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The St. Catharines Standard @StCatStandard

News organization focusing on Niagara, Ontario. Tweets from website, reporters.

Joined January 2009
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Ryan Reynolds and Mike Myers among the stars at Canada's first home World Cup match stcatharinesstandard.ca/spor… via @stcatstandard

Ryan Reynolds and Mike Myers among the stars at Canada’s first home World Cup match

TORONTO (AP) — Cyle Larin’s goal not only saved the World Cup opener for Canada on Friday, it gave a bunch of Canadian celebrities a reason to stomp and shout.

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How long can you freeze chicken? An Ontario Redditor tests the limits by eating 12-year-old chicken wings stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Think your frozen meat is too old to eat? An Ontario Reddit user just put it to the ultimate test

An Ontario Redditer who found 12-year-old chicken wings ate them. Here’s what food safety experts say about how long you should keep meat in the freezer.

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New UFO files describe spinning discs, glowing orbs and one object shaped like a potato stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

New UFO files describe spinning discs, glowing orbs and one object shaped like a potato

WASHINGTON (AP) — One was a rotating disc that sent out beams of light. Another was a shining red orb of a hue the observer had never seen before. Then

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As UFOs go mainstream, the jury is out on what the existence of alien life might mean for religion stcatharinesstandard.ca/life… via @stcatstandard

As UFOs go mainstream, the jury is out on what the existence of alien life might mean for religion

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In “Disclosure Day,” out Friday, Steven Spielberg is once again inviting audiences to ponder the existence of extraterrestrial life — and the implications it would have

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The 'world's sweetest mangoes' landed in Canada for the first time this June, and you might find them at some Ontario grocery stores starting this weekend stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

This Ontario grocery store may have the 'world's sweetest mangoes' in stock this weekend

The world’s sweetest mangoes are finally here in Canada, but they come with a premium price tag. Philippine Consul Katrina Isabelle Borja-Martin explains the factors that influenced its price, what’s...

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Judge disciplined for sex in chambers and lying to investigators apologizes for 'offensive conduct' stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Judge disciplined for sex in chambers and lying to investigators apologizes for ‘offensive conduct’

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge who was disciplined after an investigation found that she had sex with a police officer in her chambers and then lied about it wrote

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Ontario drivers are about to get a big break this weekend as gas prices are predicted to fall to their lowest in weeks stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Fill up or wait? This is the best day to buy cheap gas in Ontario this weekend

Dan McTeague, head of Canadians for Affordable Energy, offers his gasoline and diesel price predictions for Saturday, June 13, and Sunday, June 14

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Someone doesn't want Niagara Falls' mayor to win a 5th term stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Someone doesn’t want Niagara Falls’ mayor to win a 5th term

“For 15 years, I’ve listened to this city from behind a barber chair,” said Kevin Martineau, who has put his name forward to take on Jim Diodati.

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Toronto police charge 18-year-old in U.S. consulate shooting stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Toronto police charge 18-year-old in U.S. consulate shooting

Sheldon Tracy-Stewart faces 11 charges including discharging a firearm, illegal possession and vehicle theft.

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FIFA lawyers demand Toronto pot shop to stop selling bong resembling World Cup trophy stcatharinesstandard.ca/spor… via @stcatstandard

FIFA lawyers demand Toronto pot shop to stop selling bong resembling World Cup trophy

TORONTO - A Toronto cannabis shop selling bongs that resemble the World Cup trophy has been given a red card from the tournament’s organizer.

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‘Full Colour’ art exhibit at St. Catharines City Hall during Pride Month stcatharinesstandard.ca/thin… via @stcatstandard

‘Full Colour’ art exhibit at St. Catharines City Hall during Pride Month

“Full Colour: A Celebration of 2SLGBTQIA Art and Expression” features 20 works by 15 artists who explored how the communities “express identity, build connection and imagine new possibilities.”

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More GO buses — not trains — for Niagara during World Cup stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

More GO buses — not trains — for Niagara during World Cup

Metrolinx’s expanded FIFA World Cup service plan that focuses primarily on the GTA “makes absolutely no sense,” says Niagara Falls MPP Wayne Gates.

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Dates set for Ontario teacher contract talks with Ford government stcatharinesstandard.ca/poli… via @stcatstandard

Dates set for Ontario teacher contract talks with Ford government

This is the first round of bargaining under legislative changes, removing English public trustees from provincial talks.

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Meet the World Cup wives and girlfriends supporting team Canada and giving VIP glimpses behind the scenes stcatharinesstandard.ca/thes… via @stcatstandard

Meet the World Cup wives and girlfriends supporting team Canada and giving VIP glimpses behind the...

The soccer world's significant others are the original celebrity WAGs. Meet the partners cheering on Team Canada and beyond.

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Beyond 'Let's Go Canada': The brilliant Canadian soccer chants you need to know for the FIFA World Cup stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

These are the Canadian soccer chants you need to know for the FIFA World Cup

The Voyageurs, Canada's famous soccer supporters who lead chants at each Canadian national team match, have put together a number of memorable tunes over the years that are sung loud and proud in the...

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Hollywood descends on Niagara-on-the-lake for rom-com featuring Patrick Schwarzenegger stcatharinesstandard.ca/ente… via @stcatstandard

Hollywood descends on Niagara-on-the-lake for rom-com featuring Patrick Schwarzenegger

A film adaptation of the novel Beach Read is being filmed in town until June 23

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Final reprieve? Pelham council gives developer one more year — again — to move ahead with subdivision stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Final reprieve? Pelham council gives developer one more year — again — to move ahead with subdivi...

Pelham first approved original draft plan for Fenwick subdivision in 2012.

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Cargo shipped on seaway down 3.3% at end of May stcatharinesstandard.ca/busi… via @stcatstandard

Cargo shipped on seaway down 3.3% at end of May

Despite lower cargo volumes, traffic remained steady, with 888 vessels transiting the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system.

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SpaceX soars 25% in Wall Street debut and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire stcatharinesstandard.ca/busi… via @stcatstandard

SpaceX soars 25% in Wall Street debut and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire

NEW YORK (AP) — The world’s richest man just became its first trillionaire.

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One year later, Porter Airlines is growing Hamilton's airport into a 'national gateway' stcatharinesstandard.ca/busi… via @stcatstandard

One year later, Porter Airlines is growing Hamilton’s airport into a ‘national gateway’

Porter Airlines offers more than a dozen routes out of the Mount Hope airport.

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