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park. Ontario teachers logging on to the Ford government’s new classroom supply portal are finding some products priced significantly…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (361+ words) TORONTO — Ontario’s new cash bail system has been put on hold while a judge weighs a challenge to its constitutionality.
 The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Criminal Lawyers' Association were granted an injunction Monday, after their lawyers and those…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (165+ words) A local man is facing several charges in connection to an ongoing investigation by Barrie police into alleged human trafficking. Police say investigators received information in June that the suspect was allegedly recruiting females to provide sexual services for an…...