Politics apparently make strange bedfellows. But they’re proving to make even stranger yard fellows. Staked in the front lawn of the Lakeshore Road home [...]

The Canadian Press is reporting in urgent news releases that the Toronto stock market has crashed more than 1,000 points in morning trading amid widespread [...]

In a white-steepled church along a stretch in picturesque Canyon Country, the preacher laid out the basic blueprint of a godly marriage: Husbands lead, wives [...]

It's 10 p. m. and I'm parked in front of the computer, surfing mindlessly between CNN and Peter Mansbridge on TV. Anderson Cooper lost [...]

With a bugle sounding and a warplane drifting low overhead, St. Catharines commemorated one of its most heroic former residents Friday -- Air Commodore Leonard [...]

Economists from Canada's Big Five banks say they expect little or no growth in the near future and they warned today that the domestic economy's [...]

Faced with a use-it-or-lose-it proposition from Ottawa, Niagara Falls council plans to pick a private partner and move toward construction of its long-awaited people mover [...]

Flocks of seniors will make their annual pilgrimage to sunny U. S. destinations despite plummeting markets and a falling Canadian dollar. About 100,000 snowbirds [...]

Video-game developer Silicon Knights of St. Catharines laid off 26 of its employees Monday. The company calls the cuts temporary and pins the job [...]

A seven-storey condominium on River Road will be the kind of high-end residential development Niagara Falls has yet to see, but homeowners who have to [...]

The Niagara Health System can’t ignore Port Colborne. Nor can the Local Health Integration Network and provincial government. More than 2,500 people gathered at H.H. Knoll Lakeview Park Sunday to send the health-care powers-that-be a strong message.

Save the maternity ward and build a health system we can trust — those were the sentiments heard during Friday night’s emotionally charged Niagara Health System public meeting at Kingston College.

The doctor reviewing Niagara Health System’s restructuring plan said St. Catharines risks seriously delaying its new hospital and regional cancer and cardiac centre if squabbles over its west-end location don’t end.

An estimated 5,000 people packed the Leisureplex in Fort Erie on Oct. 2 in a rally aimed at saving their hospital from cuts proposed by the Niagara Health System.

Dan Bouwman, owner and operator of the Heartland Forest, is preparing to unveil a brand new addition to his wheelchair accessible park -- just in time for his annual Pumpkinfest.

TORONTO The Toronto stock market spun its wheels in late morning trading as oil and gold posted slight increases and the U.S. Federal Reserve [...]

TSKHINVALI, Georgia A top Russian general says his country's forces will start withdrawing from a buffer zone in Georgia on Wednesday, reports The Associated [...]

VERACRUZ, Mexico Two storms threaten Mexico's east and west coasts. On the easter, Tropical Storm Marco is closing in on Mexico's Caribbean coast, where it [...]

NIAGARA REGION Everyone knows that walking is good for your health. But did you know that walking saves money and creates a stronger sense [...]

TORONTO Results of a study released today by the Canadian Cancer Society in Ontario show that artificial tanning facilities in Toronto are not following Health [...]

Toronto property taxes are likely to increase by between 2 and 4 per cent next year, Mayor David Miller says.

A 41-year-old Brampton man was robbed by a man posing as a police officer Sunday afternoon, police said today.

MILWAUKEE–Several maritime groups say shipping on the Great Lakes could be disrupted this winter because of a shortage of U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers.

There have been at least six more reports of vandalism – including the cutting of brake lines and graffiti defacing houses – in Toronto's St. Paul's and Parkdale-High Park ridings.

On a sunny Monday afternoon in downtown Milton, Halton Conservative candidate Lisa Raitt walks down Main St. introducing herself to passers-by. Despite a gloomy economic forecast, she's decidedly optimistic.

Police have now added threatening phone calls to the list of intimidating tactics used against some Liberal campaigns in Toronto.

North American stock markets were still shaky Tuesday morning as eyes turned to efforts by central bankers to ease a credit crisis and head off an economic slump.

Ontario residents and institutions will likely soon be able to say they're sorry without fear that their apology could be used in a lawsuit against them.

Joseph Boyden and Rawi Hage of Montreal are among five finalists announced Monday for the $50,000 Giller Prize for Canadian literature.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed top draft pick Luke Schenn to a three-year, entry-level contract, general manager Cliff Fletcher announced Tuesday.

Bridge construction on Highway 400 southbound between King Road and Teston Road in King Twp. has resulted in the closure of the right lane for [...]

An apple a day? Hand me a couple -- they are one of Mother Nature's most powerful fruits. Packed with flavour and goodness, their health [...]

There are certain consistencies at Barrie Speedway throughout the course of a season: the burning rubber, the roaring engines, the tight battles for points, the [...]

A preliminary hearing into charges that were laid following an accident that caused the death of 29-year-old Ramara resident James Tetlock began yesterday morning. [...]

It's full steam ahead for a public meeting on measures to restrict ethanol production in Barrie. City council unanimously decided last night to proceed [...]

Ontario says it will consider Cdn Cancer Society call to regulate tanning beds

The feds suspected he may have been involved with a crime syndicate and in a string of beatings.

A bizarre charge in a strange case ends after a cold night in a Toronto neighbourhood.

Cooking in the quick zappers is convenient, but can it leave your family prone to food poisoning?

The 4 per cent property tax hike would be on top of the land transfer tax.