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Peter Robinson

Peter Robinson

Barrie's Peter Robinson joined the BarrieToday news team as a court reporter in November 2024. Peter also keeps a close eye on local sports and is the author of Hope and Heartbreak in Toronto, his take on living with the disease of being a Leafs fan. He got his start as a sports reporter covering the Barrie Colts in the late 1990s and still thinks it was his most stressful job to date. He's since held various roles for SCOREGolf, NHL Yearbook, Toronto Star Golf Guide, and Prospects Hockey

Recent Work by Peter

Acquitted of murder, Midland man pleads guilty to gun charge

Acquitted of murder, Midland man pleads guilty to gun charge

Rick Patrick, 69, takes plea and is sentenced to time served relating to illegal handgun found in his home three days after killing
Wasaga Beach rape trial now in the judge's hands for verdict

Wasaga Beach rape trial now in the judge's hands for verdict

Reese Shephard will learn his fate April 1; sexual assault charge stems from incident over Victoria Day weekend in 2019
Actor's next cameo slated for criminal courtroom in Barrie

Actor's next cameo slated for criminal courtroom in Barrie

Balford Gordon, who's already in prison on other charges, slated for trial next month on weapons offences following May 2023 arrest in Wasaga Beach
Barrie businessman convicted in machete attack claims he was protecting son

Barrie businessman convicted in machete attack claims he was protecting son

Anil Ramdas, whose family operates Break n Rage in south Barrie, found guilty on four charges; 'he should not have had that weapon in his van,' says judge
Defence witness adds wrinkle to Snowbird sex-assault trial

Defence witness adds wrinkle to Snowbird sex-assault trial

Defence witness claims alleged victim changed her story; raises possibility that senior military officials knew about allegations
'May God forgive me': Man handed 5-year sentence for role in dump-truck death

'May God forgive me': Man handed 5-year sentence for role in dump-truck death

Milton Urgiles, 47, allowed Denis Garant to get behind the wheel of defective vehicle in September 2020, leading to deadly crash near Alliston
Cocaine dealer's path to redemption runs through cannabis plant

Cocaine dealer's path to redemption runs through cannabis plant

'I want to apologize and take full accountability for my actions. I’ve moved myself away from all the distractions and (now) live righteously,' says Hodari Wilson
Ex-firefighter sentenced to life without parole for at least 20 years in wife's murder

Ex-firefighter sentenced to life without parole for at least 20 years in wife's murder

'He (sent the children to school) knowing what the kids did not, that they would never see their mother again,' judge says of James Schwalm
Shooter grilled on stand during sentencing hearing

Shooter grilled on stand during sentencing hearing

Crown quizzes Michael Williams on Toronto-based gangs and whether he crossed paths with figures from that murky underworld while incarcerated at CNCC
Facing Gretzky: Barrie men remember the Great One on his birthday

Facing Gretzky: Barrie men remember the Great One on his birthday

'I remember he used to like to stop at Wendy’s on the way home … there we were, sitting in the Wendy’s parking lot eating a Frosty, me with Wayne Gretzky,' recalls Dave Miles
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