Niagara Falls council unanimously supported a bill that would join as many as 11 mental health ministries together to create a standalone ministry of mental health and addictions in the province. The bill (Bill 149)
The Brock Badgers men's lacrosse team is hoping to continue the success of an undefeated season as they head to the first round of the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association playoffs. The team will play their first game against the Laurier
Niagara Regional Police anticipate “more charges in the near future” as a result of an investigation that led to the arrest of a Pelham man in connection with trafficking fentanyl patches. On Tuesday,
Three new high-end hotels with a price tag of around $600 million are set to be built in Niagara Falls. The proposed hotels are to be built on Robinson St. and will face
The Niagara Region and the region of western New York are hoping that together they’ll be chosen as the location for Amazon’s second North-American headquarters (HQ2), which would bring 50,000 jobs to the
A 23-year-old woman is facing charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon after an altercation in Thorold left two men with injuries, police say. Police were called to the intersection of
Police are seeking help tracking down a sexual assault suspect. Between 2:30 a.m and 5:30 a.m. on Monday, police say an unknown male sexually assaulted another male in the parking lot in the area of Robinson
A tropical-tasting fruit that’s native to Ontario? It sounds like something entirely made up, but it’s real. It’s called a pawpaw (or Asimina triloba), and most people don’t know they even exist, though
Niagara Regional Police are inviting members of the public to attend the swearing-in ceremony for their new chief of police, Bryan MacCulloch. The event starts at 2 p.m., on Friday, Oct. 27, at Club Italia, 2525 Montrose
The first-ever “Frightmare in the Falls” horror convention will take over the Scotiabank Convention Centre for two days on Nov. 11 and 12, bringing a mix of everything horror-related, including celebrity guests from
The Shaw Festival is kicking-off a new annual holiday tradition this year, with what they say is a “fanciful” production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. A release from Shaw said the production will breathe new life
A Tom Petty tribute show will celebrate the life and music of the iconic musician on Nov. 10, in Niagara Falls. The Madhatters, Niagara Falls’ own original Tom Petty cover band will lead
A 65-year-old Welland man has died after his car left the road and struck a tree Saturday in Wainfleet. Police and emergency vehicles attended the scene at around 10:30 a.m. and determined the
Last week the Niagara Regional Police started investigating several incidents of breaking-and-entering into retirement homes and long-term care facilities in Niagara Falls. On Friday, 54-year-old Russell John White of Niagara Falls was arrested and charged with six counts of
Employees of Hornblower Niagara Cruises, along with volunteers from Westlane Secondary School, helped to plant 40 trees along the Warren Woods Trail in Niagara Falls on Friday. The planting was the third of a three-phase
Niagara Regional Police say recently they’ve seen an increase in incidents involving “overpayment scams.” They say an overpayment scam works like this: The victim sells an item (usually on an online buy and
Fifteen-year-old Daniel Venditti hasn’t played football in months, and unless something changes overnight in OFSAA regulations, he won’t be playing again in the near future — and not by his own choice. This
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The second annual Niagara Falls Oktoberfest was held at the Scotiabank Centre on Friday and Saturday. The event saw attendance double from last year.
Niagara Regional Police have put out safety tips to help prevent child exploitation online, coinciding with Child Abuse Prevention month. They say as the internet has grown,so has the frequency of exploitation. They
Two Hamilton Tiger-Cats players will be at the Outlet Collection Mall at Niagara on Sunday from 1p.m. to 3 p.m. for a meet and greet. The two players, whose names are yet to
Flying to Toronto in 12 minutes sure beats taking the QEW — and now you can go even further. For the last year, FlyGTA has been operating commuter flights from the Niagara District
Police have charged two individuals in connection with two major marijuana grow-ops in Beamsville. Both operations were licensed, but were found to be submitting fraudulent information to Health Canada to obtain multiple marijuana
Two men, including NRPS Constable Mark Taks were arrested Friday on multiple narcotics trafficking charges. Taks has been suspended with pay in accordance with the Police Services Act of Ontario. In a release
A 57-year-old man from New York was arrested Friday on charges of possessing child pornography and importing child pornography into Canada. A joint investigation by the NRP’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit and the
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