UPDATE | Police search for Amber Alert suspect in Crystal Beach
UPDATE | OCTOBER 22, 2025 @ 8:53 A.M.: Anthony Deschepper has been shot dead by police. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit will be investigating. UPDATE |...
SIU clears officer in Fort Erie dirt bike crash investigation
Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared a Niagara Regional Police officer of wrongdoing after a 27-year-old man was injured while fleeing from police on a dirt...
GFESS student elected DSBN trustee representing Niagara youth
Grade 11 student William Connor of Greater Fort Erie Secondary School (GFESS) was elected to the role of District School Board of Niagara (DSBN) student...
Fort Erie joins the call for public access to sex offender registry
Town councillors have followed in the footsteps of other Niagara municipalities in calling for public access to lists of registered sex offenders. Councillor George McDermott...
Fort Erie Race Track preparing for 2026-27 as negotiations continue
The Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium (FELRC), which has operated the Fort Erie Race Track for the past 16 years, says it is moving ahead...
St. John’s Fall Fair raises funds for 185-year-old window replacement
St. John’s Anglican Church in Stevensville is getting ready to replace its old hand-blown windows, and a busy fall fair this weekend helped raise the...
New $30K cup races to close season at Fort Erie Race Track
Fans can bet on big prizes and bigger finishes Tuesday as the Fort Erie Race Track ends its season with two new $30,000 cup races....
Fort Erie residents fined for tampering with water meter
Two Fort Erie residents are facing thousands of dollars in fines after town officials say they tampered with a residential water meter in the Dominion...
MPP Wayne Gates lays out priorities ahead of legislature session
Niagara Falls MPP Wayne Gates, whose riding includes Fort Erie, says he is prepared to press the provincial government on issues affecting Niagara as the...
Fort Erie drivers face multiple highway closures this week
Drivers travelling between Fort Erie and Niagara Falls should prepare for lane reductions and ramp closures during overnight hours next week. Ontario 511 says roadwork and engineering...



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