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Sad day for workers at Edscha   Share  
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The courts will probably end up having to sort it out when it comes to the issue of severance pay for those workers who have lost their jobs at the Edscha plant in Niagara Falls, but where does that leave other workers in Canada who might find themselves in a similar situation sometime in the [more]
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Review editor talking Tour de France on CBC  Share 
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Review sports editor Dan Dakin will be talking about the Tour de France live on CBC Newsworld at 7:45 a.m. Saturday. [more]
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Glumac going back to Montreal  Share  
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Leading the Hamilton Bulldogs in scoring has earned Mike Glumac another contract with the Montreal Canadiens. [more]
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Nearly 4,000 got on the GO  Share 
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Mayor Ted Salci said he’s impressed with the response to GO Transit’s new weekend and holiday train service between Niagara Falls and Toronto. [more]
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Hudak victory changes Niagara landscape- COLUMN  Share 
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Even if you’re an Ottawa Senators fan, you’d be kind of impressed if your neighbour became the captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs. That explains the buzz last week in Niagara when Tim Hudak – born and raised in Fort Erie – became the leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party. [more]
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Company, supervisor fined for health and safety violations  Share 
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FORT ERIE – A Fort Erie chemical manufacturer has been fined $70,000 for health and safety violations stemming from an October 2006 incident that left one of its workers with serious injuries. [more]
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Border guards win praise for largest cocaine seizure  Share 
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Canada Border Services Agency officers in Fort Erie have earned the thanks of the federal Conservative government for their role in what's being called the largest cocaine seizure at the Canadian side of the Niagara border to date. [more]
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Parks Commission looking for Canada's next great band  Share  
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A new music competition this summer is dangling a huge carrot in front of hungry bands: A chance to play New Year’s Eve in Niagara Falls. So far, about 200 bands from across Canada and New York State are leaping at the chance, and the cream of the crop is heading to Niagara Falls. [more]
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Teen's passage to India  Share  
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At a time when most people were fresh off Canada Day celebrations, Joanna Klimczak was preparing for an 19-day mission trip to India. The 18-year-old A.N. Myer student left Friday for the region of Udaipur, where she will help build a school while integrating herself with locals. [more]
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Dancevic home for summer tuneup  Share   
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Without any fanfare or spectators Frank and Monika Dancevic were knocking tennis balls back and forth like any other members at White Oaks Thursday. The two siblings -Frank, 24, and Monika, 22 -could be the best tennis-playing brother and sister combo ever in Canada. [more]
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Weekly entertainment listings  Share 
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Entertainment listings for Niagara's communities, July 3 to July 9 Nightlife 4TRIPLE5 CAFE AND WINE BAR: Karaoke with Moe V., Wednesdays, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.; Live jazz, Saturdays, 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. 4555 Queen St. [more]
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Year One  Share 
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Director: Harold Ramis Starring: Jack Black, Michael Cera, David Cross Running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes Aaron says: One-and-a-half out of five winks Early on in Year One, Harold Ramis's biblical farce, Jack Black says "just give it a minute, let it work on you. [more]
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Machinery removed from Edscha: Watch the video  Share  
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It hurt them just to watch. As machinery was being removed from the Edscha of Canada plant in Niagara Falls on Thursday, one worker described it like having your teeth pulled out without being given anything for the pain. [more]
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Dancevic's choice  Share 
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It was a decision Frank Dancevic had a hard time making, but he said it was his choice not to represent Canada in the upcoming Davis Cup tie in Peru. [more]
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Canadian ball player Jason Bay's American now  Share 
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-Canadian left-fielder Jason Bay married an American, has two American daughters and makes his living playing America's pastime. Now, the Boston Red Sox player he can say he's an American, too. The 30-year-old from Trail, B. [more]
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Hudak rallies renters against harmonized tax plan  Share 
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Newly-minted Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak says he wants renters to hop on his anti-harmonized sales tax bandwagon, pointing to a study that says it could add up to $320 a year to the cost of a $1,000-a-month apartment. [more]
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John Boyd's sad songs come to an end  Share 
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John Boyd has been one of the city's best kept secrets. And he isn't happy about it. Frustrated with a local music scene he feels only supports a handful of artists, the 39-year-old says he's tired of toiling in the shadows. [more]
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Count your blessings  Share 
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Dear Robin: How does one manage to stay upbeat and positive these days? We are in the middle of a recession, and everything on the news seems to be bad and getting worse all the time. You can't turn around without hearing about murders and other heinous crimes. [more]
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Canada rates a 10 in the good books  Share 
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Here are 10 good things about Canada in 2009. * Universal health care. Problems? We got 'em. Wait times. Spiralling costs. An aging population. But if you have a medical emergency in Canada you can go to any hospital and they will treat you, without first taking down your credit card data. [more]
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David Wilcox, The Trews to rock Fort Erie festival  Share 
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-When it comes to the Friendship Festival, free concerts still rule. Last year, 10,000 people jammed Mather Arch to see Vancouver's Theory of a Deadman. [more]
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New parking pass should prevent fishing for change  Share 
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Fumbling for change for the parking meter could be a thing of the past for Niagara Falls residents now that the city is introducing a year-long "convenience pass." Real estate broker John Campisano was the first person to buy one of the new passes from city hall. [more]
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