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Rush cuts cheque for St. Catharines memorial to Neil Peart stcatharinesstandard.ca/ente… via @stcatstandard

Rush cuts cheque for St. Catharines memorial to drummer Neil Peart

Peart’s former bandmates and fans have raised the $1 million needed for a planned Lakeside Park installation.

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Cash-strapped HHS cuts 413 jobs including 143 nurses stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Hamilton Health Sciences cuts 413 jobs including 143 nurses

Hamilton's largest hospital network projecting $150-million deficit

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The Latest: Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from White House over their coverage stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

The Latest: Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House over their coverage

President Donald Trump said Friday that he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatened that more such

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Trump says his son’s wedding party being bankrolled by a Russian oligarch is ‘totally allowed’ stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Trump says his son’s wedding party being bankrolled by a Russian oligarch is ‘totally allowed’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday defended his son's recent wedding party being partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch, but also said he'd been told the money would

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Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions bill, aiming to choke off funds for Moscow in Ukraine war stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions bill, aiming to choke off funds for Moscow in Ukraine war

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy that is meant to punish and

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Who are masked rock sensations Angine de Poitrine? As they vie for a prestigious Canadian music prize, we find out stcatharinesstandard.ca/ente… via @stcatstandard

Angine de Poitrine is taking over the music world, one polka dot at a time

With their tactile, handcrafted aesthetic and defiantly human live performances, the Quebec experimental music act is an antidote to the slick AI era.

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Trump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster U.S. military presence in Greenland stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Trump has a deal to build US military presence in Greenland while leaving island in Denmark’s hands

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland.

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Joe Brady's aggressive approach to Bills offence validated in Josh Allen's production through 2 wins #BillsMafia #NFL stcatharinesstandard.ca/spor… via @stcatstandard

Joe Brady’s aggressive approach to Bills offense validated in Josh Allen’s production through 2 wins

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Joe Brady was so eager to get Josh Allen on the field, the Bills rookie head coach elected to take the ball — rather than

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One thing that hasn’t changed in 250 years: Americans’ willingness to get suckered stcatharinesstandard.ca/busi… via @stcatstandard

One thing that hasn’t changed in 250 years: Americans’ willingness to get suckered

NEW YORK (AP) — America: land of possibility. And also: land of suckers.

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Smiles and 'big wide eyes': Niagara Falls Night of Art marks 15 years with a packed Exchange stcatharinesstandard.ca/ente… via @stcatstandard

Niagara Falls Night of Art so successful it should have longer hours, organizer suggests

Nearly 2,000 people took in four hours of music, painting, improv and more at The Exchange culture hub that started at 6 p.m.

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Mark Carney calls busy summer 'just the warm-up' ahead of Parliament's return stcatharinesstandard.ca/poli… via @stcatstandard

Mark Carney says fall legislation will be among Canada’s ‘most consequential’ in decades

Carney convened his Liberal caucus for the first time since the collapse of trade negotiations with the U.S., an investment summit and three byelection victories.

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'We couldn't save anything': St. Catharines Harvest Barn remains closed after water main break, flooding stcatharinesstandard.ca/busi… via @stcatstandard

St. Catharines Harvest Barn remains closed after water main break, flooding

Owner of Harvest Barn in St. Catharines committed to 'very strong' comeback after completion of flood damage repairs.

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Myles Ward rules Welland County Speedway with 3 titles and 16 wins in dominant 2026 season stcatharinesstandard.ca/spor… via @stcatstandard

Myles Ward rules Welland County Speedway with 3 titles and 16 wins

Brandon Seguin, Jameson Andrews and Justin Crumb also swept their respective divisions as Welland County Speedway crowned champions across 19 classes at the Fall Classic.

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Niagara-on-the-Lake will spend $425,000 to improve its drainage system stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Niagara-on-the-Lake spending $425K to improve drainage

Prompted by summer flooding, the strategy includes new mapping and cleaning out ditches.

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2 accused of drug trafficking after more than $15K in narcotics seized in Niagara Falls stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Drugs, including nearly $12K in fentanyl, seized in Niagara Falls

In all four people were arrested, including two on outstanding warrants.

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Toronto man latest to be charged after Niagara drug investigation seizes $100K in cocaine, $48K cash stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Toronto man arrested arrested in Niagara after $100K in cocaine seized in Thorold

A Mississauga man and a Welland woman were previously arrested. More than $48,000 in cash was also seized in Welland

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Ottawa mayoral candidate charged for alleged death threats against Sutcliffe, Ford stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Ottawa mayoral candidate charged for alleged death threats against Sutcliffe, Ford

OTTAWA - Ottawa mayoral candidate Geoffrey Nicholas Griplas has been charged with harassment and threats to cause death related to online posts about Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Ottawa Mayor

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Terry Fox dined with inmates at Gravenhurst’s Beaver Creek prison — his legacy has now raised $1 billion stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Terry Fox once dined with inmates at a Gravenhurst prison

Terry Fox dined with inmates at the Gravenhurst prison in 1980. Now the Foundation has surpassed $1 billion. This is the story behind the Marathon of Hope and Ontario communities he joined along the...

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Record diesel prices could drive grocery costs in Ontario higher this fall, experts warn stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Why record diesel prices mean higher grocery bills for Canadians

Canadian experts warn record diesel prices will push grocery costs higher this fall — and a commodity supercycle driven by El Niño and counter tariffs could keep prices elevated into 2027.

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Niagara Falls candidates playing 'tattletale' over election signs, says city clerk stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

'A game of tattletaling': Niagara Falls candidates fighting over lawn signs

Election signs only went up a week ago, but Niagara Falls city hall is already fielding a flood of complaints — mostly from candidates ratting out their rivals. The city clerk says the city is doing...

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