Police to probe circumstances of gorilla's death
Police said Tuesday they were investigating the circumstances surrounding a 4-year-old boy entering a gorilla's exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo and the animal being shot to death to protect the child. A...
View ArticleTribute to the Hip on Canada Day
A tribute on Canada Day to the Tragically Hip.CKTB's brother station, 97.7 HTZ-FM is planning a tribute starting at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, July 1st called The Hippest Canada Day Ever.The station will...
View ArticleFort Erie Race Track launches another season
The Fort Erie Race Track is back in business today.Post time was 4:15 this afternoon.This marks the 119th season for the track.Races take place every Tuesday, and every Sunday beginning June 12th until...
View ArticleCanada Competition Bureau won't oppose beer mergers
The Competition Bureau says it won't oppose two proposed beer mergers involving Canada's largest breweries.In a ruling announced Tuesday, the federal agency said the proposed acquisition of SABMiller...
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Millard too smart to kill Tim Bosma
The lawyer for one of the men accused of killing an Ancaster father says his client didn't do it, because he's too smart.Dellen Millard's lawyer said in closing arguments yesterday that Millard's...
View ArticlePlans for the future of West Lincoln Memorial Hospital
The head of Hamilton Health Sciences unveiling plans to vastly change the way the organization delivers health care over the next two decadesAnd that vision will impact West Lincoln Memorial...
View ArticleRegion's Public Health Committee weighs in on plan to legalize pot
The Niagara Region's public health committee wants to make sure the federal government gets it right when it moves forward with a plan to legalize pot.Members of the committee passing a motion to send...
View ArticleNiagara Falls border officials help thwart illegal gun shipment to Iraq
Border service agents on the Rainbow Bridge getting the credit for the seizure of a cache of gun parts and police equipment at Pearson that was destined for Iraq   The Canada Border Services Agency...
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Province weighs in on presale controversy over Tragically Hip tickets
Ontario's attorney general says she's prepared to try and find out why so many Tragically Hip fans couldn't buy tickets for the band's final concert tour, unless they wanted to pay many times face...
View ArticleGE to build "brilliant factory" in Welland
Canadians are used to hearing about manufacturers closing their doors and moving to the United States, but General Electric is bucking that trend and coming north.The company announcing today it's...
View ArticleSeniors' issues and elder abuse to be discussed
June is Seniors' Month.In recognition of Seniors' Month and World Elder Abuse Day, the Niagara Elder Abuse Network will be presenting two half day forums to discuss seniors' issues and elder abuse.The...
View ArticleMark Smich lawyer begins closing argument
The Tim Bosma murder trial has been told co-accused Mark Smich was a small-town dope dealer, not a murderer.Smich's lawyer is making his closing arguments today at the Hamilton trial for his client and...
View ArticlePrivacy Commissioner wants to put brakes on new powers.
The privacy commissioner wants to limit planned new powers for the federal information czar.Daniel Therrien says proposed authority for information commissioner Suzanne Legault to order the release of...
View ArticleCustomers with all of Canada's five big banks can now use Apple Pay
Customers with all five of Canada's big banks are now able to use Apple Pay.The mobile payment service works with certain models of the Apple iPhone 6, iPad tablets and Apple Watch.The Apple...
View ArticleDuo used stolen cash to buy winning $1M lottery ticket
A couple who helped steal more than $175,000 from a grocery store where they worked used that money to buy a winning $1 million lottery ticket from the same store, state police said.Joan Lechleitner,...
View ArticleClosures coming to Burgoyne Bridge
Motorists who frequent the Burgoyne Bridge may want to find some alternate routes beginning Monday.The Region advising intermittent full bridge closures for vehicular traffic are required in order to...
View ArticleTask force says Offenders with mental health needs shouldn't be in jail
A task force on jail overcrowding says that in ``appropriate circumstances,'' offenders with mental health needs should not be in correctional institutions.The task force was established to look at the...
View ArticleFord recalling vehicles in North America
Ford Motor Co. is recalling nearly 1.9 million vehicles in North America to replace faulty passenger-side front air bags made by Japanese supplier Takata Corp.The recall is part of a nationwide...
View Article14 names on latest list of suspected drunk drivers in Niagara
Niagara Regional Police have released the latest list of suspected drunk drivers in Niagara.The following individuals have been charged criminally with Impaired driving by alcohol, driving with a blood...
View ArticleNRP warning it's almost beach day in Niagara
It has become a right of passage for Niagara High School students, the day they ditch class and head to the beach.Niagara Regional Police say they've been tipped off that "beach day" is this...
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