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17 Mar 2018 
Posted by Paul Dayboll
By Melissa Burton Editorial Arthur Potts believes lowering the voting age is “worthy of a conversation.” The MPP for Beaches – East York riding introduced the Election Amendment Act (Voter Eligibility) on March 5 to lower the voting age to 16 in Ontario. “I was encouraged to do so by the youth...
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16 Mar 2018 Posted by Paul Dayboll
By LISA BROWN Staff Writer Bees are bioindicators for humans and superorganisms like humans, however, although the past season saw an overpopulation of bees, honey production decreased by 50 per cent, activist and expert says. If bees don’t pollinate, humans don’t eat. It’s as simple and threatening...
Read more → 13 Dec 2017 Posted by Paul Dayboll
PHOTOS BY MELISSA BURTON Thorold residents officially welcomed the holiday season at the 27th annual Santa Claus parade on Nov. 25. Cheerful crowds gathered along the route, hot chocolate in hand, to be entertained by bands, dancers, dogs and floats of all kinds. But the moment everyone was waiting...
Read more → 18 Oct 2017 Posted by Paul Dayboll
By STEFANIA CAMPANA Staff Writer For students fall time is about two things, reading week and Halloween. So why not get into the Halloween spirit early with these fun and student-friendly ways to spend your fall evenings (after studying of course) around the Niagara region. Also, who doesn’t love...
Read more → 13 Oct 2017 Posted by Paul Dayboll
Story and photos By LISA BROWN Many Niagara College faculty members and students took part in representing the college at the annual Grape and Wine Parade in downtown St. Catharines on Sept. 23. It was a gorgeous and relentlessly humid day, but that didn’t stop the dozens of students from dancing...
Read more → 27 Sep 2017 Posted by Paul Dayboll
By KEARA JOYCE Staff Writer Canopy Growth, the owner of Tweed Farms, has announced that a new greenhouse will be built on the current Tweed Farm property. This large expansion is going to increase the cannabis growing operation at the Niagara-on-the-Lake location to adapt to the market demand. They...
Read more → 11 Apr 2017 Posted by Paul Dayboll
By ABUBAKER ELGHUL Staff Writer As hate crimes against Muslims increase in Canada and around the world, the Islamic Society of St. Catharines invited speakers Sarah Halabi and Hussein Hamdani to shed light on M-103, the motion in the House of Commons to fight racism and discrimination. The event, held...
Read more → 11 Apr 2017 Posted by Paul Dayboll
By ABUBAKER ELGHUL Staff Writer “I saw my mom lying dead.” These sad words spoken by Ali Hamza, a Libyan-Canadian, don’t even begin to tell the whole story. Hamza has been appealing to the UN and the Canadian Government for the past nine months to either evacuate or send food and water...
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11 Apr 2017 Posted by Paul Dayboll
By KEARA JOYCE Staff Writer Police around the province are stepping up their battle to get cellphones out of the hands of drivers, focusing on awareness campaigns about the deadly results of distracted driving. We live in a time where almost everyone has a cell phone and it’s always in reach. For some,...
Read more → 11 Apr 2017 Posted by Paul Dayboll
By IRYNA RYBCHAK Staff writer You can often see this young man sitting on a red chair in the farthest corner of St. Catharines Centennial Public Library. He looks like a hipster wearing slim jeans, a hooded jacket and Keddo shoes. If you come closer, you will be surprised that he is reading Yami Ahmed...
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