Niagara Falls fire 'suspicious'
Ontario's Fire Marshall says a blaze at a Niagara Falls business is suspicious. Niagara Regional Police say officers and the fire department responded to the blaze on Victoria Ave. near Clifton...
View ArticleLCHS looking for owner of stray dog
The Lincoln County Humane Society is seeking assistance from the public to find the owner or custodian of a dog found malnourished and in desperate need of grooming and care. The small, male, Shih Tzu...
View ArticleQuebec family members among victims in deadly Burkina Faso attack
A terrorist attack in the African country of Burkina Faso includes the deaths of six Canadians -- all from Quebec.A retired teacher, his wife and their two adult children have been identified as four...
View ArticleSuspicious blaze leaves Niagara Falls building damaged
A suspicious weekend blaze at a Niagara Falls business on Victoria Ave near Clifton Hill is under investigation.Investigators with the Ontario Fire Marshalls Office were on scene yesterday trying to...
View ArticleTwo charged in Niagara Falls donation bin arson
Two suspects have been arrested and charged with arson after a clothing donation bin was set on fire in Niagara Falls on FridayIt happened around 2pm Friday on Victoria Avenue.The suspects have been...
View ArticleBosma trial starts today with jury selection
Jury selection is set to begin today in Hamilton at the trial of two men accused in the death of Tim Bosma.Police say Bosma left his home on May 6, 2013, to take two men for a test drive in a pickup...
View ArticleA Canadian man among three dead in western New York
Police are expected to release more information on the deaths of two college students _ one of them a Canadian _ and a former student at a house next to a western New York State college.The three...
View ArticleFirst group of potential jurors selected in Bosma trial
The trial for two men accused of killing Hamilton father Tim Bosma got underway today with jury selection. The screening process for potential jurors in the Bosma case will continue this afternoon.So...
View ArticleNiagara Goodwills not among stores to close
Goodwill is blaming a ``cash flow crisis'' for its sudden decision to close more that two dozen stores and donation centres in the Greater Toronto Area, Barrie, Orillia and Brockville.The closures have...
View ArticleHospital parking will become more affordable in Ontario
Ontario hospitals that charge more than $10 a day for parking have been ordered to immediately freeze rates, and to start offering multi-day discount passes by Oct. 1.Health Minister Eric Hoskins says...
View ArticleKane named NHL first star of the week as Blackhawks win 11 straight
Patrick Kane has been named the NHL first star of the week after his seven-point performance helped the surging Chicago Blackhawks extend their winning streak to 11 games.Kane had four goals and three...
View Article'American Pie' singer arrested on domestic violence charge
"American Pie" singer Don McLean was arrested on a misdemeanour domestic violence charge Monday in Maine, a jail supervisor said.McLean was arrested and posted $10,000 bail early Monday at the Knox...
View ArticleSt.Catharines still home to cheapest gas in Ontario
St.Catharines is still home to the cheapest gas in Ontario.While most of the province is paying around 90 cents a litre, the price in the garden city is as low as 73 cents a litre.In West Niagara,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Special Weather Statement issued for parts of Niagara
A Special Weather Statement has been issued for St.Catharines, Grimsby and North Niagara.Environment Canada saying, a band of lake effect snow will hit the region during the afternoon and early evening...
View ArticleAirline set to take off in Hamilton has suspended ticket sales
Airline startup NewLeaf Travel is temporarily postponing ticket sales pending a Canadian Transportation Agency review of licensing regulations.The Winnipeg-based company says it will refund all credit...
View ArticleNiagara will make case for federal dollars this week
Niagara's elected officials will get a chance to make their case for federal cash this week with the Federal Budget 2016 consultations in the region. Parliamentary Secretary of Finance,...
View ArticleMember of the Eagles has died
Glenn Frey, who co-founded the Eagles and with Don Henley became one of history's most successful songwriting teams with such hits as ``Hotel California'' and ``Life in the Fast Lane,'' has died.Frey...
View ArticleMourning the loss of a Niagara Falls man working in the Alberta Oil Sands
Family and friends mourning the loss of a former Niagara Falls man killed while on the job in the Alberta Oil Sands.52 year old Drew Foster was killed Friday outside Fort McMurray while working with...
View ArticleWindsor coach pleads not guilty to historic sex assaults in Niagara Falls
A former Windsor sports coach has pleaded not guilty to historic sex-related offences In Niagara Falls, Toronto Windsor and Kincardine.Fifty-nine-year-old Robert Shaw is facing 10 charges, including...
View ArticleTwitter outage
Twitter Inc. was only sporadically available to users on Tuesday, suffering technical problems that have lasted more than two hours.The company, which has 320 million active users, tweeted that it is...
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