Scientists genetically engineer mice with thick hair like the extinct woolly mammoth ABC7 Bay AreaScientists aiming to bring back woolly mammoth create woolly mice | Gene editing The GuardianScientists created a ‘woolly mouse’ with mammoth traits. Is it a step toward bringing back the extinct giant? CNNMice have been genetically engineered to look like mammoths The EconomistCompany creates ‘woolly mouse’ in quest to bring back mammoths. Turns out, it’s really cute. USA TODAY
Year: 2025
Local events make 2025 Top 100 Festivals in Ontario list
St. George Apple Fest, a perennial winner of placement on the Top 100 Festivals in Ontario has once again made the list. It’s the 10th win for Apple Fest, an autumn tradition in the village of St. George for four decades. Apple Fest returns this year on Sept. 20 and 21. Several other local events […]
U.S.-eh? Who are the Canadians who would support a 51st state?
As the debate over statehood for Puerto Rico and Washington D.C. continues to gain attention, another question has emerged: could Canada become the 51st state […]
Collision Reconstruction Detectives Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in Grimsby
On March 2, 2025, at approximately 9:35pm, 8 District (Grimsby/Lincoln/West Lincoln) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded alongside the Grimsby Fire Department and Niagara Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) for a motor vehicle collision in the area of Woolverton Road and Kemp Road in Grimsby. Read more…
Traffic Stop Lead to Impaired Driving and Drug Charges
On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at approximately 1:10 p.m. Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) uniform members assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) were on general patrol when a vehicle was observed stopped at the intersection of Montrose Road and Highway 420 in Niagara Falls. Read more…
Niagara Falls Man Arrested in Fraud Investigation
In February of 2025, Detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Central Fraud Unit launched an investigation into an alleged real estate fraud. Read more…
Two Suspects Sought in St. Catharines Break and Enter
On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, a commercial break and enter was reported to 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) uniform officers. The incident occurred in the area of First Street Louth and Rykert Street in the City of St. Catharines. Read more…
Public Release – Criminal Impaired Driving Offences – February 16th, 2025, to February 22nd , 2025
In an effort to bring further attention and deterrence to driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, the Niagara Regional Police Service will be reporting the names of those people who are charged with an alleged criminal impaired driving offence in the Region. Read more…
Bank Robberies Under Investigation by Detectives
On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at approximately 2:46 p.m. members of Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) uniform patrol responded to TD Canada Trust located at 5900 Dorchester Road in the City of Niagara Falls for a Robbery call for service. Read more…