On Sunday April 27, 2025, at 12:43am Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) uniformed patrol officers assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines / Thorold) were on proactive patrol in the downtown core of the City of St. Catharines when the sounds of gunshots were heard coming from the St. Paul Street area. Read more…
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Public Release – Criminal Impaired Driving Offences – April 13th, 2025 to April 19th, 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…
NRPS Investigating Violent Residential Robbery in St. Catharines
On April 16, 2025, at approximately 11:05 p.m., uniform officers from 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded to a report of a violent residential robbery in St. Catharines. Read more…
Toronto (Scarborough) Man Wanted Following NRPS Investigation
In early April 2025, detectives from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) began investigating incidents involving allegations of death threats and criminal harassment. Read more…
Niagara Regional Police Conclude “Project Dilly” with Multiple Arrests in St. Catharines
Since October 2024, officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 1 District Community Oriented Response and Engagement (CORE) Unit have been investigating the illegal sale of controlled substances in the area of Queenston Street and Church Street in St. Catharines. Read more…
Human Trafficking Investigation Results in Arrest
In August 2024, the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Human Trafficking Unit initiated a human trafficking investigation. The investigation focused on the alleged trafficking of a female over the age of 18 which occurred throughout the Cities of Toronto and Niagara Falls. Read more…
Microsoft is now 50 years old
Microsoft cofounders Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975. | Image: MicrosoftFifty years ago today, Micro-Soft was founded by friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen. As the name implies, Microsoft was originally focused on microprocessors and software, and Gates and Allen created the company to develop software for the Altair 8800, an early personal computer.Founded on April 4th, 1975, Microsoft went on to strike a deal with IBM to provide software for its first PC in 1980. This became the foundation of MS-DOS, which dominated IBM-compatible PCs during the ’80s. Microsoft’s early success in…
Halifax wildfires: Residents of western suburbs want more escape routes
The wildfires in May 2023 destroyed 200 structures, including 151 homesThe post Halifax wildfires: Residents of western suburbs want more escape routes appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.
UPDATE 2 – Stolen Vehicle Involved in Fatal Collision – St. Catharines
Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the stolen motor vehicle and the subsequent fatal collision. Read more…