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A harsh yellow streetlight flickered over the empty crossroads of Peter and Colborne in Orillia, casting long shadows across an abandoned service station—a place that, until recently, had been forgotten by all but the wind and the rain. That changed on a Saturday night, when police, responding to a tip about masked figures and a […]

Almost 10,000 times this summer, the Orillia OPP found themselves at the sharp end of local life—from sunlit park patrols to the midnight shadows of Colborne Street. New detachment commander Insp. Todd Landon laid bare the sheer scale during his recent presentation to the Couchiching OPP Detachment Board. Over June, July, and August, officers responded

Thursday after midnight in Barrie, the real drama wasn’t a masked burglar—it was a raccoon with a gourmet craving and a knack for comedy. Forget your average crime, this was a home invasion with a punchline, right in the heart of Ontario. Picture this: a homeowner on Sunnidale Road, nerves on edge, calls 911 after

On a quiet Sunday in Orillia, a routine police patrol shifted rapidly into high gear when officers spotted suspicious activity near a cluster of mailboxes on Memorial Avenue. The events that followed exposed not just petty theft, but a web of criminal enterprise stretching far beyond the city’s borders. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were

Before sunrise on October mornings in Barrie, clear bags filled with once-loved shirts, worn sneakers, and faded linens line the curbs, waiting for a second act. In a city ever mindful of its landfill’s limits, the question is no longer what to toss but what can be salvaged. Barrie faces a challenge familiar to municipalities

Shattered glass and the wail of sirens punctuated a Sunday afternoon in Wasaga Beach, as a vehicle chase that stretched across Simcoe County reached a violent conclusion on Bells Park Avenue. The drama began around 1:30 p.m. when police in Penetanguishene were alerted to the theft of a white Honda CR-V. The suspect, a 52-year-old

A cloudless afternoon on Codrington Street, usually marked by the gentle rhythm of daily life, was upended when a bold break-in sent shockwaves through Barrie’s east end. Friday, just after lunch, the calm of a residential neighbourhood fractured as a 67-year-old man allegedly forced entry into a home. The risk of daylight and the familiarity

Letters gather dust as Canada Post’s standoff with its union stretches on, leaving communities from Barrie to North Grenville guessing what the mail will bring—or if it will come at all. The fabric of Canada’s postal service is fraying. Ottawa’s latest reforms, intended to drag the Crown corporation out of its financial tailspin, have instead

On October 1, minimum wage workers across Ontario will see a modest bump in their hourly pay, but the question lingers: will this raise make a meaningful dent in the rising cost of living? Ontario is one of five provinces implementing a minimum wage increase this autumn, nudging the rate up by forty cents to