Raymond Bowe

Raymond began his journalism career in 2000 at the Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin before moving on to the Midland Free Press in 2004 and then to the Barrie Examiner in 2005 to work on the regional desk. In 2006, he went back out as a general assignment and crime reporter-photographer. He was also city editor and multimedia editor at the Barrie Examiner from 2011 until the daily newspaper's closure on Nov. 27, 2017. Raymond joined BarrieToday as editor in February 2018. Along the way, Raymond has garnered provincial awards for investigative reporting in addition to spot news, agriculture, business, entertainment and sports. He was nominated for a National Newspaper Award as part of a team for their reporting on the Five Points fire in Barrie in 2007.

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Recent Work by Raymond

'I don't even know how to describe the pain,' says mom of Barrie crash victim

Jersey Mitchell, 20, was one of six people killed early Sunday morning in a car crash in south-end Barrie; 'Her soul was as beautiful as her body,' says aunt

Aug 28, 2022 9:00 PM Read more >

Ontario reports 1,924 new COVID cases today, yet another record

Fifteen people have died from the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 3,772 since the pandemic began

Dec 6, 2020 10:50 AM Read more >

Ontario reports 1,859 new COVID cases today, another record

Twenty people have died from the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 3,757 since the pandemic began

Dec 5, 2020 10:56 AM Read more >

Ontario reports 1,248 new COVID cases today, 29 deaths

The number of deaths being reported today is the highest in a single day since June

Nov 15, 2020 11:18 AM Read more >

Another record-setting day for COVID cases in Ontario with 1,581

Twenty more people have died with the virus since the last provincial report on Friday, bringing the death toll in Ontario to 3,332

Nov 14, 2020 11:07 AM Read more >

Ontario's daily COVID case count jumps above 1,000 for first time

Majority of the new cases announced Sunday are in Toronto, Peel Region, York Region, Ottawa, and Durham Region

Oct 25, 2020 11:15 AM Read more >

Ontario reports 978 new COVID cases today, a new record daily high

Majority of new cases are in Toronto (384), Peel Region (170), and York Region (141); Six more people have died with the virus

Oct 24, 2020 10:56 AM Read more >

Ontario reports 566 new COVID cases today

There are currently 5,405 active cases in the province

Oct 4, 2020 11:53 AM Read more >

Ontario reports 653 new COVID cases today

More deaths also being reported again today following 'data review'

Oct 3, 2020 12:48 PM Read more >

BREAKING: Ontario sets new daily record with 732 COVID cases today

The province has also now eclipsed the 4-million plateau for the number of COVID tests that have been administered

Oct 2, 2020 11:20 AM Read more >

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