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INSIDE THE VILLAGE: What you really need to know about school cellphone 'ban'

INSIDE THE VILLAGE: What you really need to know about school cellphone 'ban'

This week on the podcast: The Ford government has announced a 'comprehensive' crackdown on student cellphone use. We ask a leading expert if the new rules will actually make a difference
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BEYOND LOCAL: Sourdough under the microscope reveals microbes cultivated over generations

BEYOND LOCAL: Sourdough under the microscope reveals microbes cultivated over generations

Sourdough is the oldest kind of leavened bread in recorded history, and people have been eating it for thousands of years
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Thorold Tim Hortons celebrates Smile Cookie campaign

Thorold Tim Hortons celebrates Smile Cookie campaign

On Friday morning, Tim Hortons on Ormond St. celebrated their participation in the Smile Cookie campaign; 'Come get your cookies and spread smiles throughout the Region'
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Smile and say canola! Beaverloch Farms hosts photo event fundraiser

Smile and say canola! Beaverloch Farms hosts photo event fundraiser

All funds raised will go to the Niagara Children’s Centre
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Thorold Tunnel construction enters next phase

Thorold Tunnel construction enters next phase

The West-bound lanes will be closed every evening, from 7:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
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Summer musical lineup announced for Welland's Concerts on the Canal

Summer musical lineup announced for Welland's Concerts on the Canal

The series begins on June 21
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Second-degree murder charge laid in St. Catharines homicide investigation

Second-degree murder charge laid in St. Catharines homicide investigation

Police have also identified the victims in the case
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Niagara College’s Food & Beverage Innovation Centre to receive $200K

Niagara College’s Food & Beverage Innovation Centre to receive $200K

Support will help deliver services to small- and medium-sized enterprises to de-risk innovation in new beverage product development
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Regional councillors discuss value of speed cameras

Regional councillors discuss value of speed cameras

'People need to be hit in the pocket book when they speed,' said NOTL Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa
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COLUMN: How to take familiar outing and make it new again

COLUMN: How to take familiar outing and make it new again

While some people have descended into the world-class Niagara Gorge just once, I have been more than 100 times, easily. Yet there is never an inkling of boredom
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