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- Ontario reports 2,998 new COVID-19 cases with 100 new deaths; Niagara reports 152 with five new deathsThe Ontario government reported 2,998 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing [Read more...]
- Niagara Public Health now reporting vaccine doses delivered in new COVID-19 data dashboardAn update to the Niagara Region COVID-19 web dashboard on [Read more...]
- Brock University and Labour College of Canada enter into a partnershipBrock University and the Labour College of Canada have entered [Read more...]
- Ontario reports 3,326 new COVID-19 cases with 62 new deaths; Niagara Region reports 136 with three new deathsThe Ontario government reported 3,326 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing [Read more...]
- Mixed guidance from West Niagara municipalities on provincial stay at home orderWest Niagara towns are reacting in a variety of ways [Read more...]
- Province issues emergency alert on new stay-at-home order now in effectTORONTO — Ontarians have received emergency alerts on their cellphones, [Read more...]
- Ontario expanding COVID-19 immunizations to seniors, frontline workersThe Ontario government will immunize up to 8.5 million people [Read more...]
- Niagara Region COVID-19 deaths surpass 200, as it reports 190 new casesNiagara Region reported nine new COVID-19 deaths today. In total, [Read more...]
- Students with special educational needs returned to Niagara classrooms MondaySince Monday, students with special educational needs have been back [Read more...]
- Pet Adoption of the Week - Hugo and Twinkle ToesEach week The Bench News publishes profiles of pets waiting [Read more...]
- A look at new restrictions under Ontario’s stay-at-home orderTORONTO — Ontario has declared a state of emergency and [Read more...]
- Ford government tightens restrictions on lockdown and issues stay-at-home orderTORONTO - The Ontario government has declared a second provincial [Read more...]
- First doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Niagara RegionThe first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were delivered [Read more...]
- Ontario reports 2,903 COVID-19 new cases; Niagara Region reports 120Ontario government reported 2,903 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the [Read more...]
- CCWN receives $20K grant for food for its clientsCommunity Care of West Niagara has received $20,000 to help [Read more...]
- Ontario to announce new COVID-19 measures, release updated projections todayOTTAWA — The Ontario government is expected to announce new [Read more...]
- Lincoln's online initiative garners award finalist statusThe Town of Lincoln's online shopping initiative has been named [Read more...]
- Niagara flower growers blooming with optimism into 2021 growing season after pandemic wiltGrowing flowers may not seem like tough business, but as [Read more...]
- Delayed arrival of migrant workers causing worry among some Niagara greenhouse growersNew requirements of air travellers to provide proof of a [Read more...]
- Grimsby's Main Street businesses hope to bounce back in 2021There is no doubt that 2020 was a challenging year [Read more...]
- Niagara music scene hopes 2021 will end on a high noteSammy Jackson was hoping 2020 would be a year full [Read more...]
- Niagara’s municipal leaders call for increased municipal role in vaccine rolloutNiagara’s mayors and the Regional Chair say the Region is [Read more...]
- Ontario lockdown may not lift at the end of January: FordTORONTO — Ontario’s current lockdown may need to be extended [Read more...]
- Ontario and Niagara Region report new daily records with 4,249 cases in the province and 196 cases in the regionOntario government reported a new daily record high of 4,249 [Read more...]
- School in-class shutdown extended for two more weeks for elementary studentsThe Ford government has extended in-class school closures and the [Read more...]
- School announcement coming today as virus rates rise in children: FordTORONTO — Ontario is set to announce later on Thursday [Read more...]
- Ontario physician out as hospital CEO after Dominican holiday travelST. CATHARINES, Ont. — A physician who travelled internationally over [Read more...]
- Ontario's reports new daily record of 3,519 cases with 89 deaths; Niagara Region reports 138 with no new deathsOntario government reported a new daily record high of 3,519 [Read more...]
- Niagara farmers building online presence throughout pandemicFrom small local farms to major flower distributors, Niagara’s farm [Read more...]
- Pet Adoption of the Week - NortonEach week The Bench News publishes profiles of pets waiting [Read more...]
- Students in Niagara greeted with confusion and technical adversity after holiday breakThe first week of online learning for Niagara students has [Read more...]
- Ontario surpasses 200,000 cases, as hospitalizations rise; Niagara Region death count jumps by 29Ontario surpassed 200,000 total cases as it reported 3,266 new [Read more...]
- Voluntary pilot program will support COVID-19 detectionTORONTO — The Ontario government is launching a new innovative, [Read more...]
- What happens to all those discarded Christmas trees?Real Christmas trees were in demand this year, as more [Read more...]
- Vaccine supply for Niagara to start next weekNiagara communities will be receiving shipments of the COVID-19 vaccines [Read more...]
- Lower yields as challenging season comes to close for Niagara corn growersThe end of the year makes for long days as [Read more...]
- 'A year like no other:' Out of the Cold pushes through pandemic seasonAs the winter season rolls in, Niagara’s Out of the [Read more...]
- Ontario's seven-day average above 3,000 as it reports 3,128 new COVID-19 cases; Niagara Region reports 89Ontario government reported 3,128 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing [Read more...]
- Ontario reports 8,803 COVID-19 cases on the weekend as Saturday sets recordOntario reported 3,270 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, just slightly [Read more...]
- West Niagara to start the New Year with freezing rainIt looks like the beginning of 2021 will be welcomed [Read more...]
- Victims of Niagara Region COVID-19 death spike are 'our most vulnerable fellow citizens': HirjiNiagara Region has seen two spikes in its COVID-19 death [Read more...]
- Ontario daily COVID-19 cases surpass 3,000; Cases in the Niagara Region remain under 100Ontario government reported another new single-day record with 3,328 new [Read more...]
- COVID positive person had contact with three Niagara Catholic schools, including one in GrimsbyA person with a connection to three Niagara Catholic schools, [Read more...]
