Police are searching for a knife-wielding bandit who robbed a St. Catharines convenience store Friday afternoon. A man fled the Avondale at 296 Ontario St. with an unspecified amount of cash just before 6 p.[...]

A St. Catharines man and woman are facing charges after police seized drugs in a Gerrard Street raid Friday afternoon. Niagara Regional Police said investigators netted an estimated $5,100 worth of marijuana and prescription medication in the bust, along with $1,400 in cash.[...]

Our cameras landed on the pristine white sand beach before we did, packed with towels aboard a cooler. Swimming from the boat was the only way to reach the secluded shore for our expensive gear, our lunch and ourselves.[...]

The widow of slain Huron OPP Const. Vu Pham fought tears as she forgave her husband's killer and urged others to do the same.[...]

The fans got their money's worth, but John Tavares broke their hearts. Tavares scored on a one-timer off a beautiful pass from Mark Steenhuis of St. Catharines just 25 seconds into overtime, ending a thrilling 11-10 Buffalo Bandits win over the Rock Friday night at the Air Canada Centre.[...]

P eter Kormos knows a thing or two about the value of stinging criticism. In the heady days of the NDP government, the Welland MPP was ostracized by the ruling elite of his own party (read Bob Rae, now a Liberal elite) for being just a tad outspoken at the cabinet table.[...]

Justin Moore has no recollection of the few seconds that nearly wiped him out. The life-altering episode is just a dark hole in his now-patchy memory, book-ended by a carefree night out with a buddy and the startling reality of emerging from a coma three weeks later in a hospital bed.[...]

ROD MAWHOOD Special to The Standard Usually when a team allows only one goal on the opening day of a tournament, they'll have a perfect record to show for it. That wasn't the case, however, for the St.[...]

It's mission accomplished for Denis Morris High School wrestler Marissa Sorrell. The 18-year-old Grade 12 student recently won her second straight Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Association gold in the 67.[...]

It may only be 60 minutes of your life, but a local sleep expert said when the clocks are set back this weekend, you're still going to feel it. And the change, Dr. Kimberly Cote says, is going to affect irregular sleepers more than those already sleeping and rising like, well, clockwork.[...]

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The saints — the St. Denis School's Saints in Motion team, that is — will go marching into the FIRST LEGO League's world championship next month, all the way to Atlanta, Ga.[...]

Every time a grape grower walks through his door lately, Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor hears another heartbreaking story. Plenty of growers are telling him tales of how hard it's been to sell their grapes in recent years.[...]

By Rick VanSickle It's fun taking part in the many tastings that are held in Niagara. There's always something new to discover and, every so often, a wine comes along that just totally blows you away.[...]

Tina L. Vale is certain she'll be able to open a residence for disabled youths sometime this year. She just needs to figure out how to pay for it. Vale is stockpiling the money necessary to purchase a residence somewhere in St.[...]

WINGHAM, Ont.— "Dear Daddy, you are the best daddy in the world," the tiny voice said over the loudspeaker.[...]

For a small group of students at Brock University, homelessness isn't just an abstract concept. For five days next week, it will become their reality.[...]

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A Niagara-on-the-Lake is facing charges in two break-ins Niagara Regional Police said the break-ins occurred at separate addresses on Lakeshore Road, but didn't provide details on where or when they happened.[...]

Two men are facing numerous drug charges after a raid by Niagara Regional Police Friday that followed a seven-month investigation. Police said a search of a Clayburn Avenue residence in St. Catharines netted heroin, cocaine and marijuana worth an estimated $100,000 and more than $5,000 cash.[...]