The investigation into a standoff in Barrie yesterday is ongoing, with a small police presence still on scene in the Bayfield Street and Heather Street area. Around noon a man barricaded himself in an RV, fired a shot and kept police negotiators busy until 4 this morning. He surrendered and was taken into custody peace...

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is advising home owners that Radon...an invisible, colourless, and tasteless radioactive gas that naturally occurs, is the leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. It is most often undetected. But the health unit says checking is simple and can be done with a DIY kit. You can ...

A recall on organic whole-bagged carrots. One person has died and at least 39 others have become ill due to an E. coli contamination. The carrots have been sold in the Canada and the US. They origniate from Grimmway Farms in California according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food ...

Orillia OPP responded to a collision in Sever Township on Friday and their investigation led to an impaired charge in which the driver blew 3 times the legal limit. The 43 year old, from Uxbridge had an 11 year old in the car. Police say it happened on Coopers Falls Road around 5:30pm. The vehicle had left the road and...

Barrie Police have impounded a street sweeper and charged its operator with impaired driving. Police responded last night to Lockhart Road in Barrie - The street sweeper was seen being driven erratically - into oncoming traffic before leaving the road and becoming stuck in a ditch, When police arrived, the operator of ...

The Simcoe County District School Board is hold a series of job fairs in the region: In Collingwood it will take place at CCI on November 27th In Barrie at Innisdale Secondary School Novmber 25th In Midland on November 29th at Georgian Bay District Secondary School In Alliston at Banting Memorial High School November 2...

As the holiday season approaches, filled with family gatherings, social events, and celebrations, many people may find themselves drinking more alcohol than usual. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is encouraging people to be mindful of their alcohol consumption during this time by providing key facts to ...

A Mono Township man is lucky to be alive, after he fell out of his small boat Thursday east of Midland. Provincial police say the 60-year-old, who was wearing a bright yellow life jacket, spent more than an hour in the cold water, before he managed to pull himself up onto a rock shoal nearly half a kilometer off shore ...

A man is dead, and an OPP officer is in hospital after an incident in Orillia Thursday afternoon. The Special Investigations Unit says the officer was stabbed and discharged his firearm. Another officer also used a taser. The 26-year-old suspect was pronounced dead in hospital. The OPP member is in stable condition. Th...

Orillia OPP are investigating after a person was struck and killed by a train early this morning. It happened on the tracks near Horseshoe Valley Road just before 3 am near Craighurst. Police had initially been called about a report of someone walking near the tracks. The individual was pronounced dead at the scene. Th...

Southern Georgian Bay OPP are investigating a motorcycle crash that claimed the life of one person. Police and Simcoe County Paramedics were called to the crash at around 4:30 Saturday afternoon to a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on William Street in Midland. The lone 37-year-old rider was triaged at the scene, then ...

Southern Georgian Bay OPP are continuing their investigation into a home invasion that happened in Tay Township. Police say that they're looking for three suspects form the incident, which happened at around 4:40 the morning of October 25th. Three men had entered a home on Bayview Avenue with a firearm and took control...

Police have arrested four suspects, and are looking for a fifth, after a string of bank holdups including occurrences in Feversham and Barrie over the last couple of years. There were eight robberies in various communities. The bandits would go into the banks just before closing and use a handgun to force employees to ...

The Muskoka Bears Junior C's had just one weekend game this past weekend, when they entertained the Orillia Terriers on Saturday night. The Bears came out flying as Jacob Budney tallied his 4th goal of the season early in the third to put the Bears ahead, 1-0. Playing inspired at home, the Bears stayed right with the T...

Premier Doug Ford has blasted Simcoe County councillors for voting themselves a big pay raise. Their base salary will rise from $18,000 to about $47,000 over three years. Councillors voted for the hike after a survey found they are paid less than their peers in other municipalities. Council pay has not increased in 20 ...

It's that time of year when contagious respiratory viruses, such as influenza (flu), COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are on the rise. To protect yourself and those around you, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reminding people to get vaccinated. Currently, COVID-19 and flu vaccines are ...

Ontario Greens Deputy Leader Matt Richter has been nominated as the Ontario Greens' Parry Sound-Muskoka candidate in the next provincial election. Richter is an elementary school teacher in the Trillium Lakelands District School Board. Since first running for MPP in Parry Sound-Muskoka in 2007, Richter has significantl...

The OPP are asking residents south of Elmvale to check their home security video, after a drive by shooting on Rainbow Valley Road early Sunday. Just after midnight, shots were fired a house near the hamlet of Apto. Just before the incident two S-U-V's were seen in the area. One dark red, missing a side mirror, and the...

Motorists were warned more than a week ago that the OPP would be watching traffic from the skies over the Thanksgiving long weekend. And more than 50 drivers along Highway 11 found out the hard way they were were serious. From the Barrie area, through Orillia and up into Muskoka, police laid 56 charges of following too...

Members of the Huntsville, Bracebridge, Orillia, and Aurora Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) worked alongside the OPP Aviation Services to enhance road safety leading up to the Thanksgiving long weekend. On October 9, 2024, and October 10, 2024, OPP officers and pilots patrolled Highway 11, focusing o...

The most uber way you can enjoy Muskoka this fall is to join the super fun at Oktoberfest! Festival events are across all Muskoka the weekend of October 25. The Tapping of the Keg ceremony kicks things off on October 21. "It's a can't miss party but it's so much more," says Norah Fountain, Executive Director ...

Southern Georgian Bay OPP have charged two people following reports of unconscious people in a vehicle in Midland. Police saw two people unconscious in the vehicle behind Mountain View Mall at around 2:30 the afternoon of October 11th. When officers inspected the vehicle after waking the pair, they found what's believe...

Southern Georgian Bay OPP have arrested one person following a vehicle theft investigation in Midland. Police have charged a 31-year-old man from Christian Island as a result. On the evening of October 10th, police got a call about a stolen vehicle from in front of a Dominion Street business. Shortly after, an officer ...

The Grand Opening of the new Muskoka Lumber Community Centre was held today in Bracebridge along with a special ribbon cutting ceremony. Local political and Indigenous dignitaries were on hand to celebrate the event, along with Town Crier Bruce Kruger and the local Legion Pipe Band. Bracebridge Mayor Rick Maloney calle...

The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have arrested and charged a male with impaired operation. On October 5th an officer from the Orillia OPP Detachment was proactively patrolling Highway 11 North Bound at Menoke Beach Rd and conducted a traffic stop. While speaking with the male driver police entere...