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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

'Monstrous crime': Family, friends address court at sentencing of firefighter who killed wife

'Monstrous crime': Family, friends address court at sentencing of firefighter who killed wife

'She would have fought like hell for those kids,' Ashley Schwalm's sister says in victim impact statement; case returns in February to set parole eligibility
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COLUMN: Long-dead local soldier's family lives on

COLUMN: Long-dead local soldier's family lives on

'The human cost and carnage of the First World War has been counted within a reasonable degree. What it is impossible to know is the lives not born,' says columnist
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COLUMN: Some locals could hear names called early at NHL Draft

COLUMN: Some locals could hear names called early at NHL Draft

Wasaga Beach native Ethan Procyszyn considered mid-round prospect
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Blues hoist Centennial Cup as Canadian champs

Blues hoist Centennial Cup as Canadian champs

The Collingwood Blues won the CJHL playoffs with a shutout victory against the Melfot Mustangs to become the Centennial Cup champions
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Former Barrie woman who murdered daughter dies in prison

Former Barrie woman who murdered daughter dies in prison

Barrie native Gabe Batstone, the young girl's father, vows to continue seeking improvements in child protection
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Owen Sound Attack ready to Rumble with coaching change

Owen Sound Attack ready to Rumble with coaching change

Attack roster Barrie native Darren Rumble inherits includes two local products in Colby Barlow and Jake Crawford; 'I’m a player's coach at heart,' he says
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How a Canadian golfer finally broke a 69-year Canadian Open drought

How a Canadian golfer finally broke a 69-year Canadian Open drought

Still sinking in for Abbotsford's Nick Taylor
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Will the LIV/PGA merger be a Canadian Open distraction?

Will the LIV/PGA merger be a Canadian Open distraction?

The Canadian Open will be the first tournament to absorb the impact of an announcement that has turned the golf world on its head
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Oldest living Habs champ talks hockey from condo overlooking Barrie's lakeshore

Oldest living Habs champ talks hockey from condo overlooking Barrie's lakeshore

Ahead of tonight's Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final, BarrieToday sits down with Paul Masnick, who won the Cup with Montreal in 1953
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It's been 20 years since the controversial Barrie Colts sailed into the Memorial Cup

It's been 20 years since the controversial Barrie Colts sailed into the Memorial Cup

Despite their winning ways on the ice, the 1999-2000 team was also a public-relations disaster
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