66 more COVID-19 cases in Waterloo Region, active case count drops
There are 66 new cases of COVID-19 being reported in Waterloo Region, as the area’s active case count has dropped by eight.
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Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 42 people Sunday, Palestinian medics said, in the deadliest single attack in the latest round of violence. Despite the toll and international efforts to broker a ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fourth war with Gaza's Hamas rulers would rage on.
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