43 h. ago That time Marilyn Monroe came to Ontario to film in Niagara Falls

For a brief period in June 1952, Niagara Falls wasn't just the setting for honeymoons and trips. For two weeks, the area became the backdrop for the noir thriller film appropriately titled Niagara, starring Hollywood bombshell Marilyn Monroe and Joseph Cotten. Over two weeks, locals watched as film crews transformed the area's streets into movie sets, and Monroe, who was already gaining attention in Hollywood, became just as much of an attraction as the falls themselves. Filming officially began on June 2, and Monroe arrived shortly after, on the morning of Thursday, June 5. The actress stayed in town until June 18, and during that time, scenes were shot across the city, from the old post office and city hall, to the hospital and down in Chippawa. Marilyn Monroe during the filming of Niagara. Photo: George Bailey, Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections.One of the film's most notable scenes, where Cotten's character steals a boa...

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5 d. ago Police watchdog clears OPP officer involved in 2024 fatal shooting in Kenora, Ont.

Ontario’s police watchdog says it has found no reasonable grounds to believe a provincial police officer committed a crime when he fatally shot a 57-year-old man at a Kenora, Ont., park last year. The Special Investigations Unit says OPP officers were at Anicinabe Park on the afternoon of June 25, 2024, when a man doused […]

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6 d. ago University of Pennsylvania to ban transgender athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas

WASHINGTON — The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from its women’s sports teams to resolve a federal civil rights case that found the school violated the rights of female athletes. The U.S. Education Department announced the voluntary agreement Tuesday. The case focused on Lia Thomas, the transgender swimmer who last competed […]

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7 d. ago Man lured Idaho firefighters to a mountain with a fire then shot and killed 2: Officials

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As a wildfire began to sow panic in a small northern Idaho mountain community, a group of firefighters who rushed put out the blaze instead found themselves in an unexpected shootout. A man who had intentionally set the fire to ambush the crew on Sunday was perched in a sniper position, […]

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7 d. ago Trump admin says Harvard didn’t protect Jewish students, threatens funding

A federal task force sent a letter finding the university violated civil rights laws requiring colleges to protect students from discrimination based on race or national origin.

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7 d. ago Gunman started Idaho blaze and then fatally shot 2 firefighters in ambush attack: officials

Investigators said the gunman acted alone

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1 week ago In Calgary courts: Lawyer argues standard of proof for conditional sentence orders violates Charter rights of convicted preacher

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from June 23 to 27, 2025

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2 w. ago ‘We have to get that balance right’: Liberal MPs express worries about major projects bill

A few Liberals expressed discomfort that some Indigenous groups said C-5 could potentially violate treaty rights

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3 w. ago Security video shows frantic moments after London nurse was shot dead

Five minutes passed before the first police officer arrived on the scene after gunmen fatally shot a nurse outside her northwest London home nearly four years ago. The masked killers ran from a Volkswagen Jetta and shot Lynda Marques 13 times just seconds after she pulled into the driveway of her Wateroak Drive home, where […]

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3 w. ago Two Minnesota lawmakers were shot in their homes in a targeted attack, officials say

Investigators believe suspect may have been posing as a law enforcement officer

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3 w. ago Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: Two lawmakers shot, one killed, in politically targeted shooting

Investigators believe suspect may have been posing as a law enforcement officer

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3 w. ago Minnesota lawmakers John Hoffman and Melissa Hortman killed in ‘politically motivated assassination,’ says Gov. Tim Walz

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in a politically motivated assassination, and a second lawmaker and his wife were shot and wounded. Authorities were actively searching for a suspect hours after the targeted killings.  “We must all, in Minnesota and across the country, […]

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3 w. ago New Orleans police officer who shot and killed puppy violated rights but has immunity, jury finds

NEW ORLEANS — A jury in federal court ruled that a New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy had violated its owners’ constitutional rights but was shielded from punishment under qualified immunity because of his government role, according to the plaintiffs’ attorney William Most. The jury awarded $10,000 in damages for emotional […]

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4 w. ago N.S. Mi’kmaq band drops case arguing federal rules don’t apply to its lobster fishery

A Mi’kmaq band has quietly discontinued its legal case alleging Ottawa was violating its right to fish for lobster, after hopes were raised of a historic deal.

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