Paul Forsyth

Agency saw double digit growth in travellers from Europe, Japan, South Korea last year

Muslim families are being encouraged to not bury their loved ones at a cemetery in Thorold, Ont., by a leader in their community who says the city's steps to accommodate Muslim burial practices don't go far enough. Thorold politicians tweaked the city's cemetery policy on June 2 so that burial plots within an existing, open area of the cemetery can be orientated to face the holy city of Mecca as Muslim faith requires.

Well, you wouldn't expect Steve Clarke to revel in his team's newfound scoring habit when there is a show of defensive discipline to appreciate… would you?

People have a unique opportunity to explore some of St. Catharines, Ont.,'s most iconic buildings, infrastructure and communities this weekend, as the Doors Open event pulls back the curtain on 19 sites. The Saturday event offers free public tours.

Rhythm Automotive Canada has been a fixture in St. Catharines, Ont., for 97 years and looks good to be around for at least a few more now that the company has given the plant a vote of confidence with an investment of nearly $80 million coming. The company makes steering and suspension parts, many of which are sent to customers such as Ford and Toyota in the United States.

Dozens of trees broken along popular trail linking city's north and south ends along hydro canal

Niagara Region's public health department must be formally involved in the environmental assessment, cleanup and redevelopment at the former General Motors property on Ontario Street in St. Catharines, says a regional councillor from that city. Haley Bateman plans to bring a motion requiring public health's environmental division to ensure the old industrial site is being redeveloped responsibly.

Police arrested man and woman after investigation at Welland, Ont., home on Wednesday

A 42-year-old Thorold, Ont., man faces a charge of mischief under $5,000, police say, after a Pride flag flying outside of a Thorold school was damaged.

The fate of deer and elk at the now-closed Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., is uncertain, with an animal rights organization warning some of them could be bound for slaughterhouses, and urging provincial and federal officials to take action.