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• Short game goes a long way : Welland teenager Ilskens credits putter and wedge for first junior tour win

  Ilskens, Jack / Kenney, Casey / Niagara Junior District Golf Tour / Rootes, Sammy
• Niagara Parks and Fallsview Casino unveil collaborative pop-up retail store

  Adames, David / Jeffs, April / Willett, Richard / Diodati, Jim (Mayor) / Gates, Wayne / Baldinelli, Tony / Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort / Avalon Theatre
• Toronto woman to complete 10 triathlons in 10 provinces: Stephanie Fauquier, who is honouring her mother and raising money for Alzheimer's research, will complete the last race of campaign in Niagara

  Fauquier, Stephanie / Fauquier, John / McLeod, Robin / Alzheimers research / Niagara Falls Barrelman Triathalon / Flynn, Andrew / coach
• WILD Outside to educate teens on Niagara environmental concerns

  Currie, Lindsay / DeRocco, David / Canadian Wildlife Federation / conservation & environmental science / educate teenagers
• Staples buys one of Niagara's oldest businesses : Beattie Stationery Ltd. to operate independently under its current president and leadership

  Staples Professional / Beatties Stationery Limited / purchase / Boone, David
• Gas prices to stay stable -- for now : Fuel costs jumped 10 cents a litre in past week hitting $1.69 on average in Niagara

  De Haan, Patrick / Gas Buddy / OPEC / oil production cut / extreme temperatures
• Toxic algae a growing worry : Toxins impact fish populations and can put human and pet health at risk

  Biagi, Kelly / Mangal, Vaughn / Wignell Drain / Port Colborne / algae blooms / Environmental Defence Canada
• Gas thefts jump as prices soar across Niagara : Losses fall squarely on family business, one owner says

  Patel, Rishi / Shell gas station / gas-and-dash crimes / businesses owners
• 'Potential' systemic barriers at hospitals 'We can be better. We can do better. And we will.'

  Guerriero, Lynn / Campbell-Stevens, Dana / report / workplace discrimination / 200 physicians / hiring practice
• Rockin' Summer

  Rock Academy / DiCarlo, Anthony / Adameko, Jack / Kappukatt, Shawn / Cavanaugh, Tay / Legrows, Eddie / Krutschke, John / Moussi, Eli
• Boyes, Kevin Lawrence

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• Wagner, David

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• Mottola, Dean Michael

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• Oakville's Melander cards back-to-back victories on Niagara Senior Men's Tour : Two-under round tops leaderboard at Legends' Battlefield layout

  Melander, Lars / Mohammed, Sonny / Karam, Fred / Senior Men's Tour / Legends / Niagara's Battlefield layout
• On track for a scholarship : Notre Dame grad Saldutto taking a gap year after recruitment closes during recovery from injury

  Saldutto, Sophia / Notre Dame College School / women's hammer throw / women's javelin / Ontario Under-20 and Open Athletics Championship / gold , silver medals / Canadian and Ontario track and field championships
• Sipping some Canadian Chardonnay at the School of Cool

  School of Cool / Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration / White Oaks Conference Centre / Kaiser, Magdalena / Macdonald, Elsa / Szabo, John / Lawrason, David / Aspler, Tony / Groux, J.J. / Bachelder, Thomas
• Niagara Falls will be part of Grey Cup festivities : City to host CFL Awards show at Casino Niagara in lead-up to championship game on Nov. 19

  CFL Awards / Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort / Diodati, Jim (Mayor) / Avalon Theatre / Grey Cup
• Fonthill plaque missed opportunity : 'There is a real danger that the horrors of the residential schools will become distant, obscure'

  D'Everado, Dexter / Olson, Wayne (Counc.) / Ryerson, Egerton / residential school system / Dockstader, Karl / Indigenous activist / 'One Dish One Mic' / plaque removal / Maquis, Lori / Cree
• July was the exception in 'normal' rainy summer season for Niagara : Several large events double the month's traditional rainfall with more expected this week

  Environment and Climate Change Canada / Kidd, Trudy / rainfall
• Teens asked to share thoughts on kindness : Interested youths can contact Brock's Theory of Mind in Education lab

  The Mentalization, Kindness and Well-Being Teen Study / Bosacki, Sandra
• 'All hands -on-deck trying to save this business' : Cause of fire at Niagara Investment Castings undetermined

  Niagara Investment Castings / Siscoe, Mat (Mayor) / Tuzi, Paul / Zynik Foundry Group / major damage
• 'All hands -on-deck trying to save this business' : Cause of fire at Niaggs ara business' : Cause of fire at Niagara Investment Casting undetermined

  Niagara Investment Castings / Siscoe, Mat / Tuzi, Paul / Zynik Foundry Group / fire / major damage
• Pilot credits training in emergency landing

  Tessier, Gord / Civil Air Search and Rescue Association Ontario / Niagara District Airport / emergency landing
• Pilot credits training in emergency landing

  Tessier, Gord / Civil Air Search and Rescue Association Ontario / Niagara District Airport / emergency landing
• Investment in Niagara reaches new high : Conference Board report 'great news' for region, but prospects may be even better, says analyst

  Landry, Blake / Niagara Economic Development / Conference Board of Canada / robust tourism industry / renewed interest in tourism
• O'Flaherty, Kevin Joseph

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• Leon, Laurice

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• Schonewille, Harm

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• Simo, Charles

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• Political hubris?

  Tripp, Ron / Bradley, Jim / Gale, Bob
• Driver stabbed after father and son struck by car suffered damage to kidney and liver, court hears

  Garrett, Ryan
• Brock researchers using mindfulness to boost Niagara veterans' mental health : 'we're looking for different outcomes, different results and so it's pretty cool to see a group of vets being open to trying something that's completely different'

  Hunt, Tiffany / True Patriot Love / Alexander, Tessa
• Teen charged after lockdown : weapons call put Port Colborne schools on hold and secure

  Port Colborne High School / Firearms / Weapons / Steele Street Public School / McKay Public School / Roselawn Centre
• Councillors hit the brakes on transit funding request : commissioners asked to consider higher fares and less service to cut costs

  Niagara Transit Commission / Stout, Carla / Siscoe, Mat / Redekop, Wayne / Insinnia, Tom / Morocco, Joyce / Heit, Brian
• Hit and run driver 'absolutely devastated' : 71-year-old victim was 'extraordinary soul,' judge says

  Spagnol, Christopher / Ryan, Kathleen (Liz)
• Can an invisible toxin attack the brain? : formaldehyde still used in multimillion-dollar poultry industry

  Korz, Brian / Flemming Chicks hatchery / Beamsville / Maple Lodge Farms
• 'Great communications' key to success : Para pairs partners claim Henley gold for St. Catharines Rowing Club

  Coughler, Joe / Darling, Peston / Biancaniello, Mia / Gaston, Mia / Royal Canadian Henley Regatta / Finley, Matt
• 'Opie' gets peace he deserved : province to propose legislation to increase cancer coverage for firefighters and fire investigators

  Bowman, Craig / Piccini, David / Bowman, Lexi / Ford, Doug / Burch, Jeff / Horton, Greg / McNaughton, Monte / Biggins, Mark
• Video success a happy accident for Peter Sacco, Ray Lyell : 'Pure Heart' draws attention from a radio station and more than 20 film festivals

  Sacco, Peter / Lyell, Ray / 'Pure Heart' / music video awards / film festivals
• Psychosis drove killer, doctor testifies at trial : schizophrenia, not drugs, caused attack on winemaker, says expert witness

  House, Bradley / Mental Illness / Pender, Paul / Gojer, Julian, Dr.
• 'This is not going away. This is getting worse' : committee wants femicide added to Criminal Code

  Niagara Region's Health and Social Services Committee / Bateman, Haley / Niagara Police Services Board / MacCulloch, Bryan / Siscoe, Mat / Ip, Laura / Bradley, Jim / Insinna, Tom / Easton, Sandra / Jugley, Adrienne
• The show will go on for African Women Actors Niagara Festival

  Aimy, Sonia / African Women Acting Festival /
• Province defending health - care record : Niagara Health says it has 569 vacant positions as MPP Gates calls for more investment

  Ford, Doug / South Niagara Hispital / Gates, Wayne / Bill 124 / staffing shortages
• Cleanup of former water plant a real explosive issue for Region : Clearing any ordnance fro old NOTL, site will be 'expensive, challenging and unpleasant'

  Waste water treatment plant / cleanup / Tripp, Ron / Zalepa, Gary (Mayor) / Department of National Defence / unexploded ordnance clearance / different levels of government / work together
• Pilot touches down safely after landing gear failure

  Niagara District Arport / passenger plane / mechanical failure / emergency landing / Pillon, Dan
• Hotel Dieu Shaver Grant of 2.5M 'a huge relief' : CEO hopes opening of rehab centre will coincide with new hospital build

  Pay, Lynne / Geoffroy, Tracy / Provincial Grant / Hotel Dieu Shaver / demolition / new facility
• Fraudster to learn fate in October : Defence lawyer asks for two-year custodial sentence

  Sardinha, Steven / Havana Group / Norton, Grant / fraud charge
• 'Very tough pill to swallow' : Raso : River Lions no match for 'battle tested' Scarborough following a 12-day break

  Raso, Victor / Canadian Elite Basketball League / Niagara River Lions / Ekiyor, Edward
• It's a case of double-digit success : St. Catharines club wins 10 gold medals at Royal Canadian Henley Regatta . Finley, Matt / Biancaniello, Mia / Gaston, Maya

  St. Catharines Club / Coughler, Joe / Darling, Preston / Harrison, Maddox / Maconco, Sam
• Mighty Niagara Film Fest Kick's off with 'meaningful' doc : Film chronicles life of Jean Augustine, from Grenada to becoming a minister in Parliament

  Augustine, Jean / Canada's House of Common / Mighty Niagara Film Festival / "Steadfast -- The Messenger and the Message" / Liberal MP /
• Pilot Makes emergency landing at NOTL airport

  Niagara District Airport / Coplen, Larry / communiter plane / emergency landing / no injuries
• Niagara Park celebrates CEO's leadership

  Adames, David / Salci, Ted / Jeffs, April / Gates, Wayne / Baldinelli, Tony / Diodati, Jim (Mayor) / Niagara Parks Pop-up Store / Avalon Theatre / celebration of CEO
• Freedom Festival unites, educates Niagarans

  Rhodes, Jovaune / Rhodes, Catharine / Freedom Festival / 99th anniversary / Act Against Slavery / Emancipation Proclamation / Port Dalhousie / Lakeview Park
• Remembering the power failure that sent Ontario into darkness

  Parcey, Todd / power outage / Ontario / United States / except small pockets of Niagara / worst blackout North American History / pocket of generation in Niagara Falls / Bruce Power Nuclear complex
• Niagara Garden Hub helping to feed people

  Baulk, Luke / United Way Niagara Garden Hub / Community Garden Network / Things For Greener Learning
• Former IceDogs back in the O

  Visentin, Mark / Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Fitzgerald, Dan / Guelph Storm / Ontario Hockey League
• His defence doesn't rest : River Lions guard Ahmad named CEBL's defensive player of the year

  Ahmad, Khalil / Canadian Elite Basketball League defensive player of the year / Onu, E.J. / Eliyor, Edward
• Ottawa invests $50,000 toward staircase replacement at Queenston Heights Park : Dignitaries say initiative will provide better access for visitors to 'beloved' community space

  Queenston Heights Park / new steel steps / Jeffs, April / Hallex Engineering / Bittle, Chris / Bruce Trail / Badawey, Vance
• Sensory kits available at St. Catharines library : Initiative launches to improve accessibility

  Howes, Grace / St. Catharines Public Library / Autism Canada / sensory support kits / Anderson, Jake / Niagara Community Foundations Mini-Grants Program / accessibilty
• Hlywka, Bill / Jan / 70th Anniversary

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• Lowes, Bruce

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• Latawiec, Wendy
• Jennings, Ann Marie (nee Cassibo)

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• White, Darlene Barbara

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• Ventresca, Maria

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• Last, Juergen, Rudi Willy

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• Radulovich, Milica

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• Armenti, Mario

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• Bruno, Martha (nee Dzierba)

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• Eager, Clifford

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• Fitzgerald, John Victor

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• Anderson, Gerda (Gertie)

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• Deschamps, Adam Daniel

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• Osborne, Phil / Irene / 50th Anniversary

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• Antal, Berger (Tony)

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• Boronell, Hyacinth Virginia (Cynthia)

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• Casista, Katheryn Elsie (nee Moyer)

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• Rowdon, Patricia Ann

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• Bradley, Gail Josephine

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• Muzyka, Rudolph Stanley Joseph

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• Quin, Robert

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• Friesen, Melvin

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• Krupa, Frank
• Bacon, Wayne Albert

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• Hauck, Steve

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• Hardie, Thomas Joseph Frederick

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• Burdett, William Fredrick (Bill)

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• Mazza, Kathy (nee Grubich)

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• Nordstrom, June Simpson (nee Gisby)

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• Kirkpatrick, Paul Andrew

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• Beardwood, Leroy

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• Larocque, Alan Alexander

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• Welland wants in on electric-car industry : Linamar Aluminum Surface Technology first from growing sector to arrive in Rose City

  Campion, Frank (Mayor) / electric vehicle industry / Ontario Road / Canal Bank Street
• Ridley grads win three gold medals at Henley Masters

  Royal Canadian Masters Henley Regatta / Ridley Graduate Boat Club / Welland's South Niagara Rowing Club / Brock Rowing Club / Niagara Falls Rowing Club
• Racing for gold underway at Royal Canadian Henley Regatta : St. Catharines Rowing Club earns three firsts on opening day finals

  Schramm, Nikolas / Gomez, Chris / Kennedy, Maddox / Mason, Ethan / Royal Canadian Henley Regatta / St. Catharines Rowing Club
• Welland's Sacred Heart Convent building originally a maternity hospital

  Sacred Heart Convent / Welland / maternity hospital / 1963 / Sisters of the Sacred Heart / Welland County Hospital / nurses residence
• Partnerships needed to create affordable housing : Badawey : Governments need to work together to increase supply, Niagara Centre MP says

  Badawey, Vance / Bradley, Jim / Ugulini, Terry / Whalen, Tim / Kenny, John / Small Communities Fund / affordable housing complex / seniors
• Niagara is more than wine and booze : Re: Blockbuster report bolsters effort to uncork wine Industry, Aug. 3

  Niagara wine Industry / tax dollars / government support / World Health Organization
• Chemical company opposed to housing plan : Niagara Region committee backs land use change allowing for 500 new Niagara Falls homes

  Cytec Industries / planned residential development / Niagara Region / opposition
• New legion building open in Port : Branch 350 opens its doors to the public in 'soft launch' and welcomes new members

  Royal Canadian Legion Branch 350 / Port Dalhousie / Burns, Jeff / Stieva, Peggy / Rankin Construction / Rankin, Tom