The hottest holiday toy is coming to Niagara in a few weeks. Zhu Zhu Pets, the electronic hamsters that have flown off shelves in the United States, is expected to be at the St. Catharines Toys R Us store in early December.[...]

The AIDS Niagara flag was raised above city hall this morning to kick off AIDs Awareness Week. About a dozen people watched as St.[...]

A family's Rhodesian ridgeback has been found after going missing for 17 days. On Saturday, Rex was located at Fireman's Park in Niagara Falls after it bolted from Ernest Biktimirov at White Oaks Conference Resort and Spa on Nov.[...]

In Hollywood, there are no small parts, just evil actors. "We had to tone Dakota (Fanning) down," deadpans Michael Sheen about his co-star in The Twilight Saga: New Moon. "Her natural personality is too evil and we had to tone down the volume on the evil.[...]

Dear Robin: Recently I started dating one of my brother's friends and my brother doesn't like it at all. This guy is 20 and I'm 16. We really like each other and I don't understand why my brother is mad at me.[...]

A man who attempted to rob the clerk at the Central Variety Convenience store at 5433 Victoria Ave., on Sunday night had to leave empty handed. Police say a suspect entered the store at about 6:20 p.[...]

Temperatures in Niagara this month have been more than 3 C warmer than normal, and the region has experienced nearly 70 per cent more sunshine, says Environment Canada's senior climatologist.[...]

A female has been charged with robbery in connection with an incident that occurred outside a convenience store on Montrose Road Friday night. Police were called to the Busy Bee convenience store shortly after 7 p.[...]

Christmas shopping ideas will be abundant when more than 50 artisans and crafters put their work out for sale at the Art by the Falls Christmas festival. Artists will showcase oil paintings, wood carvings, photography and stained glass.[...]

An 81-year-old St. Catharines man was listed in serious but stable condition after being hit by a car at his own home, a police report states. Niagara paramedics were called to the home Saturday at 8:05 a.[...]

Dozens of people jammed into city council chambers and spilled out into the lobby of city hall Tuesday night to express their opposition to the city’s proposed new animal control bylaw, saying that as it’s written it will create a secretive black market for the selling of exotic animals.

The owner of a derelict property on Queenston Street which has led to a more than 60-signature petition to city hall has been given a month to decide what to do with it.

Kathleen and Bill Thorsen always had a love for older homes. Which is why the Port Colborne couple fell in love with an old stone home at 44 King St. 15 years ago.

Patti Fagan’s Cafe on Main experience is growing. The award-winning entrepreneur is opening a second location in Fonthill on South Pelham Road, a location that will feature the same coffee, food and commitment to culture and the arts that made her first store in Welland such a success.

A feature film currently in production is once again looking for Niagara residents who want the chance to see themselves on the big screen.

Normally it's one team making a race to perfection. This year in the NFL, it's a perfection race.[...]

Michael Jackson's famous white glove sold for $350,000 US at a memorabilia auction Saturday, soaring far past pre-sale estimates, while a black jacket he wore during a 1989 world tour fetched $225,000.[...]

To help Canadian troops overseas enjoy the comforts of home, St. John Bosco Church has recently gathered up donations from the community.[...]

Bald tires and cracked windshields may be telltale signs of an unsafe vehicle and Niagara OPP were on the lookout for those signs and more this past weekend. "I pick a weekend every year and I chose this one to conduct a wreck check program," said Niagara OPP Const.[...]

Dear Robin:Recently I started dating one of my brother's friends and my brother doesn't like it at all. This guy is 20 and I'm 16. We really like each other and I don't understand why my brother is mad at me.[...]

Accused double murderer Christopher Little drugged and apparently sexually assaulted his wife Julie Crocker while she was unconscious, but a botched police search meant that a jury never saw this evidence.

Few of those feeling angst and shame over the mistreatment of Afghan detainees have paused to recall how this mess originated.

Loud yelling, five or six gunshots and then screams shattered the early-morning quiet as a man collapsed, dying on the pavement in front of a Bay St. condo tower early Sunday.

It was a Scorpio birthday bash, a celebration for half a dozen men born under that sign of the zodiac.

After a successful double lung transplant, Natalia Ritchie was breathing with new lungs Sunday.

The Ministry of the Attorney General says it still views Ontario's street racing law as constitutional, despite a provincial court ruling in Newmarket last week.

Some ethnic communities are at higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, but a new research project in Toronto hopes to prevent the risk from becoming reality.

The Opposition walked out of the Ontario legislature en masse Monday to protest the government's refusal to hold public hearings on its bill to create a 13 per cent harmonized sales tax.

Toronto police are investigating the possible abduction of a young woman from outside a hotel near Pearson International Airport.

The federal Conservative government plans to introduce new legislation this week requiring internet service providers to take a more active role in reporting child pornography to police, CBC News has learned.

The Opposition walked out of the Ontario legislature en masse Monday to protest the government's refusal to hold public hearings on its bill to create a 13 per cent harmonized sales tax.

More than 1,300 homeless people across Canada will be provided housing as part of a massive four-year project to study the link between mental health and homelessness.

A ship that was stuck in the St. Lawrence River for five days has finally been freed.

Four people will appear in court on Monday to face charges related to a seven-hour standoff at an Ottawa hotel over the weekend.

U.S. company Ciena Corp. is the winning bidder for Nortel Networks' optical networking and carrier ethernet businesses.

What's on at council tonight: * Gayle Rushton of the Earth Hour Festival committee will make a certificate presentation to the city.[...]

MISSISSAUGA - Peel Regional Police say a toddler who fell several storeys at Pearson International Airport has died. Const. Jodi Dawson says "this was an unfortunate accident". She says that the boy's death Sunday night is not considered suspicious and there was no foul play involved.[...]

Mackenzie Allan could sing the lyrics to O Canada before he could even talk. So it's only fitting that the 13-year-old autistic boy, who lives in south Barrie, will be one of 12,000 people to carry the Olympic torch in the coming weeks leading up to the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.[...]

Remember Devo ofWhip It fame? Well, the 1970s New Wave band will release its first studio album in 20 years, tentatively titledFresh,in 2010 and launch a new tour starting with a date at Coachella Music Festival in April.[...]

If you believe senior Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin, the Conservative government turned a blind eye to the abuse of Afghan prisoners for more than a year while publicly feigning ignorance of the problem.[...]