A Barrie man who spent nearly two years ... who had struggled with addiction issues for years, was arrested shortly after the February 2023 fatal stabbing of Ron Brennan Peterson, 47, in Barrie ...

The Crown subsequently withdrew charges of second-degree murder against Martel and his co-accused, Jordan Szyperski, walked out of the courthouse a free man alongside lawyer Richard Stern.

A judge has allowed a man awaiting trial in the 1994 death of Barrie’s Katherine Janeiro to be released on bail as he waits his day in court.