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A third batch of whales left Marineland for aquariums south of the border on Wednesday, marking what the park called a “major milestone” in its efforts to carry out the biggest collective move of captive whales.

Homicide detectives say they have now identified the remains of a woman found during the demolition of a house in Niagara Falls, Ont., in 2023.

An 18-year-old man with alleged ties to a “gun-for-hire” network that is suspected to be behind several shooting incidents across the Greater Toronto Area has been charged in two attempted bank robberies in Niagara Region earlier this year.

A woman from Beamsville, Ont., who has been accused of stealing more than $43,000 worth of gold and silver in Pennsylvania was arrested while attempting to cross back into Canada, according to police in the United States.

Some vintners in Ontario’s popular winemaking area were in cleanup mode on Wednesday, days after major rainfalls swept through the Niagara Region and caused severe flooding. 

History is now in the making. The biggest collective move of captive whales the world has ever seen has begun. There will be multiple moves over the coming weeks and months. In the end, Canada will have no more captive whales or dolphins.

Residents of a St. Catharines, Ont. neighbourhood say they are dealing with significant flooding damage after multiple rainstorms battered the area over several days.

Seven more whales are on the move from Marineland, headed to a new home at an aquarium in the United States.

A pair of municipalities in Niagara Region, St. Catharines and Lincoln, have both declared a state of emergency due to flooding following heavy rainfall.

The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area is experiencing severe weather, with rain and thunderstorms forecasted for much of the region on Sunday.

Police have released new video of two suspects wanted for murder in connection with a fatal shooting in Niagara Falls earlier this month.

A migrant farm worker’s death on a road in Ontario’s Niagara Region is the latest in a long list of similar tragedies, advocates say as they call for urgent reforms to Canada’s seasonal worker program, from safer rural roads to the end of work permits that tie labourers to a single employer.

As U.S. President Donald Trump ratchets up his ongoing trade war with a proposed 50 per cent tariff on Canadian wine, some vintners in Ontario appear to be brushing off the threat.

Six captive belugas from Canada are now swimming in the waters of their new homes in the United States.

A third vehicle police say was being driven by two suspects wanted in connection with a fatal, “targeted” shooting in Niagara Falls has been found, however the suspects remain outstanding.