The St. Catharines Falcons appear to have solved their goaltending problem. Matt Milne, a 20-year-old Newmarket native, has solidified the position since arriving from Alberta a few weeks ago.[...]

Constable Coffee has a secret. For 27 hours in a row, Evan Lindsay pulled double-double duty at the Tim Hortons on Lake Street. The Niagara Regional Police constable was buttering bagels and slinging coffee from one morning shift right through to the next.[...]

Just like Santa, Niagara police officers can tell if motorists are being bad or good and obeying the province's month-old cellphone ban.[...]

Local Internet providers say they would have helped police crack down on child pornography with or without a new law. The proposed legislation the federal government introduced Tuesday makes it mandatory for Internet providers to report any tips they receive about child pornography on websites.[...]

St. Catharines Mayor Brian McMullan doesn't pretend to be an artist — despite childhood memories of painting pictures with his grandmother in her "art room." But it's McMullan's job to choose the winner of the city's annual juried art show, and this year he selected Ghost Trees.[...]

The beleaguered Wine Council of Ontario, which recently lost its biggest vintner members, will continue to have the support and dollars of the provincial government. Last week, Andrew Peller Ltd.[...]

Public health officials are scratching their heads over an apparent increase in Niagara women who smoke during pregnancy. It's not a big jump. Between 2006 and 2008, the number of moms-to-be who admitted smoking rose from 527 to 563, or from 13.[...]

St. Catharines councillors have approved the $38.1-million Shickluna Generating Station, including a $1-million fish ladder — in a project that will generate both power and cash for the city. At a special shareholders meeting of St.[...]

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE – Town council has decided not to make the owners of a real estate company move the temporary trailer they set up at 66 Queen St. after losing their office to a fire last month.[...]

University of Arkansas at Little Rock golf coach Wyn Norwood was hot on the heels of a prospect competing last June at the Southern Junior in Georgia. Norwood was following the player at the Reynolds Plantation and started watching St.[...]

Santa Claus and his better half are ho-ho-hoping for snow this weekend. Just a dusting — to get parade-goers in the spirit. So reveals Karen Ellison, acting communications co-ordinator for the City of St.[...]

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Santa Claus and his better half are ho-ho-hoping for snow this weekend. Just a dusting — to get parade-goers in the seasonal spirit. So reveals Karen Ellison, acting communications coordinator for the City of St.[...]

A St. Catharines man was airlifted to a Toronto hospital this morning after a car crashed into a tree in the east city. Niagara Regional Police arrived at the car crash at Windward Street and Island Road around 2:40 a.[...]

Re:Programming changes doomed NDSS(Nov. 11). In her letter, Dietlind Winter questioned the value of the performing arts courses offered at Niagara District Secondary School and wondered how "beneficial" they would be to students in preparing for their futures.[...]

ISLANDERS 4, LEAFS 3 (OT) The Maple Leafs were worried about 19-year-old first round pick John Tavares causing them the most grief last night -- not 40-year-old Rolly the Goalie.[...]

Chain letters impose on the appropriate boundaries of cyber space and are an intrusion, says Dr. Judy Orloff. "Mark them as spam and delete them. Or you can respond to 'reply all' and ask people not to send them anymore.[...]

Rex avoided capture and eluded many searchers in his 17 days on the lam. But in the end, he knew when it was time to come home. On Nov. 4, the Rhodesian ridgeback bolted from his owner, Ernest Biktimirov, after both were struck by a vehicle at White Oaks Conference Resort and Spa.[...]

With a freshly stocked and painted boutique only days old, Cheri O'Reilly-Ventresca is feeling upbeat about her second foray into retail business.[...]

Holding annual general meetings could help the Niagara Parks Commission regain the public's confidence, a government report says. It's an idea chairman Jim Williams said he pitched when consultants prepared the report in the spring.[...]