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• Three males break in to home, confront people inside with handgun: OPP

  Wellington County OPP are investigating an armed robbery near Belwood Lake.

  

• Reopening Ontario outdoor recreational sites should focus on equity, access: advocates

  Ontario golfers have been pushing the province to reopen courses ordered closed while the province is under stay-at-home orders, but some observers say access to outdoor recreational facilities serving a wider population should be just as high on the agenda.

  

• Region of Waterloo reports 83 more COVID-19 cases

  Region of Waterloo Public Health reported 83 more COVID-19 cases on Friday.

• AstraZeneca-Oxford developer blasts Canada's approach to vaccine, says 'messing around is going to cost lives'

  As several provinces suspend the first dose of AstraZeneca, and questions remain about whether a second shot will be green-lighted, the researcher who oversaw the development of the vaccine says the move is not only flawed but may lead to serious consequences.

• Concerns raised about large crowds at Kitchener parks

  Kitchener residents are raising concerns about crowds at local parks despite an ongoing stay-at-home order.

• Canadians can look forward to small, outdoor summer gatherings if vaccine targets are met: officials

  The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has issued preliminary guidelines detailing what Canadians can expect to do this summer and fall with fewer pandemic restrictions, all dependent on whether the country can meet its vaccine targets.

• 'Unacceptable': Laurier taking 'appropriate action' to address video posted by student

  Wilfrid Laurier University says it's taking "appropriate action" to address a TikTok video posted by a student related to the current Israel-Palestine conflict.

• Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin no longer leading vaccine campaign pending military investigation

  Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin has left his role with the Public Health Agency of Canada as the military general in charge of the logistics of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout and is now the subject of a military investigation.

• Meet Patty the porcupine, an orphaned baby animal being cared for by Wildlife Haven Waterloo

  A baby porcupine found by a family in Guelph on Mother's Day is being nursed back to health by a Wildlife Haven Waterloo.

• Highest-risk health-care workers eligible for earlier second COVID-19 vaccine dose in Waterloo Region

  Highest-risk health-care workers in the Waterloo Region are now eligible for a shorter interval between their first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses.

• Guelph-Eramosa girl teaches others about agriculture on farm TV show

  A Guelph-Eramosa girl is starring in a new TV show, sharing her admiration for agriculture with other kids.

• 'Memory-making for your family': Overnight summer camps getting creative amid COVID-19 restrictions

  With ongoing COVID-19 restrictions threatening the future of overnight summer camps this year, some businesses are adjusting while remaining a gateway to the great outdoors.