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Marineland has been ordered to pay nearly $85,000 in fines and restitution after it was found guilty under Ontario’s animal cruelty laws of three charges related to its care of three black bears. The amount, which was jointly proposed by lawyers for the Crown and Marineland, includes a $15,000 fine …
Read More »Tire hits tour bus on QEW, killing 1 person and injuring 3, paramedics say
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A loose tire hit a tour bus on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Niagara Region, leaving one person dead and three others injured, paramedics say. It happened Friday afternoon on the Toronto-bound QEW around the Garden City Skyway, prompting a closure of …
Read More »3 from U.S. face charges following firearm, drug seizure at border in Niagara Falls
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three people from the United States are facing charges after firearms, illegal drugs and large amounts of cash were seized at the border in Niagara Falls, Ont. Niagara Regional Police have taken over the investigation from Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and …
Read More »Waste management company Ssonix and directors face 84 charges for St. Catharines fire: officials
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 8, 2023 1:33 pm Updated September 8, 2023 1:35 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A hazardous waste management company and its directors are facing 84 charges after a fire at a St. Catharines, Ont., waste plant earlier this …
Read More »Milton man dead after Labour Day drowning in Niagara Region
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Niagara police say foul play is not suspected following the death of a 50-year-old Milton, Ont., man in an afternoon drowning incident at a Port Colborne beach. Investigators say emergency crews were called out to Sun Retreats Sherkston Shores on Empire Road …
Read More »Toronto-area man faces murder charge after fatal St. Catharines shooting
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Brampton, Ont., man is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with a weekend shooting in St. Catharines. Niagara police say the 46-year-old suspect, identified in a release, is also facing charges of attempted murder and failing to comply with an …
Read More »Health risks low, environmental impact not yet known after SSonix fire in St. Catharines: officials
City and provincial officials gave assurances there’s little health risk for residents in Port Weller, two months after exposure to a chemical fire in mid-January which saw nearby neighbourhoods evacuated. Some 100-plus attendees joined authorities for a town hall at the Grantham Lions Club Wednesday to hear an official update …
Read More »Off-duty Niagara Regional Police officer facing firearm charges
Police say a const. is facing charges tied to a September 2022 off-duty occurence in Niagara Region. Hamilton Police Service has assumed carriage of an investigation. News Source link
Read More »Niagara couple ‘lucky to be alive’ after giant tree crashes into bedroom of Fort Erie, Ont. home
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Robyn Voyce says it started with a “big bang” and then the whole roof fell in. A Fort Erie, Ont., couple say they’re “lucky to be alive” after a giant tree covered in ice crashed into their Crystal Beach home around midnight …
Read More »Niagara sees ‘surge’ in demand for services as Quebec migrants transferred to Ontario
A community group in Ontario’s Niagara region says it was already dealing with a tripling of requests for assistance from asylum seekers before Ottawa recently began transferring more migrants to the province from Quebec. Deanna D’Elia, the general manager of employment and immigrant services at the YMCA of Niagara, said …
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