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• Public health preparing for monkeypox : Plans include small scale vaccination clinics for high-risk individuals

  Kasmani, Azim Dr. / Niagara Region Public Health / vaccinations
• Real estate market keeps cooling in Niagara region : Home sales down 45 per cent last month compared to June '21

  Niagara Association of Realtors / Brown, Jim
• Border security measures 'devastating' local tourism : Businesses say app is deterrent for U.S. citizens to travel to Niagara Falls

  Lalicich, Mike / Diodati, Jim (Mayor) / Balsom, Mishka / Balidenelli, Tony / Wall, Reg / American tourists
• Indigenous comunity withdraws support for Games : Mississaugas of the Credit chief cites lack of respect ' lateral violence'

  LaForme, R. Stacey (Chief)
• Crossfire Wrestling celebrating 10th anniversary

  La Plante, Chris / Crossfire Wrestling / Niagara Peninsula Foundation for Children
• River Lions win third in a row

  Davis Jr., Alonzo / Canadian Elite Basketball League
• Coach coming into 'perfect situation' : Fitzgerald excited to join IceDogs after years in junior ranks

  Fitzgerald, Dan / Niagara IceDogs / DeDobbelaer, Darren / Cato, Landon
• Spirit of the Dance, Choir of Men coming to Fallsview Casino for fall

  Avalon Theatre
• Vale gives back to Port Colborne with $1.25M fund : Company to invest in comunity with money spread across five projects in city

  Vale / Khan, Nadeem / Steele, Bill (Mayor) community improvement
• Teaching distillery earns gold medals

  Cuthbert, Emma
• Sound, other issues delay theatre's opening : new 5,000-seat building connected to Fallsview Casino Resort still awaiting first concert

  Diodati, Jim
• COVID inevitability a 'defeatist argument' : there needs to be a 'more sustainable way' of managing the pandemic, top doctor argues

  Hirji, Mustafa, Dr.
• Game on at Empire Sportsplex : Empire Communities built site, worked with Canadian Tire Jumpstart on inclusive courts

  Tutton, Mark / Fraser, Scott / Tiessen, Jeff / ParaSport Ontario / inclusive
• Woman dies in rollover crash : Man who was in vehicle taken to hospital in serious condition

  Reconstruction unit / dash-cam footage
• Napoleonic war in Canada

  War re-enactment
• Niagara Falls to rehabilitate 22 kilometres of roads : City staff post details about scheduled road projects, part of effort to bring more attention to municipality's capital program

  Nickel, Erik / road maintenance
• Games torch lights spirits in Welland : 'An amazing event to be a part of,' says Natasha Desjardins

  Desjardons, Natasha / Bell, Rachel / torchbearer
• Woman shot with BB gun at strip club

  Sundowner / Crime Stoppers / Emergency Medical Services / trauma centre
• Crumb, James Jonathan

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• Kovacs, Helen Mary (Ilonka) (nee Dojcsak)

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• Buzdygan, Nicholas

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• Barber, Robert William (Bob)

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• Visitors welcomed back to Niagara Falls Garden Walk

  Niagara Falls Horticultural Society / Garden Walk / Tetrault, David / Sardjito, Doddy / Boles, Shannon / Tollar, Rick /
• Border testing waste of money

  PCR test
• Niagara Region still dysfunctional

  municipal budget
• Woman guilty in fraud case

  Bailey, Antoniesha / Fusion Seafood Kitchen
• Local family's series on YouTube

  Gorham, Cody / Gorham, Michelle / Gorham, Amber / Gooses Corner
• Empire Sportsplex opens up in Welland

  Empire Sportsplex / tennis & pickleball courts / volleyball & basketball courts
• Practice is 'really paying off' : Sawmill golfer starts 2-0 after working on course management

  Kowalyshyn, Sierra / Glass, Travis / Eagle Valley / Niagara District Junior Golf
• Fireworks season over in St. Catharines : Fire chief reminds residents bylaw prohibits setting them off for the rest of the year

  St. Catharines Fire Service / Upper, Dave (Chief) bylaw
• Food trucks, vendors will be allowed on city property

  Sunset Beach / food trucks / vendors / Cristi, Phil / Phillips, Bill (Council)
• 'Ghost' moves the spirit

  Carp, Daniel / O'Connor, Zoe / Avalon Theatre / Fallsview Casino
• With sale, IceDogs firing on all cyinders

  Ontario Hockey League / Niagara IceDogs / DeDobbelaer, Darren / Gretzky, Wayne
• St. Catharines senior struggling to cut city boulevard

  McNeil, Kevin / city bylaw / Kukalis, John /
• Developer pledges $2M for new hospital : President of Villarboit Group of Companies and sons contribute to It's Our Future campaign

  Goyo, Guery / Goyo, Guery III / Goyo, Andre / Goyo, Adrian / Diodati, Jim (Mayor)
• Hirji warns against ignoring COVID, says virus still threat

  Hirji, Mustafa Dr. / Moore, Kieran Dr. / vaccines / Omicron variant
• Fundraiser looks to get into high gear : Ticket sales 'a little bit slower this year' for Hospice Niagara's 5 Car Draw

  Merry, Alicia / Hospice Niagara
• Rogers outage felt across Niagara : Appointments for cancer patients postponed , NRT OnDemand service affected

  Network Outage / Rogers Communications /
• Four rounds down memory lane : 50 years ago this week, Cherry Hill Club hosted the Canadian Open; Brewer won

  Canadian Open / Cherry Hill Club / Ridgeway / 50th Anniversary
• The newest addition fits right in : Occeus singled out for praise after River Lions win rematch of championship final

  Occeus, Sean / Mitrou-Long, Elijah / Raso, Victor
• Police appeal for help identifying suspect in grandparent scam : Police release pictures of woman after receiving several new complaints from seniors

  Fraud investigation
• Emergency crews rescue man wh fell into Niagara Gorge

  Emergency Medical Services / airlift / collission
• Police investigate bottles of yellow fluid

  unknown fluid / minimize contact / forensic services
• European water chestnut poses threat to Welland River

  Cassin, Colin / Invasive Species Centre / harmful plant
• Order from Ukraine just what the doctor ordered for Biolyse

  Biolyse Pharma / Kiecken, Brigitte / Mercure, Janelie / oncology medications
• Wineries feeling crushed by return of federal tax: Winery owners say levy will only add to rising costs faced by producers

  Schmidt, Allan / Vineland Estates Winery / Engel Louise / Featherstone Estate Winery
• Gretzky now part owner of IceDogs : Sale of OHL club to DeDobbelaer aprroved by league

  Gretzky, Wayne / DeDobbelaer, Darren / Ontario Hockey League
• Interest in gardening is blossoming : Niagara Falls Horticultural Society's popular Garden Walk returns for first time in three years

  Boles, Shannon / Boles, Russell / gardening
• Put an end to violent sounds

  exposions / pets
• Time to force amalgamation

  Fire service
• Pilon, Marilyn Ann (nee Andrews)

  includes photo
• Aubertin, Terrance (Terry)

  includes photo
• D'Elia, Raffaela

  includes photo
• Armenti, Carmine
• Doucet, Jack (Ripper)

  includes photo
• Carver, Douglas

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• McGuiness, Bryan

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• Benjatschek, Mary Theresa

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• Gorman, John Richard

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• Fraser, Michael Douglas

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• Cooper, Ralph Edward
• Milliken, John Douglas (Jack)

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• Sekulich, Ljeposava
• Kingma, Clarence (Klaas)
• Deguire, Jack Robert
• Rogers, Alan

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• Magna, Kevin John

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• Cerminara, Angelina (nee Elia)

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• Teen suffered significant injuries after being attacked by victim's dad : boy gets two years probation on several charges including sexual assault
• Man shot during mall jewelry heist : witness recount scary moments after gunfire rings out

  Beaulieu, Bridgette / Ravenek, Barry
• St. Catharines mayoral race is wide open

  Walter, Karena
• Seconding the call for new voices

  Ip, Laura / Darte, George
• Freedom tour event rolling into Niagara : Niagara Regional Exhibition not 'picking sides' by hosting 'Unity Truck Show' this weekend

  Gill, Mike / Niagara Region Agricultural Society
• Surviving COVID only half the battle : long-term persistent symptoms of virus have 'real impacts' on some people who recover

  Hirji, Mustafa, Dr.
• Body found in water identified as woman missing since new year

  Blagdon, Katrina / Porter, Karrie
• No. 1 job : leaving no stone uncurled : Niagara Falls twosome of Pietrangelo, Zhang playing ad mixed doubles championship in Sweden

  Zhang, Jessica / Pietrangelo, Victor / Nordic Junior Curling Tour International Tournament
• College brews up support for causes
• Women's Place Book Riot returning after two-year hiatus : agency accepting donations of gently used items for popular event, which raises money to support domestic violence programs and services

  Women's Place of South Niagara Book Riot / Braet, Amanda
• Humane Society keeping eye on swan
• Welland vying to become part of 2030 Commonwealth Games bid : city hopes events can be held at its International Flatwater Centre
• SIU finds no wring after man injured
• House arrest for man who acted as courier in cannabis operation

  Audet, Camil
• Seed library starts first chapter of growth at Brock University : people can borrow seeds, but are asked to return the favour in the fall

  Cotrufo, Alexandra
• Kids may face higher risk of severe illness : Hirji : I do worry we're going to start to see some children hospitalized

  Hirji, Mustafa, Dr. / Stewart, Wendy
• Where's spring?
• Just ride the wave of variable mortgages : local brokers offer advice after Bank of Canada increased its benchmark rate by 0.5 per cent last week
• IceDogs will be able to bring back six who hit double digits : Niagara only losing two over-age players to graduation now that season is over

  Fimis, Pano / Castle, Aidan / Cooke, Brice
• Old 'Dogs hope to learn new tricks at the next level : Dakota Betts and Liam Van Loon intend to turn pro after graduating from OHL

  Cardwell, Ethan / Dionicio, Rodwin / IceDogs / Lalama, Matteo / Punnett, Connor / Michaed, Daniel / Burke, Denise / Burke, Bill
• Living Out Stories back for new season : Niagara-made series probe3s LGBTQ issues

  Shaw, Falynn
• Niagara sees 390 new cases of COVID
• Britton expected to fill vacant regional council seat in May

  Britton, Mike
• Session to offer candidates pointers
• Blaze sends four to hospital

  5704 Highland Avenue
• Public health set to get back to basics : immunization catch-ups and mental-health promotion for marginalized populations on agenda

  Hirji, Mustafa, Dr.
• Rumour mill is in power-play mode : Ontario Hockey League returns-to-play plan is anything but official

  Branch, David / Niagara IceDogs / Bruder, Andrew / Austin, Tye
• Repairing Brock's Monument

  Queenston Heights
• New electronic whistles for crossing guards : Push-button devices are byproduct of the COVID-19 pandemic

  Valley Way Public School / Ellis, Julie
• March break in April gets mixed grades : One local teachers union head slams decision; Niagara board say they understand reason and can live with it

  Barker, Brian / Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario Niagara chapter / Lecce, Stephen / Balanowski, Marie / Ontario English Catholic Teachers Union / Cipriano, Camillo / Hoshizaki, Warren
• Brock prof part of Mars mission / Mariek Schmidt excited to work with team of scientists from NASA

  Brock University / NASA's Perseverance rover
• Grey zone may only delay onset of third wave : Hirji / To win the race against COVID-19 wave, Niagara needs vaccines

  Hirji, Mustafa Dr. / Registered Nurses' Association / Ontario Medical Association / Ontario Hospital Association / Oosterhoff, Sam