Fort Erie cadets awarded Ontario’s highest youth honours
Caleb Browne rocketed to the top of Ontario’s air cadet program Saturday, with politicians from every level of government praising Fort Erie’s 337 “Allan Troup”...
Ridgeway Legion remembers D-Day, honours veterans with 214 flags
Ridgeway’s Royal Canadian Legion planted flags on 214 veterans’ graves Saturday, but the branch’s Sergeant-at-Arms says the ceremony grows harder to staff every year. Legion...
Fort Erie drag brunch breaks ground for queer Indigenous Pride
Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre launched Niagara’s first annual queer Indigenous Pride event Saturday, giving Two-Spirit and gender-diverse youth a local gathering space that co-ordinator...
Junior firefighter camp sounds alarm on lithium-ion battery fires
Fort Erie’s free Junior Firefighter Camp is putting battery fires at the centre of its curriculum this summer, as lithium-ion blazes climb across Ontario at...
Police out as Niagara students ditch class for Beach Day
Police and private security officers deployed to Crystal Beach on Friday as thousands of high school students skipped class for Beach Day, Niagara’s unofficial end-of-year...
Stevensville Farmers’ Market opens with record 50 vendors
The Stevensville Farmers’ Market opened its 2026 season Wednesday with its biggest vendor roster yet, drawing shoppers to Stevensville Memorial Hall as small producers pushed...
Fort Erie raises Pride flag after earlier Pride Niagara dispute
The Pride flag was raised at Fort Erie town hall Wednesday morning, weeks after Mayor Wayne Redekop said the town would not participate in Pride...
Stevensville market to open with 45 vendors, charity table
A farmers’ market on Stevensville Road kicks off its 2026 season this Wednesday with its biggest vendor roster yet, giving Fort Erie-area residents a weekly...
Ridgeway’s fallen still denied a place in Books of Remembrance
A Niagara historian warned Sunday that soldiers killed at the Battle of Ridgeway remain shut out of Canada’s official military memorial system, 160 years after...
Race track bets future on $35-million deal Woodbine won’t sign
Fort Erie Race Track opened its 129th season Sunday with a huge turnout, but the party has a $35-million price tag. The Ontario Lottery and...



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