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Port Colborne man tied to April 19 house break-in
PELHAM, Ont.—A Port Colborne man arrested Saturday is accused of the April 19 break-in at a Pelham house. Robert Johnson, 34, was charged with break, enter and commit, possession of stolen property under $5,000, fraud under $5,000 and breach of probation. An investigation by the Welland Street Crime Unit led to stolen items being recovered at a store in Welland, authorities said.
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Fireworks, free concerts to mark holiday weekend
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont.—Fireworks displays and free concerts are among the events planned this weekend in observance of Monday’s Queen Victoria Day, a holiday in Canada.
Niagara Falls
Wallenda concerned about his welcome
Nik Wallenda is practicing his wire-walk at the Seneca Niagara Casino as a thank-you to the state officials who allowed him to perform the stunt and to inject some life into a tourist city that has seen decades of decay.
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School budgets face first vote under tax cap
State's new limit on suburban districts applies to levy, which can rise more than 2 percent.
Niagara Falls
Images from wire-walk practice
High-wire daredevil Nik Wallenda did his first test walk today on the 2-inch cable he'll use in his attempt to walk across Niagara Falls next month.
Niagara Falls
High-wire test run
Wallenda begins practice at Seneca Niagara Casino as locals and tourists gather to gawk and cheer.
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3 hurt when welding crew hits natural gas pocket
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont.—Three workers suffered non-life-threatening injuries when a welding crew hit a natural gas pocket in the Ontario Power Generation’s water diversion tunnel project under the city about 11:30 a.m. Friday, the Ontario Ministry of Labour reported.
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Band’s passports stolen from van
Members of the Chicago-based band Archie Powell and the Exports had their passports, clothing and computer-related equipment stolen from their van as they shopped in an Elmwood Avenue supermarket Friday afternoon.
Business
Minimum wage debated at hearing
A state Assembly hearing in Buffalo weighed the pros and cons of the proposed minimum wage hike to $8.50, from from the current $7.25 an hour.
A visitor to the Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse on May 9 takes a photo of two rare Amorphophallus titanum or titan arum specimens, which are billed as the world's tallest plants.
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