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Allan Benner

@abenner1

Multimedia Journalist - St. Catharines Standard - serving Niagara

 Niagara, Ontario
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Joined April 2009
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Niagara is short 106 family doctors; local leaders looking at collaborative approach to lure more stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard
Niagara is now short 106 family doctors; what’s being done to lure more?

Niagara is now short 106 family doctors; what’s being done to lure more?

The region’s municipalities are teaming up to address the doctor shortage.

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'This Pride flag is a sign that only tells them that they are OK, when deep down they know they are not': Niagara Catholic trustee stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard
‘This Pride flag is a sign that only tells them that they are OK, when deep down they know they are...

‘This Pride flag is a sign that only tells them that they are OK, when deep down they know they are...

A motion to prevent the Pride flag from being displayed was defeated with a 5-2 vote.

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‘If he goes home, he will die’: Niagara seasonal worker needs liver transplant he can’t get in Jamaica stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard
‘If he goes home, he will die’: Niagara seasonal worker needs liver transplant he can’t get in...

‘If he goes home, he will die’: Niagara seasonal worker needs liver transplant he can’t get in...

Agricultural worker must remain in Canada for liver transplant

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Doctors say they're 'losing money' to be trained on Niagara Health's new patient information system stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Doctors say they’re ‘losing money’ to be trained on Niagara Health’s new patient information system

Online petition calls on hospital system to negotiate fair deal to train physicians to use new patient health information system

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'We couldn't be in a worse place': Niagara seniors may lose deposit after dream vacation grounded on advice of doctor stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard
‘We couldn’t be in a worse place’: Niagara seniors may lose deposit after dream vacation grounded...

‘We couldn’t be in a worse place’: Niagara seniors may lose deposit after dream vacation grounded...

Travellers and industry reps warning others to due their homework before booking trips

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'Bare-bones': No Name pilot project discount store coming to St. Catharines stcatharinesstandard.ca/busi… via @stcatstandard
‘Bare-bones’: Loblaw bringing No Name pilot project discount store to St. Catharines

‘Bare-bones’: Loblaw bringing No Name pilot project discount store to St. Catharines

St. Catharines selected as one of three sites for new concept discount food store

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'Bare-bones': No Name pilot project discount store coming to St. Catharines stcatharinesstandard.ca/busi… via @stcatstandard
‘Bare-bones’: Loblaw bringing No Name pilot project discount store to St. Catharines

‘Bare-bones’: Loblaw bringing No Name pilot project discount store to St. Catharines

St. Catharines selected as one of three sites for new concept discount food store

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After coyote kills dog, St. Catharines neighbours more fearful about pet and child safety stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard
After coyote kills dog, St. Catharines neighbours more fearful about pet and child safety

After coyote kills dog, St. Catharines neighbours more fearful about pet and child safety

North St. Catharines neighbourhood seeing increase in coyote attacks, with a pet dog killed by two coyotes

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'No silver bullet' to solve Canada’s crisis, housing minister tells Niagara audience stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard
‘No silver bullet’ to solve Canada’s crisis, housing minister tells Niagara audience

‘No silver bullet’ to solve Canada’s crisis, housing minister tells Niagara audience

Sean Fraser shared strategies to address housing needs across Canada, at GNCC event.

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Niagara has lost ‘pillar’ of Francophone community stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard
Niagara loses ‘pillar’ of francophone community

Niagara loses ‘pillar’ of francophone community

Marc-Yvain Giroux died Tuesday at age 91.

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‘Bummer of a summer’ as excessive rainfall hits Niagara, but others areas got hit worse stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard
‘Bummer of a summer’ as excessive rainfall hits Niagara, but others areas got hit worse

‘Bummer of a summer’ as excessive rainfall hits Niagara, but others areas got hit worse

“Not too far from you, it was like tropical … a parade of weather that came in from west of London and Toronto, but it missed you,” says a senior climatologist with Environment and Climate Change...

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'They got the message': Sherkston Shores resort to make changes following chaotic Canada Day weekend wellandtribune.ca/news/niaga…
‘They got the message’: Sherkston Shores resort to make changes following chaotic Canada Day weekend

‘They got the message’: Sherkston Shores resort to make changes following chaotic Canada Day weekend

“We were very adamant that this can’t happen again. We want to see change. I was very pointed and said I would hold their feet to the fire. They got the message,” says Port Colborne Mayor Bill Steele

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St. Catharines child's emotional support chickens threatened by city ban stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard
St. Catharines child’s emotional support chickens threatened by city ban

St. Catharines child’s emotional support chickens threatened by city ban

A St. Catharines family may be forced to give up chickens that are considered emotional support animals for a five-year-old girl.

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'The community really pulled together to try to seek justice for Jessica': Hamilton man charged with murder of woman found in Lincoln stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard
‘The community really pulled together to try to seek justice for Jessica’: Hamilton man charged...

‘The community really pulled together to try to seek justice for Jessica’: Hamilton man charged...

27-year-old Jessica St. Jules had been seen getting into a van in Hamilton 11 hours before she was found dead

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Double leg amputee says he can 'live the rest of my life with my feet up' after finding new home stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard
Double leg amputee says he can ‘live the rest of my life with my feet up’ after finding new home

Double leg amputee says he can ‘live the rest of my life with my feet up’ after finding new home

After being discharged from hospital with no where to go, Mike Hominuk has a home and motorized wheelchair, thanks to the generosity of the community

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‘Antisemitism isn’t going to help Palestinians’: Bittle stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard
‘Antisemitism isn’t going to help Palestinians’: Bittle

‘Antisemitism isn’t going to help Palestinians’: Bittle

Rally organizers share concern that antisemitic vitriol is hurting their cause

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Niagara hopes to avoid opposition when developing new homeless shelters stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard
Niagara hopes to avoid opposition when developing new homeless shelters

Niagara hopes to avoid opposition when developing new homeless shelters

Region proposes site selection considerations to help find locations for new homeless shelters

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Niagara homicide unit continues investigation into Hamilton woman's death stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard
Niagara police continue homicide investigation

Niagara police continue homicide investigation

Police are appealing for witnesses who may have been in contact with the victim.

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St. Catharines man charged with second degree murder after parents found dead stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

St. Catharines man charged with second degree murder after parents found dead

Couple found dead in their Queenston Street home, Thursday morning

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COVID border closure study focusing on Niagara Falls stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard
COVID border closure study focusing on Niagara Falls

COVID border closure study focusing on Niagara Falls

Researchers asking people impacted by travel restrictions to participate in focus group

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