Bill Sawchuk

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Thorold and Port Colborne have been approved to reduce their councils’ sizes by two seats apiece for the fall elections.

With early construction ongoing at Niagara College’s Welland campus for a planned 6,970-square-metre health sciences wing expansion, the school is turning to the regional government for funding.

Medical officer of health Dr. Azim Kasmani says programs build a region where everyone has the opportunity to be healthy.

The Stamford Volunteer Firemen’s Association Easter event has come a long way since the “Helicopter Parents Incident.”

At a coroner’s inquest, Dr. Emad Nour testified that he discharged 24-year-old Heather Winterstein from a St. Catharines emergency department without ordering bloodwork because she showed no clear signs of infection, but she returned the next day, collapsed after waiting hours, and died of sepsis, prompting reflection on missed warning signs, gaps in documentation and communication, and a broader examination by a jury into the circumstances of her death and how similar tragedies might be prevented.

Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Rob Flack has announced sweeping changes to Ontario’s regional governments.

Pictures of past regional chairs hang in the Campbell West Foyer outside the regional council chamber.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he is still keen on amalgamations — and isn’t surprised by a lack of support from some Niagara mayors because “it’s like asking the turkeys to vote for Thanksgiving.”

A local Canadian Union of Public Employees leader says some mayors appear ready to put the region’s water on the bargaining table as discussions persist on reformed local governance.

Documents show Bob Gale, an ardent collector of historical items, acquired an inscribed edition of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” manifesto in 2010 from an American auction house.