Re:Programming changes doomed NDSS(Nov. 11). In her letter, Dietlind Winter questioned the value of the performing arts courses offered at Niagara District Secondary School and wondered how "beneficial" they would be to students in preparing for their futures.[...]

ISLANDERS 4, LEAFS 3 (OT) The Maple Leafs were worried about 19-year-old first round pick John Tavares causing them the most grief last night -- not 40-year-old Rolly the Goalie.[...]

Chain letters impose on the appropriate boundaries of cyber space and are an intrusion, says Dr. Judy Orloff. "Mark them as spam and delete them. Or you can respond to 'reply all' and ask people not to send them anymore.[...]

Rex avoided capture and eluded many searchers in his 17 days on the lam. But in the end, he knew when it was time to come home. On Nov. 4, the Rhodesian ridgeback bolted from his owner, Ernest Biktimirov, after both were struck by a vehicle at White Oaks Conference Resort and Spa.[...]

With a freshly stocked and painted boutique only days old, Cheri O'Reilly-Ventresca is feeling upbeat about her second foray into retail business.[...]

Charlie Crosby just wants his fishing rod back. The Barrie man was away fishing with some friends a couple of weeks ago for his annual week away with his fishing club, and had to leave the river to get his wife to a doctor's appointment.[...]

Hospice Simcoe will ask Simcoe County councillors today for a five-year, $200,000 pledge to help the 10-bed residential facility. If county councillors approve the million-dollar request, Simcoe County will have the opportunity to name the approximately $7-million hospice facility.[...]

Following the Gryphon Theatre Guild's 20th annual Author's Night presentation last month, we were pleased to hear that Linden MacIntyre, who was one of our presenters, was the recipient of the Giller Prize last week.[...]

Ultimately, Julianna Lerch would like to see more youngsters picking up the flying disc. That's the basic reasoning for a new junior Ultimate league Lerch and Diana Davis, her disc-flinging counterpart, are in the midst of forming.[...]

After several devastating blows to the Elmvale community, residents finally have something positive to rally around. Glueckler Metal, which machines steel components for the automotive and trucking industries, has purchased the former Transcontinental Bayweb property at 13 William St.[...]

Rex avoided capture and eluded many searchers in his 17 days on the lam. But in the end, he knew when it was time to come home. On Nov. 4, the Rhodesian ridgeback bolted from his owner, Ernest Biktimirov, after both were struck by a vehicle at White Oaks Conference Resort and Spa.[...]

The province has purchased more than 200 additional hospital ventilators to prepare for a possible increase in critical-care patients during the H1N1 outbreak.[...]

Temperatures in Niagara this month have been more than 3 C warmer than normal. And, the region has experienced nearly 70 per cent more sunshine than usual, says Environment Canada's senior climatologist.[...]

Holding annual general meetings could help the Niagara Parks Commission regain the public's confidence, a government report says. It's an idea chairman Jim Williams said he pitched when consultants prepared the report in the spring.[...]

While Conservative goons are busy smearing the whistle-blowing diplomat who touched off the Afghan torture fiasco, federal lawyers have apparently gagged, intimidated and otherwise convinced dozens of other key officials to keep quiet.[...]

Veronica and Flavio Romano were starting a new life in Burlington with their boys Lucca, left, and Massimo, when Lucca fell to his death at Pearson airport.

Tribune Staff PELHAM — South Niagara is .667 from the floor when it comes to sending senior girls basketball teams to provincial championships.[...]

BERND FRANKE Tribune Staff WELLAND — Pucks aplenty found the back of the net Sunday night, when Welland Arena hosted regular-season action in junior B hockey .[...]

BERND FRANKE Tribune Staff PORT COLBORNE — Sunny skies and a continuation of unseasonably mild weather top today's forecast for south Niagara. There's also a strong possibility of flying footballs — lots of 'em — in Port Colborne shortly after today's 2 p.[...]

WELLAND — Welland Hospital Foundation's Tree of Giving campaign dimmed a bit as someone stripped the Christmas tree of its bulbs last week. Security at the hospital discovered the theft during a patrol last Wednesday at 10 p.[...]

PORT COLBORNE — Pat Scholfield wants to know how long Port Colborne's urgent care centre will be open on 24-7 basis. She wants to know if more staffing and program cuts will be made at the hospital in the years to come.[...]

It was a flicker in the peripheral vision of many. For one mother, it was a moment never to be forgotten.

Accused double murderer Christopher Little apparently drugged and then sexually assaulted his wife while she was unconscious, a court document says.

If you are looking for a cause, Wendy Babcock is your woman.

A traffic circle at a west-end intersection with stop signs on all four sides creates confusion and makes accidents more likely.

If 19-year-old John Tavares is the New York Islanders' Butch Cassidy, his older teammate Matt Moulson has played a competent sidekick role of the Sundance Kid.

The innocuous comment by Paul Beeston about Roy Halladay's future with the Toronto Blue Jays generated plenty of reaction but it was nothing new, and nothing the public hasn't known since July.

Dwayne Roloson made a career-high 58 saves and Josh Bailey scored 4:18 into overtime as the New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Monday.

Facing a two-goal deficit heading into the third period, the Senators rallied and gave Mike Fisher the chance to play overtime hero as Ottawa beat the Washington Capitals 4-3.

An Ontario woman convicted of killing her four-month-old son after a now-disgraced pathologist concluded the child's death was suspicious should be acquitted of infanticide, both the Crown and defence say in new court filings.

Juno Award-winning artist Haydain Neale of the R&B band Jacksoul died Sunday at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital after a private, seven-month battle with lung cancer.

At least 1,000 Nortel employees in Ottawa alone are expected to receive job offers from the company that successfully bid for Nortel's optical networking and carrier ethernet businesses.

Ottawa transit riders should pick up new timetables, as OC Transpo is making changes to its routes and schedules starting Saturday. It is also adding new park-and-ride lots in Orleans East and Riverside South.

Four Toronto-area men have been charged with kidnapping in relation to the robbery of a tractor-trailer full of alcohol in Ottawa in July.

Four Toronto-area men have been charged with kidnapping in relation to the robbery of a tractor-trailer full of alcohol in Ottawa in July.

Dozens of people jammed into city council chambers and spilled out into the lobby of city hall Tuesday night to express their opposition to the city’s proposed new animal control bylaw, saying that as it’s written it will create a secretive black market for the selling of exotic animals.

The owner of a derelict property on Queenston Street which has led to a more than 60-signature petition to city hall has been given a month to decide what to do with it.

Kathleen and Bill Thorsen always had a love for older homes. Which is why the Port Colborne couple fell in love with an old stone home at 44 King St. 15 years ago.

Patti Fagan’s Cafe on Main experience is growing. The award-winning entrepreneur is opening a second location in Fonthill on South Pelham Road, a location that will feature the same coffee, food and commitment to culture and the arts that made her first store in Welland such a success.

A feature film currently in production is once again looking for Niagara residents who want the chance to see themselves on the big screen.