Local News

Number of patients at Barrie hospital down from last week, after transferring some to other locations; 'Some of them are dying alone,' Skot says

A traffic stop was conducted on Barrie Street and the driver was arrested for impaired driving

The health unit also reported one new death in Simcoe County in today's update

The health unit released a list of businesses that will be targeted in province-led inspection blitz

LCBO, McDonald's, Longo's at Green Lane and Yonge, as well as Sobeys and Longo's in Aurora, are confirming workers have tested positive

‘The enforcement [Health Canada] has promised is lacking,’ says Oro-Medonte Township mayor

On Friday and Saturday, the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development will be working with officials on the local level to conduct education and enforcement visits across Simcoe County and the district of Muskoka

Today's case count includes an undisclosed number of previously unreported cases from health units in Ontario's central west region

'I want to go to Thunder Bay to see the amethyst mines when it’s safe again,' says Rebecca Cole  

Health Minister Christine Elliott announces new temporary powers to be used 'only in the most urgent of situations'