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How accessible are Niagara’s politicians to the media?

How accessible are Niagara’s politicians to the media?

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Angus Scott

Niagara letters May 9: Premier’s puppets system unsustainable

Niagara letters May 9: Premier’s puppets system unsustainable
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St. Catharines Standard

Niagara Letter To The Editor

Mark Carney runs roughshod over the environment: ‘It’s worse than what Harper did’

Mark Carney runs roughshod over the environment: ‘It’s worse than what Harper did’
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St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

The World Cup was a can’t-miss proposition before Donald Trump and the U.S. got involved

The World Cup was a can’t-miss proposition before Donald Trump and the U.S. got involved

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Bruce Arthur

If politicians want to understand social media harms, they should consult the kids who face them

If politicians want to understand social media harms, they should consult the kids who face them
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St. Catharines Standard

Rick Salutin

A caution on assisted suicide: The line Canada should not cross

A caution on assisted suicide: The line Canada should not cross
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Andrew Phillips

Doug Ford’s education minister doesn’t pull any punches

Doug Ford’s education minister doesn’t pull any punches
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St. Catharines Standard

Martin Regg Cohn

More babies, more guns, lower taxes and fewer immigrants: What Alberta separatists are promising and what they can actually deliver

More babies, more guns, lower taxes and fewer immigrants: What Alberta separatists are promising and what they can actually deliver
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St. Catharines Standard

Richard Warnica

This Ontario recycling program is a bizarre relic, and Doug Ford should scrap it

This Ontario recycling program is a bizarre relic, and Doug Ford should scrap it
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St. Catharines Standard

Matt Gurney

When a doctor is stripped of his licence for sexually abusing patients but is acquitted of criminal charges

When a doctor is stripped of his licence for sexually abusing patients but is acquitted of criminal charges
yesterday 10

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

Are these three very poor African countries a lost cause?

Are these three very poor African countries a lost cause?
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St. Catharines Standard

Gwynne Dyer

A reverse Mother’s Day column

A reverse Mother’s Day column
yesterday 10

St. Catharines Standard

Lorraine Sommerfeld

Niagara letters May 8: Regional reform and centralized decision-making

Niagara letters May 8: Regional reform and centralized decision-making
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St. Catharines Standard

Niagara Letter To The Editor

Whatever his flaws, this is the reason we should be grateful for Mark Carney

Whatever his flaws, this is the reason we should be grateful for Mark Carney
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St. Catharines Standard

Robin V. Sears

Fat? Goliath looked like a Smart car with fur

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St. Catharines Standard

William Thomas

The restaurant industry’s breaking point has arrived

The restaurant industry’s breaking point has arrived
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By Sylvain Charlebois

Niagara letters May 7: Welland suffering garbage woes as well

Niagara letters May 7: Welland suffering garbage woes as well
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Niagara Letter To The Editor

Mark Carney got a good lawyer when he picked his governor general

Mark Carney got a good lawyer when he picked his governor general
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Susan Delacourt

Channelling Donald Trump is a risky move for Marit Stiles

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Martin Regg Cohn

Boy was I wrong about what it meant to be an adult

Boy was I wrong about what it meant to be an adult
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Shellene Drakes-Tull

Toronto will host the world’s investors this fall. But will any investment end up in health care, education or transit?

Toronto will host the world’s investors this fall. But will any investment end up in health care, education or transit?
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St. Catharines Standard

David Olive

Niagara letters May 6: Ford ‘takes wrecking ball’ to local democracy

Niagara letters May 6: Ford ‘takes wrecking ball’ to local democracy
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St. Catharines Standard

Niagara Letter To The Editor

Privatizing our airports won’t keep air travel affordable — just look at how Highway 407 is playing out

Privatizing our airports won’t keep air travel affordable — just look at how Highway 407 is playing out
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Linda Mcquaig

RFK Jr. is peddling conspiracy theories while the FBI rounds up scientists

RFK Jr. is peddling conspiracy theories while the FBI rounds up scientists
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St. Catharines Standard

Justin Ling

Access to the truth is getting worse

05.05.2026 5

St. Catharines Standard

Andrew Phillips

Doug Ford’s grasp of political reality is suddenly less firm

Doug Ford’s grasp of political reality is suddenly less firm
05.05.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

Martin Regg Cohn

Niagara letters May 5: There is more to the story

Niagara letters May 5: There is more to the story
05.05.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

Niagara Letter To The Editor

Niagara letters May 4: Province must take back services from municipalities

Niagara letters May 4: Province must take back services from municipalities

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Niagara Letter To The Editor

Data breach in Alberta is a big warning for democracy

Data breach in Alberta is a big warning for democracy
04.05.2026 4

St. Catharines Standard

Susan Delacourt

Doug Ford’s grasp of political reality is suddenly less firm

Doug Ford’s grasp of political reality is suddenly less firm

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04.05.2026 4

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Martin Regg Cohn

Five simple money moves that take just five minutes

Five simple money moves that take just five minutes
04.05.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

Lesley-Anne Scorgie

Ghost guns are the newest challenge in the fight against illegal weapons

Ghost guns are the newest challenge in the fight against illegal weapons
04.05.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

Rosie Dimanno

Avi Lewis wants to rebuild the NDP — starting in Toronto

Avi Lewis wants to rebuild the NDP — starting in Toronto
03.05.2026 20

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Susan Delacourt

Mark Carney has forgotten who helped get him elected

Mark Carney has forgotten who helped get him elected
02.05.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

When we restrict social media are we solving a problem or creating bigger ones?

When we restrict social media are we solving a problem or creating bigger ones?
02.05.2026 20

St. Catharines Standard

Katharine Lake Berz

Niagara letters May 2: Losing the battle with squirrels

Niagara letters May 2: Losing the battle with squirrels
02.05.2026 10

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Niagara Letter To The Editor

St. Catharines and Niagara still a ‘community on the move’

02.05.2026 10

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Angus Scott

I talked to Liberal insiders about Mark Carney’s cabinet. It seems a shuffle can’t come soon enough

I talked to Liberal insiders about Mark Carney’s cabinet. It seems a shuffle can’t come soon enough
01.05.2026 8

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Justin Ling

Carney’s ‘sovereign wealth fund’ proves Poilievre was right about one thing all along

Carney’s ‘sovereign wealth fund’ proves Poilievre was right about one thing all along
01.05.2026 7

St. Catharines Standard

Mark Mcqueen

King Charles schools Trump on democracy while the U.S. president goes to a darker place

King Charles schools Trump on democracy while the U.S. president goes to a darker place
01.05.2026 20

St. Catharines Standard

Andrew Phillips

Canada went from ‘military freeloader’ to ‘host of a proposed defence bank’ awfully quickly

Canada went from ‘military freeloader’ to ‘host of a proposed defence bank’ awfully quickly
01.05.2026 20

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Matt Gurney

Understanding the UAE’s exit from OPEC and its impact on oil markets

Understanding the UAE’s exit from OPEC and its impact on oil markets
01.05.2026 20

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Gwynne Dyer

Praising a separatist, Avi Lewis sinks to less than zero

30.04.2026 8

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Martin Regg Cohn

Here’s something even more important than reducing tariffs, and Carney should do it

Here’s something even more important than reducing tariffs, and Carney should do it
30.04.2026 9

St. Catharines Standard

Linda Mcquaig

How Doug Ford’s health laws are breaking the nurses and doctors who care for you

How Doug Ford’s health laws are breaking the nurses and doctors who care for you
30.04.2026 20

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

Art imitates life and life is bizarro

Art imitates life and life is bizarro
30.04.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

William Thomas

Niagara letters April 30: Inconsistent sentencing undermines justice system

Niagara letters April 30: Inconsistent sentencing undermines justice system
30.04.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

Niagara Letter To The Editor

King Charles’ speeches had plenty of digs at Donald Trump. Did Trump even notice?

King Charles’ speeches had plenty of digs at Donald Trump. Did Trump even notice?
29.04.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

Rosie Dimanno

French fries taste better when they’re.... stolen? Study reveals human nature anew

French fries taste better when they’re.... stolen? Study reveals human nature anew
29.04.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

Vinay Menon

The long and whining road of Nate Erskine-Smith’s Liberal leadership bid

The long and whining road of Nate Erskine-Smith’s Liberal leadership bid
29.04.2026 20

St. Catharines Standard

Martin Regg Cohn