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The Amateur: Rami Malek cracks a spy thriller's slow-burning code

1 day ago | notllocal.com | Tyler Collins

The Snapshot: A thoughtful, well-built ensemble of actors elevates a thin, surprisingly small-scale spy story to make The Amateur more exciting than it first appears The Amateur 7 out of 10 PG, 2hrs 3mins. Spy Thriller Drama. Directed by James Hawes. Starring Rami Malek, Laurence Fishburne, Caitríona Balfe, Holt McCallany, Jon Bernthal, Rachel Brosnahan and Michael Stuhlbarg. Now Playing at Landmark Cinemas, Pen Centre It’s not often in spy movies things go exactly according to plan.
Glencairn a 'unique' situation, says fire chief

1 week ago | notllocal.com | Penny Coles

This wasn’t one of the largest fires Jay Plato, NOTL’s fire chief, has attended. But it was certainly unique, he added. Early Wednesday morning, the Niagara-on-the-Lake fire department received a call about a fire at the historic Glencairn Hall, at 14795 Niagara River Parkway.
BCM donation is the icing on NOTL's Canada Day cake

1 week ago | notllocal.com | Mike Balsom

Members of the Friends of Fort George gathered this week to accept a donation of $5,000 from Welland-based BCM Insurance. The influx of cash will support the annual Niagara-on-the-Lake Canada Day cake parade to Simcoe Park, says Amanda Gamble, the organization's executive director.
SUNDAY SUMMARY: Local stories readers may have missed

1 week ago | notllocal.com | Penny Coles

An informal noon-hour game of sponge puck, or shinny, has been a daily pursuit for five days a week from September to March for hockey lovers in NOTL since 1974. Learn about why the players love their ice time here. The partnership between the Niagara Nursery School and the NOTL Kinsmen Club has been happening since the early 1990s, with the nursery school offering activities for kids inside the community centre and outdoors, and the Kinsmen organizing their annual Easter Egg Hunt.
Plant two trees for $25 with new NPCF initiative

2 weeks ago | notllocal.com | Richard Hutton

You don’t need to break the bank to help create a more sustainable future.
World markets plunge, with Japan's Nikkei diving nearly 8%, after the big meltdown on Wall St

2 weeks ago | notllocal.com | Elaine Kurtenbach

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares nosedived around the world Monday as higher U.S. tariffs and a backlash from Beijing triggered massive sell-offs. European shares followed Asian markets lower, with Germany's DAX falling 6.5% to 19,311.29. In Paris, the CAC 40 shed 5.7% to 6,861.27, while Britain's FTSE 100 lost 4.5% to 7,694.00. U.S. futures signaled further weakness ahead. The future for the S&P 500 lost 4.8% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 4.1%. The future for the Nasdaq lost 5.3%.
Canada's Jacobs beats China 11-2 to win bronze at world men's curling playdowns

2 weeks ago | notllocal.com | Gregory Strong

MOOSE JAW — Determined to go out on a high after falling in the semifinals, Canada lead Ben Hebert said his team had a simple plan for Sunday's bronze-medal game against China's Xiaoming Xu at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship. "Curl good and run them out of the building," Hebert said. "Those guys can't keep up with us."Mission accomplished.
NOTL council gives Carter Simpson a hero's welcome

2 weeks ago | notllocal.com | Mike Balsom

Coun. Maria Mavridis calls Tuesday’s presentation of a certificate congratulating Niagara-on-the-Lake Special Olympian Carter Simpson “the MOST (sic) amazing moment in council history.” Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa invited the 31-year-old to council’s most recent meeting to recognize his accomplishments at the 2025 Special Olympics World Games in Italy.
ICYMI: All our weekly columns in one place

2 weeks ago | notllocal.com | Mike Balsom

Each week we collect the contributions from our regular columnist as they appeared on notllocal.com an bring them to you in this post, just in case you missed them. Former BBC and CBC producer Nigel Napier-Andrews moved to NOTL in 2022 with his wife Diane and fell completely in love with the town.
SUNDAY SUMMARY: Top NOTL stories you may have missed

2 weeks ago | notllocal.com | Mike Balsom

Editor's Note: Every week in this space we compile the most widely-read stories from the past week. We're in the thick of yet another election campaign, this one a federal election scheduled for Monday, April 28. Last we week ran a profile of Liberal candidate Andrea Kaiser. This week we feature the Conservative and NDP candidates for the newly redesigned Niagara Falls-Niagara-on-the-Lake riding (Fort Erie is now part of Niagara Centre).