Niagara moves from the grey-lockdown tier to red-control tier in Niagara region Monday. Photo: The Bench News illustrationNiagara headed for red tier Monday
The Niagara Region will drop into the red-control tier of the Ontario recovery framework Monday, allowing less restrictive measures. New COVID-19 cases dropped to 21 Friday in the region with 256 active cases. The move out of grey-lockdown to red-control [Read more...]- Check out today’s weather in your community:
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