21+ hour, 45+ min ago   (385+ words) U.S. Consul General Baxter Hunt joined St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe, MP Chris Bittle and MPP Jennie Stevens at the city’s 9/11 memorial Thursday. As you shake off the busy week and slow things down a bit, here are stories you may…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (685+ words) The famed pinniped is believed to be the only seal daredevil to survive a plunge over the Canadian falls, Brian Narhi writes. Jeff the seal escaped from Marineland and was spotted by teenager Tommy Haines on the edge of the…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (573+ words) Stories about high-end restaurants are often met with criticism about being too out of reach. Milan Curcic encourages readers with the means to experience them. Mama’s Pizzalola venison featuring cherry tomatoes, oregano, black garlic and zabadone, served at Revé. The…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (242+ words) Their climb mirrored the more than 2,000 steps climbed by the firefighters in the original World Trade Center towers — and raised funds for two Niagara charities. Two Niagara Falls firefighter recruits pause for a selfie before climbing to the top of…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1043+ words) New trees at Port Weller honour Canadian victims, survivors and first responders. U.S. Consul General Baxter Hunt joined St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe, MP Chris Bittle and MPP Jennie Stevens at the city’s 9/11 memorial Thursday. Along the edge of Lake Ontario,…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (628+ words) A valve panel at Niagara Region’s DeCew Water Treatment Plant. Regional councillors are learning how water and wastewater utilities could operate at arm’s length from municipal government. Niagara’s water and wastewater system could be headed for a major overhaul as…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (752+ words) The former General Motors property sits on both sides of Ontario Street in St. Catharines. A former plant employee told regional councillors there is no cure if you get any asbestos “in your body, even one little small microscopic fibre....

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (516+ words) CUPE 911 hopes 11 per cent increase in provincial EMS funding will help advance stalled contract talks. New provincial funding was announced last week for Niagara Emergency Medical Services. The union representing paramedics hope some of that money will go toward wages....

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1240+ words) Car shows, dream rides and a hospice parade have brought joy to 21-year-old Austin Martel and his family as he copes with Stage 4 lymphoma. Austin Martel, 21, was pursuing a career as a mechanic when he was diagnosed with cancer a…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1096+ words) Kindergarten teacher Danielle Dixon with principal James Willms welcome children as classes resumed Tuesday at Oakridge Public School in St. Catharines. In south St. Catharines, Briardale reopens 12 years later; across Niagara, high schoolers return to a changed landscape — new exams,…...