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Local Special Olympics athlete heading to Unified Football World Cup in Paris

By Sam Odrowski Shelburne’s Yazmine Wilson-Daponte is headed to Paris, France, this summer after earning a spot on Team Canada’s roster for the 2026 Special ...

County report shows more paramedics are needed to improve rural response times

By JAMES MATTHEWS In keeping with the universal truth found in Beatles lyrics, rural paramedic services sometimes “get by with a little help from their ...

School bus driver charged with stunt driving after being stopped travelling 100km/h in posted 50km/h zone

Dufferin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers have charged a school bus driver from Beeton with stunt driving after she was observed travelling 100 km/h in ...

Stray calf assisted by OPP officers after falling out of moving trailer on Highway 10

Dufferin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers proved that policing duties can sometimes include a little “herd control” after assisting with an unexpected livestock incident on ...

Three bands, two stages, one weekend: Ryan Grist to takeover Blues and Jazz Festival

By Sam Odrowski Ryan Grist has been part of the Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival since nearly the beginning — and this weekend, he’ll be ...

Orangeville’s second annual Mrs. Roper Romp returns to Broadway

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The second annual Mrs. Roper Romp is set to return to downtown Orangeville on May 30, bringing a ...

‘Canada’s Sweetheart of Swing’ brings vintage jazz and story of resiliency to Orangeville

By Sam Odrowski  Juno nominee Alex Pangman is returning to the Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival (OBJF) nearly two decades after her first appearance, having ...

Knowledge is power against human trafficking, says advocate

By JAMES MATTHEWS Gender and geography matter little when it comes to people who victimize others through human trafficking. Arunas Kalinauskas, the CRYNoT committee’s chairperson, ...

Orangeville woman tells council about alleged drug house

By JAMES MATTHEWS At least one Orangeville resident wonders who she can turn to about ending illicit activities at a suspected drug house in her ...

Orangeville’s second annual Mrs. Roper Romp returns to Broadway

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The second annual Mrs. Roper Romp is set to return to downtown Orangeville on May 30, bringing a ...