The Niagara Regional Police Service said its officers will not conduct random vehicle stops after the Ontario government expanded police powers Friday to enforce new stay-at-home order rules.
Public health experts are raising their eyebrows at Ontario’s decision to restrict outdoor gatherings, saying the latest evidence suggests the measures won’t do much to cut down on COVID-19 transmission.
The surging COVID-19 caseload has Ontario “on its heels,” prompting the urgent need for tougher measures to regain control of the deteriorating situation.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his government announced the most extreme lockdown measures yet since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic today. They include a wide-ranging series of new restrictions that will extend police power and further restrict movements of …
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Ontario reports 4,812 new COVID-19 cases with 25 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 154 cases with no new deaths.
A 38-year-old man has been charged after police in Niagara Region allege he sexually assaulted a woman in her 80s in the town of Lincoln.
West Lincoln Mayor David Bylsma received a summons yesterday for him to appear in court after attending and speacking at a anti-lockdown rally last weekend.
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Ontario reports 4,736 new COVID-19 cases with 29 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 222 cases with one new death.
A Welland woman reported threats from a man armed with a handgun yesterday. It resulted in the arrest of two men in a Grimsby store.
