Fraud investigation kick-started by online purchase
Huronia West Ontario Provincial Police say a local person posted a car for sale on a popular online platform and received an inquiry of interest from an unknown suspect.

Huronia West Ontario Provincial Police say a local person posted a car for sale on a popular online platform and received an inquiry of interest from an unknown suspect.
The city’s annual Winterfest brings back the historical village that was Barrie and presents the new downtown, complete with snow tube and helicopter rides.
Environment Canada has issued both extreme cold and snow squall warnings for most of the region.
There's a new opportunity to take a step back a few hundred years during rare winter walks in Midland.
The OMAH Sir Sam's Society members attended an unveiling of the new 1928 pencil sketch of Kleinburg by Franklin Carmichael.
Parents with babies and toddlers in tow can now take an exercise class and not pay for a babysitter.
The final preparations are in place as the City of Barrie is set to host a seasonal favourite this weekend.
An initiative to bridge the gap between generations while spreading love throughout the community is back for another year.
Tottenham’s Pam Kirkpatrick library branch hosts the new emergency food pantry during library hours
A new dance studio in Barrie is working to provide access to a wide variety of dances to people of all levels of experience.
A $200,000 donation is expected to help address the skilled-trade labour shortage in the precision metalworking sector by purchasing equipment to upgrade high school manufacturing facilities.
The Simcoe County Museum Skate Trail has officially opened for the 2023 season.
A group of Ontario Greens have put together a counteroffer for Liberals trying to poach their leader.
The Ontario government started allowing recipients to earn more money from working before clawing back their benefits on Wednesday, but advocates say it's not enough.
The Ontario New Democratic Party has submitted 'additional evidence' to the Integrity Commissioner that they allege shows the government tipped off developers about its plans to carve up sections of the Greenbelt.
A small Saskatchewan town is on the map for a volunteer-run hockey rink that was featured in a video that went viral. Jill Macshyon reports.
The Department of National Defence says Canada is working with the United States to protect sensitive information from foreign intelligence threats after a high-altitude surveillance balloon was detected.
Big tech companies that offer online streaming services could soon be required to contribute to Canadian content as a controversial Liberal bill gets one step closer to becoming law.
Hundreds of customers who scan QR codes for restaurant menus across Canada are being surprised by secret menus instead, revealing the hidden costs behind the food they eat.
A Russian woman says she has been denied consular services by her country's embassy in Canada over claims her Facebook activity poses a security threat.
Many Canadians have continued to see an increase in their rental rates in 2023. In an column on CTVNews.ca, personal finance contributor Christopher Liew explains how to calculate how much rent you can afford.
Lives were 'shattered' when Kabul fell into Taliban hands, and thousands remain in limbo, unable to return to Afghanistan. CTV News' Genevieve Beauchemin recalls her visit to makeshift refugee camps set up in Pakistani parks, and the stories she heard during that time.
More than two years after downtown Beirut was levelled by an explosion, a Lebanese-Canadian family of a 3-year-old girl killed in the blast is still searching for answers. Watch W5's documentary 'The Explosion' on CTV at 7 p.m.
After a string of violent attacks on public transit in Toronto and other cities, a new survey has found that nearly six in 10 public transit users in Canada say they feel less safe or somewhat less safe while commuting.
The world’s largest international Arctic sporting event is underway in northern Alberta, where athletes compete in unique games significant to the cultural identity of the North.