2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (300+ words) Two suspended Southern Georgian Bay OPP officers facing sexual assault and breach of trust charges had their first court appearances Thursday, with both cases adjourned until Dec. 3. Neither Const. Zahid Javed nor Sgt. Blake Hamilton appeared personally in the Ontario…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (465+ words) City police have confirmed the identity of skeletal human remains discovered last month in central Barrie as William ‘Blake’ Robinson, one of the victims in the 2025 double homicide. Police said the remains were discovered on Aug. 13 in a wooded area…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (486+ words) Heartbreaking victim impact statements have been heard in a Barrie courtroom as Gabriel DiCecco's sentencing draws nearer. In May, a Barrie jury convicted DiCecco of manslaughter in the 2024 shooting death of William Schernhammer in Alliston. The case is now in…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (540+ words) A man who secretly posted explicit videos of his ex-girlfriend to the world’s most popular pornography website — then “actively engaged” with online commenters — has been sentenced to 10 months in prison. The defence asked for a conditional sentence to be served…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (225+ words) The inquest into the death of a Vaughan man in an interaction with police during a domestic dispute call in 2020 is to begin Monday, Sept. 14. Arian Pristine, 35, died June 8, 2020, when York Regional Police officers attempted to take him into custody…...

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, 1+ day ago   (245+ words) Former York Region Law Society president Adam White was sentenced to three years in prison after he was found to have repeatedly forged court documents. Justice Sandra Bacchus handed down the ruling on July 29, after White was previously found guilty…...

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   (408+ words) A career criminal with a lengthy record of theft, drugs and assault charges caught a break in a Barrie courtroom today. Facing a Crown-recommended sentence of 120 days in jail for multiple counts of theft under $5,000 and failure-to -comply orders, 36-year-old…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (217+ words) Two Essa Township residents were charged today in connection to an ongoing child-abduction investigation by provincial police. Shortly before 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, Nottawasaga OPP says officers executed a search warrant at a local home. Police say two people were taken…...