Politics

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Two more Muskoka people are among 88 cases of COVID being reported today by the health unit. And 9 new deaths in the region since yesterday, all in Simcoe, […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BARRIE — A major COVID outbreak at Roberta Place may have been caused by the first variant strain in the region early testing shows. Dozens of cases that began last Friday […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE —  A day after a COVID outbreak ended at The Pines, two staff members of the retirement and LTC home were sent home today after one of them tested positive […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A young Bracebridge woman is among an encouraging number of new COVID cases being reported by the health unit today, which date back to Boxing Day. The other 46 […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSOKA — A Barrie LTC outbreak of 87 confirmed and unconfirmed reports among staff and residents contributed to today’s COVID count to 79. None of which are in Muskoka in Tuesday […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Fears about police enforcing stay-at-home orders are real — if rare. A young woman in Gravenhurst was stopped on the main street Saturday night by three officers, one of […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Has the lockdown since Boxing Day helped? Some numbers hint at that. But a deeper dive makes it difficult to determine as the sometimes dizzying array of numbers are […]

TORONTO — The province says “the disturbing increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths” means it will extend restrictive reopening orders to Feb. 19. In a release today, Sat. Jan. 16, it says the government, in […]

BRACEBRIDGE — It’s safe to drink town water again. The boil water advisory issued for the Town of Bracebridge Sunday Jan. 10 has been lifted by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU). Effective Thursday, Jan. […]