After nearly 20 months of its land ports of entry being closed off to all non-essential travel, the United States will once again allow Canadians to drive across the border for discretionary purposes.
Starting next month, fully vaccinated travellers from Canada and Mexico will be permitted to enter the U.S. via land or ferry crossing for the first time since March 2020.
Ahead of its October 2021 meeting on Thursday, Niagara College’s board of governors announced the election of its new chair and vice-chair, along with the appointment of four new members.
The provincial government is taking tangible steps to reduce the significant backlog of drivers trying to complete licencing requirements by opening additional road test locations.
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Recent developments in Atlantic Canada’s oil and gas sector are giving the region a boost, providing a more positive outlook as the industry moves out of recent challenging times.
Some recently released population data from Statistics Canada showed some interesting trends for the migration of Canadians among the provinces, and potentially worrisome developments for some parts of the country.
A significant new global alliance – involving our country’s traditionally closest allies – was announced mid-September and nobody in the Canadian Government knew anything about it.
On Sunday, Oct. 10, Niagara lost one of its leading citizens in Sandie Bellows.
Bellows, who at the time of her passing was chair of the Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) and regional councillor for St. Catharines, had quietly and courageously battled cancer for the last few years, all while continuing to serve the public.
“Niagara has suffered a great loss with Sandie’s passing,” said NPC vice-chair and friend April Jeffs. “She was a true leader and her hard work and dedication in achieving significant goals throughout her career such as the new power station and her work with the Canada Summer Games will be her legacy. She was a wonderful mentor and friend and will be missed by so many.”
On Wednesday last week, the Ford government announced the allocation of $270 million this fiscal year to help Ontario’s long-term care (LTC) homes address staffing needs.
As the puck gets set to drop on another NHL season, four Niagara based players share their thoughts on their new teams and discuss mental health after Robin Lehner’s comments, and the Carey Price situation this past week.
The world’s most important but least appreciated energy source is natural gas.
Leading up to the Thanksgiving weekend, it was hard not to notice the sky-high prices for gasoline as many people travelled to family gatherings for the holiday.
Erin O’Toole is here to stay, whether you like it or not.
Last week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government kicked off next June’s election campaign with the traditional government Throne Speech.
