67 new COVID-19 cases in Waterloo Region, marking highest daily increase in Ont.
Health officials in Waterloo Region logged 67 new COVID-19 infections Wednesday, the highest daily increase among health units in the province.
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Officials investigating massive fire that destroyed 12 homes at Kitchener construction site
A dozen homes were destroyed in a fire at a Kitchener construction site on Tuesday evening.
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An upgraded system for booking COVID-19 vaccines in Waterloo Region launches on Wednesday.
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Earlier second doses available for Waterloo Region, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph residents
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford makes an announcement
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Two males walking along Grand River with pellet guns arrested: police
Two males are facing drugs and weapons charges after police say they were walking along the Grand River carrying pellet guns.
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Guelph musician fined $1,500 for hosting driveway concert
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Two winning tickets sold in Ontario, B.C. will share Tuesday's $70M Lotto Max jackpot
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Two men charged with robbery and assault after disturbance in Kitchener
Two Kitchener men are charged with robbery and assault causing bodily harm after a disturbance near Westheights Drive and Driftwood Drive on Monday night.
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COVID-19 is 'here to stay' and won't be wiped out any time soon, experts say
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Active outbreaks surge as Waterloo Region logs 50 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday
Waterloo Region logged 50 more COVID-19 cases Tuesday as active outbreaks of the disease jumped up to 18.
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Harrison Ford injures shoulder on 'Indiana Jones 5' set
Harrison Ford is taking a hiatus from filming 'Indiana Jones 5' after sustaining a shoulder injury on set. The 78-year-old was hurt rehearsing a fight scene, a spokesperson for the Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday.
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Russia said one of its warships in the Black Sea fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs Wednesday to force a British destroyer out of an area near Crimea that Moscow claims as its territorial waters, but Britain denied that account and insisted its ship wasn't fired upon.
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