Fahmy receives presidential pardon
Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, who was imprisoned in Egypt on widely-denounced terror charges, has been pardoned by the country's president. A lawyer and Egypt's state-run news agency says...
View ArticlePelham man facing child pornography charges
A 26 year old Pelham man is facing a long list of charges tied to child pornography.Police have charged the man with 11 offenses in all:Make Child Pornography contrary to section 163.1 (2) Criminal...
View ArticleFog advisory ended
An earlier fog advisory for the Niagara Region has ended. The area was subjected to near zero visibility earlier this morning. OPP responding to a couple of accidents thanks to the fog. The...
View ArticleJust in time for Christmas - Beer in your grocery store
Ontario's Liberal government hopes to have six packs of beer for sale in at least 60 grocery stores by Christmas, and in 450 supermarkets within three years.A 10-year agreement between the government...
View ArticleAuditor General tells Ontario to take 'hard look' at home care services
Ontario's auditor general says the Liberal government ``needs to take a hard look'' at the $2.4 billion spent annually by community care access centres and their private contractors.The 14 CCAC's...
View ArticleTRAFFIC: Road in south St.Catharines will be shut down for a week
A heads up for St.Catharines drivers that Decew Road and First Street Louth will be closed to traffic starting tomorrow for just over a week. The road will be closed between Pelham Road and Cataract...
View ArticleNiagara Falls candidate announces Conservative campaign plan
The Conservatives are promising they would automatically impose travel bans against people who've already been sanctioned by the Canadian government and include gross human rights violations on the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Highway 140 back open after crash
A crash between a truck and a motorcycle shut down a highway between Welland and Port Colborne earlier today.OPP closed Hwy140 at Netherby Rd in both directions as police investigated a crash.The...
View ArticleJudge sentences two men in Via train terror case to life in prison
Two men found guilty of terrorism charges after being accused of plotting to derail a passenger train have been sentenced to life in prison. Raed Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier were found guilty in March...
View ArticleNiagara Region committee rejects elected chair idea
The issue of electing the regional chair in Niagara is once again dead.Pelham Mayor Dave Agustyn put forward a motion today at a meeting of the corporate services committee to have the issue brought to...
View ArticleBurgoyne Bridge will be closed overnight Monday September 28th
If your drive takes you over the Burgoyne Bridge in St. Catharines, take note that it will be closed to traffic overnight Monday.The bridge will be closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic on...
View ArticleLawyer for woman accusing NHL star Kane of sexual assault says evidence bag...
The lawyer for a woman alleging she was sexually assaulted by Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane says an empty evidence bag was improperly left in the doorway of the woman's mother's home.Thomas...
View ArticleCheck out the moon over the weekend
There's going to be a rare celestial double feature this weekend.There will be a total lunar eclipse Sunday night -- and a supermoon Sunday night or early Monday.That's a combination that hasn't been...
View ArticleNOTL man wins ENCORE
Peter Mitchell of Niagara-on-the-Lake is celebrating after winning $100,000 with ENCORE in the July 29th LOTTO 6/49 draw.Mitchell matched six of the seven winning numbers on his ENCORE selection.ENCORE...
View ArticleNiagara high school students score above Ontario average
It appears Niagara high school students have been hitting the books.Both students at the DSBN and Catholic board exceeded provincial averages in last year's secondary school literacy tests.At the...
View ArticleGet ready to pay more in parking tickets if you go over 2-hour limit
The city of Welland is reminding drivers that free parking has a strict two hour time limit, and fines have increased if you go over.Free parking has been in operation for well over a year, and now...
View ArticleGreen's nominate St. Catharines riding candidate
Realtor Jim Fannon is now the official Green Party candidate for the riding of St. Catharines.Fannon will officially launch his campaign this afternoon at 3:00 a the Niagara Cannabis Club on Hartzel...
View ArticleSt. Catharines' centopah getting spruced up in time for Remembrance Day
The final phase of restoration at the St. Catharines Cenotaph is underway.The city says the 90 year old cenotaph’s seven bronze elements will be restored to their original, shiny finish over the next...
View ArticleSuspected bank robber arrested in Niagara Falls
Police in Niagara Falls have closed the casebooks on a bank heist.Last Saturday, September 19th, police were called out to the CIBC on Huggins Street after the bank was held up by a lone...
View ArticleUber on police services board agenda this morning
UBER ison the agenda today when the Niagara Police Services Board meets this morning at 8:30.Uber Canada Public Policy Manager, Chris Schafer will provide a presentation on the services offered by the...
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