Motorcycle crash in Niagara results in serious injury
Niagara Regional Police are investigating another accident in the Region involving a motorcycle.It happened last night on Lundy's Lane near Prince Edward Avenue in Nigara Falls last night.Police say a...
View ArticleVideo game addiction among teens on the rise
A new survey suggests video game addiction and psychological distress are on the rise among Ontario middle and high school students.A study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto says...
View ArticleDoctors issue warning about new deal with province
A group of doctors accuses the Ontario Medical Association of ``complete surrender'' in its negotiations with the government on a new fee agreement, and warns the deal will have a devastating impact on...
View ArticleOPP officer charged with sexual assault
A provincial police officer from eastern Ontario has been charged with sexual assault in an incident investigators say took place while he was off duty.Police have released no details about the...
View ArticleHamilton man identified as victim that fell into lower Niagara River on weekend
Authorities say a body recovered from Lake Ontario off the western New York shore is that of a Canadian man who fell into the Niagara River while on a family outing last weekend.The Niagara County...
View ArticleCanada unveils Rio Olympic flag bearer
Olympic gold medallist Rosie MacLennan will carry Canada's flag into the opening ceremony of the Rio Summer Games.The star trampoline athlete from King City, Ont., was named Canada's flag-bearer today...
View ArticleNiagara Falls robbery suspect arrested 8 months later
An arrest has been made following a pharmacy robbery in Niagara Falls last year.It happened in the afternoon of December 4th at the IDA Pharmacy on Main Street in Chippawa.Police say a suspect armed...
View ArticleMan airlifted to hospital after he was pinned under concrete at Hamilton dam
A man has been airlifted hospital after he was trapped under a slab of concrete at a dam in Hamilton.A representative from Air Ornge says the man was taken to hospital in serious condition early...
View ArticlePolice make third arrest in murder of Hamilton barber, investigation continues
Hamilton police have arrested a third man in connection with the killing of a barber in the city earlier this year.Police say Neil Harris was shot inside his barber shop on Feb. 18.They say two men...
View ArticleNiagara under a heat warning and excessive heat alert
Expect a few days of heat and humidity.Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for Niagara and the region's public health has also issued an excessive heat alert.Temperatures are expected to climb...
View ArticleUpdate : Woman struck and killed by dump truck
Niagara Regional Police say a woman was killed after being hit by a dump truck while out walking her dog yesterday afternoon.It happened in an area on Victoria Avenue near Ferguson shortly before 5:30...
View ArticleSuspect caught red handed with stolen bikes
A 45 year old Stoney Creek man is facing charges after police stopped two suspects riding high end bicycles in Niagara Falls.Turns out the cops hunch paid off, both bikes were stolen, and one of the...
View ArticleFatal workplace accident under investigation in Stoney Creek
A Smithville man has been killed in a workplace accident in Stoney Creek.The unidentified worker died after a steel coil fell on him at Janco Steel just before the noon hour yesterday.A spokesperson...
View ArticleDoes Niagara need a Senator? Regional council thinks so
Niagara Regional politicians say it's time Niagara was represented in the Canadian Senate.Regional council voting to support a plan by St. Catharines MP Chris Bittle, to ask a federal advisory board...
View ArticleNexus eligibility requirements undergoing revamp
The federal government is tightening up criteria for being a so-called trusted traveller. The Canada Border Services Agency has launched a month-long consultation on proposals that clearly spell out...
View ArticleDonald Trump accepts GOP nomination in lengthy speech
Donald Trump delivered the biggest speech of his young political career borrowing from an old message, drawn from the same well of gloom-tinged nostalgia as his campaign slogan about making America...
View ArticleChild dies from injuries in near drowning incident in Niagara Falls
A tragic end to a near drowning incident in Niagara Falls.Police say a one year old child involved in the has died in hospital.EMS were called to a home in the Chrysler Avenue and Simcoe Street on...
View ArticleCanada's inflation rate in June steady at 1.5 per cent
Canada's annual inflation rate rang in at 1.5 per cent last month as higher prices for cars, electricity and air travel offset lower fuel prices.The inflation reading from Statistics Canada's latest...
View ArticleSabres Evander Kane charged with harassment at bar
Buffalo police say Sabres forward Evander Kane has been charged with four counts of non-criminal harassment and one count of misdemeanour trespass after an incident at a city bar last month. Police...
View ArticleGun scare in Welland
Niagara police tweeting there's no need for community concern.This after police investigated reports of kids with BB guns in Welland.Police say the matter has been resolved.They say there was no need...
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