Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) and the Central East Stroke Network (CESN) are releasing four videos during Stroke Month to highlight stroke patients and their journey to recovery. Yesterd...

No more guns for Elmer Fudd. In the new Looney Tunes reboot, the iconic cartoon rabbit hunter does not carry a gun. And in HBO Max’s reboot, titled Looney Tunes Cartoons, Fudd isn’t the on...

Bonnie Pointer, a founding member of the Pointer Sisters, has died. Pointer died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles yesterday. The four Pointer sisters, Ruth, Anita, Bonnie and June, grew up singing in ...

Springwater Fire & Emergency Services has a new addition. It has taken delivery of its new pumper/tanker fire truck. The 2020 Pierce Saber custom chassis seats six firefighters and is equipped wit...

Orillia OPP are investigating an alleged assault. Around 630 yesterday morning, police say they were called about a suspicious man walking in the Westridge area— where an Orillia man was sent to...

Barrie Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam video of a serious weekend crash that sent two people to hospital. Police say the driver of a southbound sedan crossed into the northbound lanes o...

The Barrie Community Foundation has announced $127,249 in grants to 10 local charities. These grants are awarded to address Covid-19 response needs to shelter safely in stable housing; remotely delive...

It has been another busy weekend for members of the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Marine Unit. It conducted 32 hours of patrol on the waters of Georgian Bay within the towns of Midland and Penetanguishene...

A judge has set bail at $1 million for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death. Derek Chauvin, 44, made his first court appearance yesterday, via closed-circuit telev...

George Floyd’s funeral service is being held at Fountain of Praise Church in Houston today - just over two weeks after his death at the hands of Minneapolis police set off nationwide protests. T...