Barrie

Police in Barrie reported that a traffic unit officer nabbed a driver for travelling at nearly double the speed limit at the southwest end of the city on Saturday.

Provincial police reported that four different drivers were nabbed between Friday and Saturday for travelling at excessive speeds along the Oro-Medonte stretch of Highway 11, a posted 90 kilometres per hour zone.

The agency responsible for conducting the 2025 Canadian federal election released the expense limits for registered parties and confirmed candidates on Saturday, including those around the Simcoe Muskoka region.

As the Easter long weekend continues, provincial police are continuing to urge motorists to drive sober, particularly after responding to multiple impaired driving incidents in the Southern Georgian Bay region this week.

As the Barrie Colts are in playoff action, working to bring a championship win to the City, the team is cementing its place in Barrie for years to come.

Provincial police made an arrest in relation to an incident where a young woman was allegedly approached and threatened on a Collingwood trail earlier this week.

Barrie, Orillia, and many other towns in Central Ontario are under a special weather statement for heavy rainfall and thunderstorms early this Easter weekend.

A driver was charged after allegedly travelling more than 60 kilometres per hour over the speed limit in the Collingwood area ahead of the long weekend.

Muskoka Lakes fire crews reportedly responded to a chimney fire in the Port Carling area on Thursday afternoon, prompting reminders for homeowners to regularly inspect their chimneys.

Provincial police are appealing to the public in their hunt for a suspect who allegedly broke into a gas station and stole a quantity of cigarettes in the Kawartha Lakes region early Thursday morning.

Emergency crews responded to a heavy fire in Bracebridge Friday morning that resulted in two getting hospitalized and multiple homes getting significantly damaged.

Police in Collingwood are looking to identify a man after ‘an unsettling incident’ took place on a trail.

As the Easter long weekend begins, golf season is about to be in full swing, and while some courses have been able to open thanks to Thursday’s sunny skies, others have been no stranger to the lingering effects of the ice storm.

The search for a missing senior has ended according to Ontario Provincial Police.

Tickets for the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) Auxiliary Community 50/50 and Split the Pot Lottery are now available at convenience stores across Barrie, marking the first time non-OLG lottery tickets have been sold in retail outlets in the region.