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Brock researcher helps find evidence of climate changes in northern lakes

Brock researcher helps find evidence of climate changes in northern lakes

Kevin Turner says warmer temperatures, longer summers and more rain in the Old Crow Flats are 'priming this important landscape for continued climate-driven landscape change'
Asbestos, leaking sewage and diesel emissions plague Thorold firefighters – at their own headquarters

Asbestos, leaking sewage and diesel emissions plague Thorold firefighters – at their own headquarters

New report sheds light on 'very great health and safety concerns' at Fire Station One
RIDE check in Port Colborne and St Catharines finds two suspected impaired drivers

RIDE check in Port Colborne and St Catharines finds two suspected impaired drivers

Police stopped approximately 550 vehicles in total
19 in hospital with COVID-19 in Niagara

19 in hospital with COVID-19 in Niagara

29 new cases recorded in the region today
Capacity limits extended again for higher-risk settings

Capacity limits extended again for higher-risk settings

It affects nightclubs, strip clubs
Ontario reports 928 new COVID cases Tuesday

Ontario reports 928 new COVID cases Tuesday

The latest updates noted 879 recoveries and nine deaths
Thorold Community Theatre plans return to stage after first-ever radio drama

Thorold Community Theatre plans return to stage after first-ever radio drama

'We made almost as much revenue as we make during a typical production but I think if we had a bit more promotional opportunities we would have done better,' says sound director of the theatre group's first radio play
Good morning, Thorold!

Good morning, Thorold!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
CANADA: Tributes to victims on 32nd anniversary of Montreal's Polytechnique mass shooting

CANADA: Tributes to victims on 32nd anniversary of Montreal's Polytechnique mass shooting

The sombre events marked the 32nd anniversary of what's widely believed to be Canada's worst mass shooting specifically targeting women
BEYOND LOCAL: Montréal Massacre anniversary: The media must play a key role in fighting femicide

BEYOND LOCAL: Montréal Massacre anniversary: The media must play a key role in fighting femicide

Although media often portray femicides as spontaneous “crimes of passion” when men kill their female partners, these femicides are the culmination of a history of violence in more than 70 per cent of cases — and are more often crimes of control.