Ontario reports 975 new COVID-19 cases; Niagara Region reports 23
Ontario reports 975 COVID-19 new cases with 12 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 23 cases with three new deaths.
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New Mexican restaurant in downtown Grimsby now open
A new Mexican eatery in Grimsby is now open for takeout and delivery. Photo credit: Andy Walker
Ontario reports 2,315 COVID-19 cases over the weekend; Niagara Region reports 43
Ontario reported 1,058 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and 2,315 cases over the weekend. There were nine new cases today and 43 over the weekend in the Niagara Region.
Niagara police seeking owner of stolen property recovered from Pelham car break-ins
If you were a victim of a theft from a motor vehicle last December, the Niagara police may have your stolen property.
Gates at odds with Oosterhoff over Niagara’s vaccine shortage
Niagara Falls NDP MPP Wayne Gates is demanding answers from the provincial government regarding Niagara’s vaccine shortage.
Project Share’s Coldest Night of the Year event raises record sum
On Saturday, more than 150 people in Niagara Falls walked for the Meridan Credit Union Coldest Night of the Year event to support Project Share in ending the struggle against poverty and empowering people in need.
NDP MPP Says Outsourcing of Employment Services Could Hurt Immigrants
New Democratic Party (NDP) MPP for Windsor West Lisa Gretzky is raising the alarm about Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s policy to contract out employment services, heavily used by immigrants, to foreign companies and to dissolve other supports. Ontario’s government assures the reforms will deliver employment services that surpass current system levels.
Beamsville woman’s journey to donate kidney
Debbi Skinner is an education assistant by day and a wedding and funeral officiant by night.
Grimsby council approves FARM 911: The Emily Project
First responders will now have an easier time locating those in need in rural Grimsby areas, thanks to town council’s unanimous vote in favour of the Emily Project.
Niagara Catholic board to investigate complaint over board chair’s travel during lockdown
The Niagara Catholic District School Board is set to investigate board of trustees chair, Larry Huibers, for leaving the country during a provincial-wide lockdown.