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How long could you survive in the Arctic?  Share Comments 
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Rebuilding from the ashes  Share Comments 
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As police search for suspects in a suspected arson in Beamsville, one of the businesses badly damaged in the blaze is trying to climb out of the ashes. [more]
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Polling stations will be accessible for this election  Share Comments Photos 
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Pauline Baker has always found it hard to vote for St. Catharines politicians. No, she's not particularly cynical about local politics. The 68-year-old, who has multiple sclerosis and needs a scooter to get around, just has trouble getting into her local polling station. [more]
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Marshville's big weekend  Share Comments 
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WAINFLEET — History will come alive in Wainfleet this weekend. The sights and sounds of life in the 1850s and '60s will be on display Saturday through Monday, during the 22nd annual Marshville Heritage Festival. [more]
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Better mental health services needed in Niagara  Share Comments 
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George Kurzawa hopes the findings of a new report will bolster his case for getting more mental health funding for Niagara. [more]
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Walmart changes plans in east St. Catharines  Share Comments 
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Walmart Canada has cancelled plans for a store at the former Ferranti-Packard site and will instead expand its existing supermarket at the Lincoln Value Centre on Welland Ave. The decision leaves SmartCentres looking for a new anchor tenant for its razed industrial parcel in east St. [more]
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Nigeria in Niagara exhibit celebrates African art  Share Comments 
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NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE — An unusual and vibrant exhibit at the Niagara Pumphouse Visual Art Centre has brought Africa into Niagara-on-the-Lake. Entitled Nigeria-on-the-Lake, the exhibit, which runs until Sept. [more]
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Labour Day festival draws summer to close  Share Comments Photos 
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Merritton festival organizers are promising to send off summer with an even bigger blast than last year. Last September's Merritton Lions' Community Days carnival featured fireworks for the first time, giving the long-running Labour Day weekend event a new draw. [more]
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Do It! listings — what's happening in Niagara  Share Comments 
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ART A MANO LIBERA GALLERY: A. Michael Shumate and Sandy Rasmussen, Sept. 11-Oct. 10. Gallery open Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. 150 Ontario St. ANGIE STRAUSS GALLERY AND CRAFT CENTRE: Open daily 11 a.m.-5 p.m. [more]
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Research projects get a boost at Brock  Share Comments 
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Researchers at Brock university received a $1.7 million boost in funding thanks to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. [more]
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Testing the waters of Arctic survival  Share Comments 
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In a basement laboratory at Brock University, cold air blasts into a tiny chamber the size of a walk-in closet where, for 24 straight hours, two men shiver through a constant 7.5-degree temperature. [more]
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City improving election accessibility  Share 
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The city is making improvements to some polling stations and moving a voting location to the Port Weller Community Centre to aid disabled voters. [more]
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It's just Merritton  Share Comments 
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About a year ago I contacted the city and both Merritton city councillors regarding my concerns about a crosswalk that had been removed at the corner of Rockwood and Ferndale avenues. I also sent a letter to The Standard, which was published. [more]
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Rookies looking to leave mark in first pro season  Share 
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A rookie wants to look a little battle-hardened for his first NHL hockey card photo, but Tyler Seguin showed up with a little bonus bruise on Wednesday. [more]
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In The News  Share 
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RIP, STONE-AGE STYLE Scientists studying unusually high densities of butchered tortoise and wild cattle have concluded that people were holding feasts 12,000 years ago to celebrate the burial of the dead. [more]
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Canada Post promises to restore neighbours' mail delivery  Share Comments 
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Canada Post is promising to return mail delivery to some north St. Catharines residents-- if the city installs a sidewalk in front of their homes. About 25 irate residents of the south side of Lakeshore Rd. [more]
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A zest for performing  Share 
Posted 11 hours ago
Maritime fiddling sensation Natalie MacMaster hits the stage running Friday night in what promises to be a sensational wrap-up to this year's IlluminAqua series. The Cape Breton-born virtuoso was last in Niagara a couple of years ago at Brock University's Centre for the Arts as an expectant mother. [more]
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City work has street buzzing  Share 
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The city went out on a limb Wednesday in an attempt to rescue a honey bee colony from a doomed street tree. A team of city forestry workers spent the morning carefully cutting apart a massive, nearly century-old silver maple that was playing host to the bees on Trapnell St. [more]
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