3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (137+ words) Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s open to the idea of involuntary addiction treatment. Ontario’s Big City Mayors group recently repeated a request to the province to review existing mental health laws with the idea of expanding involuntary treatment. The…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (278+ words) Ontario Premier Doug Ford has unveiled changes to his cabinet today and a Niagara MPP is getting his first portfolio. Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff will serve as the new Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, replacing MPP Trevor Jones,…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (94+ words) A man has been charged following a random stabbing in Hamilton. Hamilton Police say it happened around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday near the area of Main Street West and Frid Street. A 16-year-old boy was stabbed and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (283+ words) Two Hamilton residents are facing a series of drug and weapons charges after police say a 3D-printed firearm and silencer were among the items seized during an investigation in east Hamilton. Hamilton Police say the investigation began earlier this year…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (160+ words) More of Marineland’s whales are on the move. According to former employee turned activist, Phil Demers, some remaining beluga whales will be removed from the now-closed theme park in Niagara Falls. He says they will be relocated to better homes…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (352+ words) Enhanced waste collection in St. Catharines after the floods is now moving to targeted pickups. This is the final week for enhanced city-wide, take-all, curbside collection of flood-related waste. For residents who are still working through cleanup or insurance claims,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (239+ words) Town of Lincoln officials attending AMO say they have been told the Ford government is committed to helping flood victims. Officials from St. Catharines and Lincoln attended meetings at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference with provincial representatives Monday....