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3 days ago | orilliamatters.com | Katherine DeClerq

Editor's note: This article originally appeared on Parliament Today, a Village Media newsletter devoted exclusively to covering federal politics. A Toronto-area Conservative candidate has been the target of a “transnational repression operation” meant to discredit their political run and silence criticism, security officials are warning.

4 days ago | orilliamatters.com | Bob Bruton

Public transit got a jolt on city streets Tuesday when Barrie Transit unveiled its first electric bus. “It was a very quiet and smooth ride,” said Mayor Alex Nuttall, after taking the bus from Barrie City Hall to the Tiffin Street Boat Launch. Riders will be able to use two electric buses on city streets this summer, as part of a one-year pilot project. “We want to look at how electric buses perform here in the city,” Nuttall said.

4 days ago | orilliamatters.com | Bob Bruton

CPR started by an off-duty nurse at an Oro Station pickup truck crash Thursday night might have helped save the driver’s life. Roree Payment, Oro-Medonte Township fire chief, said emergency service crews were dispatched to the intersection of Ridge Road and Line 7 at 9:40 p.m. for a single motor vehicle collision. “Upon arrival, bystanders had removed the driver from the vehicle and began CPR,” said Chief Payment. “Fire and EMS crews took over patient care.

4 days ago | orilliamatters.com | Dave Dawson

Two weeks after Mayor Don McIsaac made the stunning decision to use newly granted strong mayor powers to rescind the hiring of a CAO council had recently approved, city councillors remain in the dark about the move. On April 7, McIsaac, through a ‘mayoral direction letter’ circulated to council members, announced he had rescinded the hiring of Trevor Lee to replace longtime CAO Gayle Jackson, who retired at the end of 2024.

5 days ago | orilliamatters.com | Michael Owen

Over the last four years alone, Bradford landlords have been dealing with almost $1 million in unpaid rent, and the system that handles those issues is due for change if it’s going to keep up with demand. That was the message from Kevin Costain and Rose Marie, chair and vice-chair, respectively, of Small Ownership Landlords Ontario (SOLO), during a deputation to Bradford council on April 15. They were invited by Ward 4 Joseph Giordano. “This is theft,” Costain said.