1+ week, 1+ day ago   (511+ words) Cindy Scott is suffering from a fresh round of post-traumatic stress while watching several former prominent Huronia Regional Centre (HRC) buildings fall to the wrecking ball. Scott, 63, spend six "tortuous" years of her childhood in the 1970s living in the former…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (371+ words) A man is facing numerous charges after allegedly swindling five women out of more than $1 million as part of a romance fraud. The Durham Regional Police Service’s Financial Crimes Unit launched an investigation in November 2025 after being told a man…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (136+ words) A Huntsville vehicle fire has resulted in attempted murder and arson charges, OPP say. On Thursday, Sept. 3, at 5 a.m., Huntsville OPP officers, along with firefighters and paramedics, responded to a vehicle fire at a residence on East Waseosa Lake Road. One…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (217+ words) The grant has helped LOFT’s pilot program Project EMPOWER, a home-based food program for low-income seniors in Simcoe County who are living with complex health and social challenges. Through the six-month pilot, LOFT has been helping seniors in Simcoe County…...

1+ week, 4+ 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   (770+ words) Two cats disappearing within days of each other has prompted concern about coyotes moving through Midland-area neighbourhoods — and a warning for pet owners to think twice before letting their animals roam. Diane Greenfield said two of her friends lost their…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (630+ words) OrilliaMatters welcomes letters to the editor at [email protected] or via the website. Please include your full name, daytime phone number and address (for verification of authorship, not publication). We often measure care by what can be counted. Was the…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (105+ words) A Clearview pilot sustained non-life-threatening injuries after his aircraft crashed into a wooded area near Creemore yesterday afternoon, police say. Huronia West OPP says emergency crews responded to the crash site near County Road 9, about 40 kilometres west of Barrie, at…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (162+ words) OrilliaMatters.com Rookie transport driver faces 15 charges after Hwy. 11 inspection A commercial motor vehicle inspection checkpoint by North Bay OPP on Highway 11 in Callander on Sunday led to 15 charges against a 24-year-old Mississauga transport driver, plus additional charges against another…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (234+ words) A youth faces multiple charges after a stabbing in Alcona Sunday night. Emergency crews responded Aug. 23 at about 11:20 p.m. to a group of youths reporting their friend had been stabbed following an altercation near the 20th Sideroad and Benson Street intersection. South…...