Update - One year old Niagara Falls child in critical condition
An one year old Niagara Falls child is in critical condition following a near drowning.Emergency services were called to a residence in the area of Crysler Avenue and Simcoe Street in Niagara Falls...
View ArticleAir Transat not getting involved in court proceedings over alleged drunk pilots
Air Transat says two of their pilots arrested in Scotland over suspicion of being impaired are being represented by their own lawyers.The airline says it is not getting involved in the proceedings.A...
View ArticleGroup trying to change the way Canadian Universities deal with campus sexual...
A group of women will meet next month with the goal of changing the way Canadian universities deal with campus sexual assaults.Earlier this year, Brock Univeristy found itself the subject of sexual...
View ArticleFlorida may have first case of Zika not carried back by a traveller
Florida health officials are investigating a possible case of the Zika virus that wasn't carried back by a traveller.If it's confirmed, it would be the first evidence that Zika has spread to mosquitoes...
View ArticleActress shaves head amid breast cancer battle
Actress Shannen Doherty has shaved her head amid a battle with breast cancer.Doherty posted several pictures on Instagram on Tuesday night showing her in various stages of cutting off her hair. She...
View ArticleNiagara Business Education Council calls it quits
The Business Education Council of Niagara will cease operations in March.In a news release the board says program changes over the past 5 years, combined with the loss of programs has limited the BEC's...
View ArticleEdmonton university student confirmed dead in truck attack in France
An Edmonton university has confirmed that one of its students was killed in last week's truck attack in France. MacEwan University says in a release that Mykhaylo Bazelevskyy, who was 22, was among...
View ArticleChatham police reviewing policy after woman ordered to remove bra while in...
Police in Chatham are reviewing their policy of requiring women to remove their bras while in custody after coming under fire from a judge who admonished the force for the practice.Chatham-Kent Police...
View ArticleChild left in hot car
Charges have been laid against Toronto-area parents after police say they left their baby in a locked car outside a Costco store.York Regional Police say they were called to the Markham, Ont., store...
View ArticleWelland unveils new city logo
Welland City Council adopted a new municipal logo at last night's Council Meeting.The new logo will represent the unique character and diversity of Welland, and connect residents and stakeholders to a...
View ArticleCrime stats up for the first time in 12 years.
Statistics Canada says the number of crimes reported to police went up five per cent last year.The increase in the crime severity index, which measures the volume of reports and how serious they are,...
View ArticleMan appears to walk on subway tracks playing Pokemon Go, angers Toronto transit
A spokesman for Toronto's transit system is speaking out after a video was posted on YouTube that appears to show a man walking on the subway tracks playing Pokemon Go.The YouTube video, called...
View ArticlePETA claims giraffe shot several times with BB gun at Bowmanville Zoo
The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is investigating claims a staff member at the Bowmanville Zoo repeatedly shot a giraffe with a BB gun.Animal rights group PETA says that an...
View ArticleNew sign may save you time in Thorold
A new sign may save you time if you travel over the Allanburg Bridge in Thorold.Drivers travelling along Regional Road 20 towards the bridge now have signs to advise them as to when the bridge is up,...
View ArticleRescue at Decew Falls has fire chief asking residents to use caution
St.Catharines Fire Chief Dave Wood is urging visitors to Decew Falls to be careful following a rescue today.Decew Falls and the nearby Morningstar Mill heritage site continues to be a popular picnic,...
View ArticleHeat warning returns to Niagara
Environment Canada has isseud a heat warning for the entire Niagara Region.The humidity has returned after taking a brief break yesterday.Temperatures are expected to soar over the next few days to...
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One more chance to see the Hip
There's another chance for Tragically Hip fans to get tickets to one of the band's concerts on their summer tour. For each show on the tour, 50 winners will be selected by lottery and allowed to...
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Cruz booed at GOP convention
Texas Senator Ted Cruz elicited a cascade of boos at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland by refusing to endorse Donald Trump. Cruz finished second to Trump in the party's bruising...
View ArticleRussia loses appeal on ban of its track and field team for Rio
Russia has lost its appeal against the ban on its track and field athletes from the Rio Olympics.The Court of Arbitration for sport has rejected the appeal by 68 Russian athletes trying to overturn the...
View ArticleProsecutors to appeal 'shockingly leniant' sentence handed Oscar Pistorius
The South African prosecutors' office says it will appeal against Oscar Pistorius' six-year prison sentence for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, calling it ``shockingly'' lenient.The National...
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