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Mat Siscoe wins second term as St. Catharines mayor despite a campaign he called 'the dirtiest and most smear-filled' he's seen stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Social media said things were going badly — then the votes came in: Siscoe wins second term in St....

St. Catharines has four new councillors — with two returning after a hiatus — in Merritton, St. Andrew’s and St. George’s wards.

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Goettler prepares to run Niagara-on-the-Lake like a business as next lord mayor stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Businessman Goettler wins NOTL lord mayor race

With 52 per cent of the votes cast, the new lord mayor believes he has a mandate to "speak for the entire community."

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Tom Insinna defeats incumbent Wayne Redekop in Fort Erie mayoral race stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Tom Insinna elected Fort Erie mayor with 52.2 per cent of vote

Regional councillor and former RCMP officer Tom Insinna has defeated incumbent Wayne Redekop to become Fort Erie's new mayor.

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In west Niagara, Adam Russell wins Lincoln mayoralty by 33 votes as Jeff Jordan cruises to 3rd term in Grimsby stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Russell and Jordan elected mayor in west Niagara

Adam Russell is mayor-elect in Lincoln and Jeff Jordan is back as mayor of Grimsby, while Cheryl Ganann was earlier acclaimed mayor for another term in West Lincoln.

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Niagara school board trustee results: here's who won in 2026 municipal election stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Niagara school board trustee results are in — here's who won

Incumbents returned, newcomers broke through and one race was decided by just seven votes. Here are the preliminary school board trustee results from across Niagara.

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Wainfleet Mayor Brian Grant holds on — but incumbents swept off council stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Wainfleet Mayor Brian Grant wins second term

Incumbents swept from council as newcomers take all seats

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2 Albanos and 2 Chiocchios elected to Welland council: Pat Chiocchio by 55 votes becomes mayor stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Pat Chiocchio wins tight Welland mayor's race

"There was a lot of hate and vitriol in this election — more so than Welland has ever seen," said mayoral second-place candidate Graham Speck.

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'Humbled' Kenny ready to make a difference as first female mayor of Port Colborne stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Kenny tougher than Steele in Port Colborne mayoral race

The veteran politician comes back to defeat the incumbent in the 2026 municipal election.

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Pelham mayoral race decided by 15 votes — Junkin wins third term in nail-biter stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

'That was crazy': Pelham mayoral race decided by 15 votes

Marvin Junkin has wins third term, defeating Frank Adamson in back-and-forth race.

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'Now the work really begins': Tim Whalen edges Henry D'Angela by 40 votes to become Thorold's new mayor stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Tim Whalen edges out Henry D'angela to take Thorold mayor's seat by 40 votes

Elected to city council — reduced by two seats — are Kieran Daniels, Mike De Divitiis, Nella Dekker (D'Epiro), Carmen DeRose, Tim O'Hare and Ken Sentance. Daniels is the only newcomer.

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'You wanted change': Lori Lococo unseats 4-term mayor Jim Diodati to make history in Niagara Falls stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Lori Lococo made Niagara Fals mayoral history — and she wasn't entirely surprised

Among 30 candidates who vied for eight city council seats, three faces will be new to the table — though not all are new to politics.

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Who is leading in the elections across Niagara region so far? stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Who is leading in the elections across Niagara region so far? Fort Erie mayoral race tight

The polls closed at 8 p.m. tonight. Here are the votes counted across Niagara region so far.

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Chiocchio narrowly beats Speck in Welland mayoral battle stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Chiocchio-Speck close in Welland mayoral race

Close mayoral race in Welland.

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By 40 votes, Tim Whalen is Thorold's new mayor stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Tim Whalen is Thorold's new mayor by 40 votes

The two-term regional councillor defeated city councillor Henry D’Angela.

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Jay-Z will headline the Super Bowl halftime show at SoFi Stadium in Southern California stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Jay-Z will headline the Super Bowl halftime show at SoFi Stadium in Southern California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man who has helped produce the Super Bowl halftime show is stepping into the spotlight: Jay-Z will headline the show himself.

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33 votes make Adam Russell new mayor in Lincoln stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Adam Russell becomes mayor of Lincoln by 33 votes

Greg Reimer, a construction project manager, lost by just 33 votes, taking 3,723, or 42.1 per cent of ballots cast.

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Lococo upsets four-term office holder Diodati in Niagara Falls mayoral race stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Lococo wins in Niagara Falls, defeating incumbent Diodati

Challenger causes major upset, ending four term council leader's reign.

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Pelham mayor's race decided by 15 votes stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Pelham mayor wins re-election by 15 votes

At last report, incumbent Marvin Junkin was leading mayoral challenger Frank Adamson by only 20 votes.

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Jeff Jordan re-elected mayor of Grimsby stcatharinesstandard.ca/news… via @stcatstandard

Grimsby mayor re-elected

Jeff Jordan captured 39.2 per cent of the votes cast.

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Wild times? Go ask Alice Cooper's bass player stcatharinesstandard.ca/ente… via @stcatstandard

Wild times? Go ask Alice Cooper's bass player

We hear — and mishear — what we want to hear, and so if the wind sounds like screams the more the scarier, and these days if “I’m Eighteen” sounds more like “I’m Eighty” well, time marches on.

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