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

COLUMN: With NCAA rule changes, junior players facing 'new reality'

The NCAA decided in November to lift the almost five-decade-long ban on former Canadian Hockey League players

Dec 29, 2024 4:00 PM Read more >

Crown seeks 20-year sentence for convicted Barrie sex offender

Eric Johnson convicted of 10 sex-related charges against two victims

Dec 21, 2024 7:00 PM Read more >

Sexual assault trial related to alleged rape at house party adjourned to January

Legal arguments have delayed the trial until Jan. 13

Dec 21, 2024 1:00 PM Read more >

Alleged NHL All-Star Game ticket fraudster's case inching toward trial

Todd Guthrie accused of selling non-existent NHL All-Star Game, concert tickets

Dec 20, 2024 5:00 PM Read more >

Lawyer says 'blank spot' in woman's account opens questions about alleged rape

'I just wanted to say to this kid, 'What were you thinking?' mother of alleged victim says at second day of trial at Barrie courthouse

Dec 18, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

Alleged victim testifies at sexual assault trial related to 2019 party in Wasaga Beach

Reese Shephard is accused of pretending to be someone else in order to have sex with alleged victim

Dec 17, 2024 9:35 AM Read more >

Elnaz Hajtamiri's ex-boyfriend has murder case put over to Dec. 30

Hajtamiri abducted from Wasaga Beach home in January 2022 and has not been heard from since; police believe she's dead

Dec 13, 2024 1:25 PM Read more >

Sex assault or consensual encounter? Judge to decide soldier's fate

'She hit him on the top of his head. She said no three or four times,' says Crown; 'If my client was more romantic, this wouldn’t be (a) sexual assault (trial),' says defence

Dec 12, 2024 9:30 AM Read more >

Suspect in Elnaz Hajtamiri abduction case back in court today

Preliminary hearing set to take place Monday at Barrie courthouse; Mohamad Lilo seeking bail

Dec 2, 2024 1:00 PM Read more >

'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

Nov 25, 2024 7:00 PM Read more >

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