These are some pounds members of a St. Catharines weight loss program didn't mind piling up. Over the past six weeks, clients and staff at Weight Watchers have been gathering thousands of pounds of food for the needy while shedding weight of their own.[...]

Toronto's Pan Am Games win is also a sports jackpot for Niagara. That was the sentiment of local bid organizers and politicians who are thrilled Toronto and its GTA partners prevailed to host the 2015 Pan Am Games.[...]

The Niagara IceDogs started and finished poorly as they dropped a 9-3 decision to the Erie Otters in an Ontario Hockey League game played Friday night before 3,107 fans at the Tullio Centre. Niagara fell behind 3-0 in the first period before rallying to make it 3-2 late in the second.[...]

Re:You don't need faith to live a moral life(Oct. 31).[...]

Marianne Gillespie's Monday has been a multitasking frenzy. After a non-stop morning, she took a breather by a mound of employee shirts inside her St. Catharines water services company. "I've had to get my ducks in order today," she said with a smile.[...]

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A Niagara Falls man who was involved in a fatal motor-vehicle accident last month that claimed the life of Fort Erie businessman Andy Passero, has been charged with a number of offences including criminal negligence causing death.[...]

When Lorraine Cvitkovic found out the future of the Fort Erie express bus was in question, she began the fight to keep it running. "I was angry at our student unions. I take that bus and if it wasn't there I wouldn't be able to go to school," she said.[...]

We are not amused the Royals snubbed Niagara Falls. Prince Charles passed over Canada's most popular tourist destination despite being just 15 minutes up the road at Niagara College Thursday. We understand the Prince can't be everywhere.[...]

In the most hostile places on Earth, soldiers are never so exposed than in their letters home. Over the past century, more than 100,000 Canadian soldiers have died on foreign soil. They were bomber pilots, nurses, sailors, cooks, elite snipers and common foot-soldiers.[...]

Old habits are hard to break, so when Thom Little heard the terrible din of two cars crashing outside of Cobblestone Gardens retirement residence in downtown Thorold a couple of weeks ago, his years as a firefighter instantly kicked in.

What started out as a small project by school board staff to help out young families at Christmas has grown substantially over the years and now involves friends and family who together help bring holiday cheer to more than 200 children.

There will be a sea of red poppies flooding Port Colborne all this week.

Christmas decorating tips from the pros will be on full display during the sixth annual Homes for the Holidays Tour.

Niagara College’s new wine visitor and education centre’s grand opening will be played out on the world stage. Today, the Prince of Wales is expected to tour the facility prior to its official opening later this evening.

PORT COLBORNE The shelves were bare. Basics such as peanut butter, jam and canned meat had to be purchased to help feed the need in Port Colborne.[...]

Welland Recreation Canal Corp. chair Bob Mahler was in his car when he heard the news Toronto had won its bid to host the 2015 Pan Am Games. He was popping champagne corks 30 minutes later to celebrate the role Welland will play on its flatwater racing course during those games.[...]

The Council of the Luthera n World Federation (LWF) has approved a statement that prepares for a significant action of reconciliation with churches of the Anabaptist family.[...]

We've all heard the pitch: "There's never been a better time to ..." But when it comes to travel this year and next, experts agree it's actually true. The cklustre performance of world economies has weakened demand for travel and resulted in deals not seen in decades.[...]

Crews have been busy stringing more than three million sparkling lights on more than 120 displays along the Niagara Pkwy. as the Winter Festival of Lights prepares for its 27th year.[...]

So, that's what it feels like to win, to shed the image of Loserville, to take on sporting challengers as a city and emerge victorious.

An OPP helicopter sweep of two Toronto parks Friday failed to turn up new leads in the search for Mariam Makhniashvili.

A big hole in a downtown sidewalk has been covered with planks for so long that they've blended into the streetscape.

The TTC is launching an experiment later this month to try to relieve the crowding and train delays at Bloor, the system's most notorious bottleneck, where about 200,000 people jockey for elbow room every day.

First the silence, then the cheers: Even victory party emcee Marnie McBean was among Toronto backers caught by surprise at early win and first ballot victory.

Adrian McPherson threw two TD passes as the visiting Montreal Alouettes dispatched the Toronto Argonauts 42-17 for a club-record 15th win of the year in the CFL regular-season finale for both teams Saturday.

The Canadian women's hockey team won the Four Nations Cup tournament with a 5-1 win over the U.S. on Saturday in Finland.

The Dallas Mavericks look to rebound from a disheartening defeat with a 10th straight home win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night.

Chris Bosh scored 27 points and the Toronto Raptors used a 27-4 run in the third quarter to take control of a 107-90 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night.

The visiting Toronto Maple Leafs overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday during a battle between the two worst teams in the NHL.

The Mounties have arrested a 37-year-old Rwandan immigrant in Windsor, Ont., and charged him with war crimes related to the 1994 genocide in his home country.

Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc says the province's decision to open special vaccination clinics is largely responsible for helping it distribute more of the H1N1 vaccine than any other province.

A 61-year-old woman in the Outaouais region of west Quebec has died of a swine flu infection, health officials reported Friday.

The former president of a used car company, who was involved in a high-profile, high-speed chase in Ottawa in September, pleaded guilty to fraud in a Kingston court Friday.

Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, have officially opened Toronto's Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.

Kelly Desjardins is camping out this weekend — 32-feet in the air. For a third-straight year, the local resident is trying to raise money for local cancer care by staying perched in the air above the Bayfield Street Wal-Mart in the city's north end.[...]

What is on the agenda Monday at City Council: • Mikailey McLeod of St. John Vianney School and Nicholas Squires of St. Bernadette Elementary School will be sworn in as Barrie's next student mayors.[...]

(Re: "It's always important that you feel the love at work" in the Oct. 16 edition of the Examiner) I had cut out Nicki Cruickshank's column a couple of weeks ago on how some people love their work.[...]

Lord knows what to expect when Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane's comedy special airs tomorrow night on Fox and Global.[...]

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit received an "unexpected" delivery of 10,000 H1N1 vaccines, yesterday, but Remembrance Day clinics have been cancelled That brings the total number of vaccines on hand to about 23,000, but local medical officer of health Dr.[...]