Ontario physician out as hospital CEO after Dominican holiday travel

Dr. Tom Stewart

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — A physician who travelled internationally over the holidays against public health advice was out of his CEO job at one Ontario hospital Thursday while another hospital board was reconsidering his executive position.  Niagara Health said Wednesday …

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Niagara farmers building online presence throughout pandemic

online order

From small local farms to major flower distributors, Niagara’s farm gates are going digital during the pandemic. With the help of up to $5,000 in funding from the provincial-federal  Agri-Food Open for E-Business initiative, the pricey burden of tapping into …

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Students in Niagara greeted with confusion and technical adversity after holiday break

student on laptop

The first week of online learning for Niagara students has been plagued with confusion and technical adversity for school boards, parents and students alike. On Tuesday, Cogeco, an Internet service provider, announced on social media it was investigating an issue …

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Voluntary pilot program will support COVID-19 detection

Pearson Airport in Toronto

TORONTO — The Ontario government is launching a new innovative, voluntary and free border testing pilot program at Toronto Pearson International Airport for eligible international travellers returning to Ontario to help quickly identify and stop the spread of COVID-19 in …

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What happens to all those discarded Christmas trees?

Fresh Christmas Trees

Real Christmas trees were in demand this year, as more of us played it safe and hunkered down at home for the holidays.  But after the ornaments are boxed away and another year has turned over,  have you ever wondered …

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Vaccine supply for Niagara to start next week

COVID vaccine

Niagara communities will be receiving shipments of the COVID-19 vaccines early next week, with more each week thereafter, said Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff. In a press advisory, Oosterhoff said: “Many in Niagara have raised the urgent need for COVID-19 …

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Lower yields as challenging season comes to close for Niagara corn growers

Corn harvester

The end of the year makes for long days as farmers like Jeff Barlow slog away the hours in behemoth combines to get crops off the fields before night consumes day and Christmas arrives.  On  a recent Tuesday, Barlow’s crew, …

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