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Orillia, Ont. subcontractor faces 21 charges in human trafficking investigation

Police arrested a Simcoe County man and charged him with 11 counts of human trafficking and 10 counts of material benefits in trafficking of persons.

Ontario Provincial Police supply an image of the poor living conditions at a residence where alleged victims of human trafficking were staying in Orillia, Ont. (OPP)

Fatal farm incident in Allison under investigation

A 24-year-old man has died after a workplace incident on a farm in Alliston.

P&K Vander Zaag Farms in Alliston, Ont., on Fri., March 31, 2023. (CTV News/Steve Mansbridge)

Sigfrid Stahn granted bail after impaired driving causing death conviction

Sigfrid Stahn walked out of the Barrie courthouse Friday a remorseful man one day after a jury found him guilty of impaired driving, causing a collision on Highway 12 in July 2020 that killed a 77-year-old Midland man.

Sigfrid Stahn, 71, of Georgian Bay, outside the Barrie, Ont., courthouse on Fri., March 31, 2023. (CTV News/Mike Arsalides)

Driver charged with impaired after rolling car: OPP

A 20-year-old man is charged with drunk driving after police say he rolled his vehicle in Caledon.

Woman and boy, 15, charged with drug trafficking in Orillia

Provincial police say officers found the 15-year-old boy with drugs and a large amount of cash.

RVH hands over Immunization Clinic to health unit

After more than two years, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s Immunization Clinic was officially handed over to the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit on March 30.

April Fool's gas hike is no joke

The price increase affects all of Ontario, including Toronto, the GTA, Barrie and beyond.

Northern Ont. man receives lifetime hunting ban, fined $5,000 for grouse stash

A northern Ontario man has been banned from licenced hunting and fined $5,000 after pleading guilty to having more than six times the legal limit of grouse and obstructing conservation officers.

Woman dies after house fire in Keswick, 3 others escape

The Ontario Fire Marshal's office and York Regional Police are investigating a house fire in Georgina after police say a woman was found in serious condition and later died.

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Federal minimum wage, taxes on alcohol: Here's what's changing in Canada April 1

The federal minimum wage is increasing from $15.55 per hour to $16.65, and taxes are going up on gas and alcohol nationwide starting April 1.

Akwesasne: Bodies of two more migrants found, bring total dead to eight

Police say the bodies of eight migrants have been retrieved from the waters off the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne, straddling the Canada - U.S. border. The people whose bodies were recovered Thursday and Friday consisted of two families of Romanian and Indian origins who were likely trying to enter the U.S. illegally, police said Friday.

Trudeau defends appointment of cabinet minister's sister-in-law as interim ethics commissioner

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending the appointment of senior Liberal cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc's sister-in-law as Canada's interim ethics commissioner.

Gwyneth Paltrow scores court win that means more than her $1 countersuit

Gwyneth Paltrow 's motivation to go to trial to fight a lawsuit accusing her of sending a fellow skier “absolutely flying” at a posh Utah ski resort in 2016 was about vindication. She got it when a jury found her not at fault in the collision, granting her exactly the $1 she sought in her countersuit

The Laundress issues new recall after carcinogen found in fabric conditioners

Luxury detergent brand The Laundress has announced another recall of its products after discovering a known carcinogen in its line of fabric conditioners.