Time "falls back" one hour this Sunday at 2 a.m.This Sunday could be one of the last times Ontario seasonally adjusts clocks by one hour
This weekend could be one of the last times Ontario seasonally switches it clocks as the province considers a move to permanent daylight savings time. On Sunday, Nov. 1, at 2 a.m. clocks will be wound back one hour to [Read more…]- Check out today’s weather in your community:
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- Lincoln man among eight people on Niagara police's DUI offence list
Criminal impaired driving offences Oct. 19 to Oct. 25 A [Read more…]
- Daily case numbers in Ontario up by 100 since yesterday, hospitalized cases up by 10; Niagara Region reports 14 new cases
Ontario is reporting 934 new COVID-19 cases today, 100 more [Read more…]
- New COVID-19 infection at Port Colborne catholic school
A Port Colborne Catholic school is the latest school to [Read more…]
- What's on in the Bench: Oct. 30-Nov.1
Here is what’s on for the weekend of Oct. 30-Nov.1. [Read more…]
- 'Stellar' grape crop in Niagara this year will produce highly prized wine
While 2020 may have caused misery on many fronts this [Read more…]
- Ontario providing $1B to support infrastructure projects across the province
The Ontario government is spending $1.05 billion to support projects [Read more…]
- Lincoln embraces civic engagement, celebrates 50 notable citizens with its wall of faces
Lincoln’s town council has recognized 50 citizens who have made [Read more…]
- Fall curbside branch collection starts Monday
Fall branch collection for Niagara Region starts on Monday, Nov. [Read more…]
- Canada surpasses 10K COVID-19 deaths as Ontario reports 834 new cases; One new death in Niagara
As Canada reports its 10,001st COVID-19 death today, Ontario is [Read more…]
- Grimsby Santa Claus parade cancelled for 2020
Grimsby has formally cancelled its annual Santa Claus Parade due [Read more…]
- Pet Adoption of the Week Round-Up
Each week The Bench News publishes profiles of pets waiting [Read more…]
- Two Wainfleet Town Hall employees test positive for COVID-19
The Township of Wainfleet confirmed that two administrative employees at [Read more…]
- Halloween 2020 less spooky with safety protocols and trick-or-treating alternatives
With Niagara currently in Stage 3, trick-or-treating is permitted this [Read more…]
- Ontario reports 827 new cases, with 300 in hospital, a first since June
Ontario reports 827 new COVID-19 cases today, a slight decrease [Read more…]
- Virtual trick or treating offers safer Halloween fun
It’s not just ghosts and ghouls that make Halloween so [Read more…]
- Ford government to release 2020 provincial budget Nov. 5
The Ontario government said it will release the 2020 Provincial [Read more…]
- MPP Oosterhoff apologizes after criticism over maskless event pictures on Facebook
Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff issued an apology today after [Read more…]
- Ontario reports new daily case record high over the weekend; Niagara Region reports numbers above 20 for the first time since September
Ontario reported 851 new COVID-19 cases today and over 2,000 [Read more…]
- Grimsby public school gets $7.2M for expansion
The Ontario government is supporting the District School Board of [Read more…]
- Niagara Region extends mask by-law to apartments and condos
Niagara Regional Council has passed an amendment to the face-covering [Read more…]
