St Catharines residents power down for Earth Hour
Many St Catharines residents found themselves in the dark Saturday night and it was their choice.Horizon Utilites reports that demand for electricity decreased 2.4 per cent in the city between 8:30...
View ArticleObama will make history when Air Force One touches down in Havana
Barack Obama today becomes the first sitting U-S president to set foot in Cuba since Calvin Coolidge 88 years ago. The capital of Havana is sprucing itself up for Obama, who is very popular among...
View ArticleUPDATE: QEW re-opened after fatal crash in Stoney Creek
One man is dead after a two-vehicle collision on the QEW near Stoney Creek,A driver going the wrong way on the highway collided head-on with another vehicle at about 4:40 this morning.One of the...
View ArticleAMBER ALERT: 3 month old baby in Toronto
Toronto Police say baby in back seat of missing car found safely (Amber-Alert)Toronto police say a baby who was in the back seat of a stolencar has been found safely.Police say they received a tip...
View ArticleShipping season opens this morning on Welland Canal
The 187th shipping season on the Welland Canal opens this morning.Following tradition, the first upbound and downbound ships of the season will be given a top hat to wear as they pass through the...
View Article17 year old rescued from Decew Falls Gorge
St. Catharines firefighters called to Decew Falls early yesterday evening around 6:00, after a family out for a walk heard a teen crying for help.Fortunately for the teen, the father of the family is a...
View ArticleCost of building Burgoyne Bridge replacement in the spotlight today
Members of the Niagara Regional audit committee will hear from staff today about a review of the costs for the Burgoyne Bridge.An audit done on the project looked at why the pricetag climbed from an...
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Senior airlifted to hospital in two car crash in St. Catharines
A St. Catharines senior was airlifted to hospital with life threatening injuries after a two car crash on Seventh Street Louth.It happened just after 6:00 last night, when a Honda Accord driven by an...
View ArticleHalton police charge local man with impersonating a police officer
A St. Catharines man has been charged with impersonating a police officer.Just getting word of the arrest made last week by police in Halton Region.48 year old Peter Hunt was arrested wearing a dark...
View ArticleUpdate: Driver identified in fatal Highway 3 crash
The victim of a fatal single vehicle crash on Highway 3 in Fort Erie has been identified.OPP say 34 year old Justin Olm of Port Colborne died early Saturday morning after he lost control of his vehicle...
View ArticleCharges laid in fatal Welland accident
Charges have been laid in connection to a fatal accident in Welland.In November a 74 year old woman was crossing Southworth Street at Dieppe when she was struck by a Ford pick up truck.The elderly...
View ArticleSuspect arrested following Niagara Falls stabbing
A 31 year old Niagara Falls man will appear in court today following a stabbing on Friday.Emergency officials were called out to Waters Avenue Friday afternoon to find a 23 year old man suffering from...
View ArticleShips are now sailing through the Welland Canal
A Top Hat Ceremony was held to mark the 187th opening of the Welland Canal.Officials gathering at Lock 8 in Port Colborne and at Lock 3 in St. Catharines.The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation...
View ArticleWoman accused of robbery in Niagara Falls denied bail
A woman has been arrested after a robbery at Gales Gas Bar in Niagara Falls.On Saturday March 19th, at 8:45 A.M. uniform officers from the Niagara Regional Police responded to reports of an armed...
View ArticleWorker on cigarette break alerted police to stolen van with missing baby inside
Police are crediting a watchful member of the public for averting tragedy in the case of a three-month old baby who was briefly the subject of an amber alert over the weekend.Const. Victor Kwong says a...
View ArticleHave you seen this woman?
Niagara Regional Police are asking for the public's help in locating a suspect wanted in connection to a stabbing in Niagara Falls on Friday.47 year old Stephanie Kirby, who has also used the last name...
View ArticleTwo arrested after fire at Lundy's Lane tourist spot
Two people have been arrested after a fire last week at a popular tourist spot in Niagara Falls for mini golf and ice cream.A blaze on Thursday morning destroyed the former Freddie's Ice Cream building...
View ArticleSpecial weather statement issued for Niagara
A special weather statement has been issued for Niagara.Environment Canada saying that winter weather is not over even though it's officially spring.Forecasters saying a weak disturbance is moving...
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BREAKING - Deadly attacks on Brussels airport and subway system
Bombs struck the Brussels airport and one of the city's metro stations today, killing at least 31 people and wounding at least 187, as another European capital was locked down amid heightened security...
View ArticlePort Dalhousie pavilion won't be demolished just yet
A decision on whether to demolish the pavilion in Lakeside Park has been put on hold.St Catharines council opting last night to delay the decision by a month, while staff come up with a report on the...
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