Smithville

• Central Hamilton church leader faces sex assault charges

  Police say the charges follow an investigation into incidents between 2012 and 2016 reported in February.

  Crime

  Feb 24, 2022
  
• Respiratory virus hits Smithville poultry farm

  600 birds have died in one of three barns at an undisclosed farm, according to FBCC officials

  Health

  Dec 4, 2020
  
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• COVID 19 outbreak at Smithville, Ont. school grows

  The Niagara Catholic District School Board says there are now nine cases.

  Nov 26, 2020
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• Man who tried to kill Smithville family members now charged with Mississauga murder

  On Monday, police announced they have charged 47-year-old Alexander Bates with first-degree murder in connection with Maria Araujo's death.

  Crime

  Aug 19, 2019
• Man, shot by police in Smithville for trying to kill family, sexually abused daughter of friend

  The accused, Alexander Bates, got 13 years in prison for trying to kill the daughter's dad and mother-in-law with a baseball bat in 2018.

  Crime

  Aug 15, 2019
• SIU clears Niagara police officer who shot suspect in Smithville

  Ontario's police watchdog has cleared an officer who responded to a disturbance in West Lincoln on December 21, 2018.

  Crime

  Jul 9, 2019
• Teen driver nabbed doing 102 in 50 km/hr zone on Cemetery Road in Hamilton

  The teen's licence has been suspended for seven days and the 2014 Ford Fusion she was driving has been impounded for a week.

  Crime

  Jun 4, 2019
• Man in police-involved shooting in Smithville facing additional charges

  A Mississauga man is facing additional charges in relation to a police-involved shooting in Smithville, Ont., earlier this month.

  Crime

  Dec 30, 2018
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• Ontario’s police watchdog investigating officer-involved shooting in Smithville

  Niagara Regional Police said officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Anastasia Boulevard and Harvest Gate at around 1:30 p.m. on Friday.

  Crime

  Dec 21, 2018
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• New Niagara West high school to be built on Grimsby-Beamsville border

  The new school will be built to accommodate more than 1,500 students and have more than 60 classrooms.

  Education

  Jan 18, 2018