Comic Con draws thousands to convention centre

From the Niagara Falls Review: Geeking out is a family affair to West McDonald. “The family who geeks together, stays together,” the Port Colborne man joked. McDonald brought his Wolverine alter ego to Niagara Falls Comic Con on Saturday and he didn’t come alone. He was joined by wife Lesley Stratford, as Wolverine’s love interest…

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‘Officer Hulk’ puts on the badge

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Hulk is on the beat. Lou Ferrigno – forever known for his role as The Incredible Hulk in the 1970s TV show of the same name ­- was sworn in as an honourary Niagara Regional Police and Niagara Falls, N.Y. police officer Friday. “I guess I’m not ever getting…

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Niagara Oscar winner made Superman fly

From the Niagara Falls Review: In a way, Colin Chilvers owes his Oscar-winning film career to a pipe that wouldn’t explode… Within a decade, Chilvers faced a much more difficult task as the special effects supervisor on Superman: The Movie. For the film to work, Christopher Reeve’s Superman had to appear to actually fly. In…

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America proves too tough for hitchhiking robot after vandals end cross-country trip

From the Verge: It seems the tough streets of Philadelphia were too much for a friendly little robot from Ontario. All the Hitchbot wanted to do was see the United States. But just two weeks after starting its cross-country journey in Boston, Hitchbot’s trip has come to an unfortunate end. Last night, the cute little…

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Kate Moss in Niagara

From the Niagara Falls Review: Supermodel Kate Moss visited Hornblower Niagara Cruises on Monday. Moss is known for her modelling work for brands such as Calvin Klein, Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana. “We were thrilled to welcome Kate Moss at Hornblower Niagara Cruises today to experience Niagara Falls up close,” said Mory DiMaurizio, general manager…

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“Top 10 Surprising Facts about Landmarks”

This past Tuesday (February 17, 2015), the Top 10 list on The Late Show with David Letterman, Niagara Falls was mentioned. The list was a collection of funny (but obviously untrue) facts regarding landmarks. #9 had to do with Niagara Falls: Niagara Falls was a gift from France Note: If you follow the link to…

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Falls man working on video for Fallon

From Niagara This Week: John Laasko hopes “a bit of juggling” will pay off for the city he calls home. Laasko is putting together a video that he hopes will attract the attention of Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon and inspire the former Saturday Night Live funnyman to check out the sights in these parts,…

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