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Waterloo Region reports 30 more COVID-19 hospitalizations, 2 new deaths
The Region of Waterloo reported two new deaths related to COVID-19 on Monday, along with 30 more hospitalizations.
Plows out to clear streets in southern Ont. snowstorm
Snow plows were out on Monday morning to help clear streets as a snowstorm blanketed southern Ontario.
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Region cancels Monday waste collection due to winter storm
Local waste collection has been cancelled for the remainder of Monday due to heavy snow and icy road conditions across Waterloo Region.
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Heavy snow shuts down several COVID-19 vaccination clinics
Public health units across Southwestern Ontario have either closed or cancelled certain appointments Monday at COVID-19 vaccination clinics due to the heavy snowfall.
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University of Waterloo pushes back planned start of in-person learning
The University of Waterloo says the current remote arrangement will continue until at least Feb. 7
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Five-year-old Stratford girl reads 750 books in a year to help MS Society
A five-year-old Stratford girl has been called a “micro-influencer” by the MS Society of Canada.
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Four charged in Kitchener vehicle theft
Four people have been charged in connection to the theft of a vehicle that occurred Sunday morning in Kitchener in the area of Centennial Road and Forwell Road.
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Kitchener linesman laces up skates for 1,000th game
Kevin Hastings is only the third official in OHL history to reach the rare milestone
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Snow easing but tricky travel continues with lake-effect squalls
Heavy snow, treacherous travel and whiteout conditions are on-going and set to continue through Monday evening for parts of Ontario, due to a low pressure system tracking south of the Great Lakes.
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Betty White Challenge raises tens of thousands for local animal shelters
The Betty White Challenge marks the 100th birthday of late actress while raising millions of dollars for animal charities across North America.
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Man found dead in car; Norfolk OPP investigating
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after a man was found unresponsive inside a vehicle in Norfolk County.
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OHL announces schedule changes affecting Guelph Storm and Kitchener Rangers games
The Kitchener Rangers and the Guelph Storm are among teams affected by the latest round of COVID-19 related schedule changes announced by the Ontario Hockey League Monday.
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Ontario reports 3,887 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 578 in ICU
Ontario health officials reported that 3,887 people are in hospital with COVID-19, and 578 of those patients are in intensive care.
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Ontario's top doctor 'starting to have much more hope' on COVID-19
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health is sounding a tone of optimism nearly two weeks after the province instituted a modified lockdown to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.
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Plows out to clear streets in southern Ont. snowstorm
Snow plows were out on Monday morning to help clear streets as a snowstorm blanketed southern Ontario.
Charges laid in Guelph hammer assault
Guelph police have arrested and charged two people in connection with an assault involving a hammer in December.
Man found dead in vehicle, no foul play suspected: Guelph police
Guelph police don’t suspect foul play, after a man was found dead inside a vehicle Friday morning.
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First at-home COVID-19 antiviral prescription drug authorized by Health Canada
Health Canada has authorized the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid, the first oral and at-home prescription medication to be cleared for use in this country.
'Bewildering': Experts dispute Chinese officials' claim that mail from Canada may have brought Omicron to Beijing
Chinese officials have alleged that Beijing's first case of the Omicron variant may have travelled to the city through a piece of mail from Canada, but experts tell CTVNews.ca that the claim doesn't add up.
These images show scale of snowstorm in Toronto and parts of Ontario
From cars buried in snow to ambulances scrambling through barely visible streets, CTVNews.ca has collected images showing the extent of the snowfall across Toronto and parts of Ontario.
Ottawa boy, 8, saves man nearly buried in snow
Ottawa paramedics are thanking an eight-year-old boy for saving an elderly man who was almost completely buried in snow during a blizzard Monday morning.
More than 1,500 air travellers in Canada tried to defy mask-wearing rules in 2021
More than 1,500 travellers refused to comply with wearing a face mask during their flight and hundreds of letters of non-compliance were issued in 2021 as a result, according to updated data released by Transport Canada.
Ontario's top doctor 'starting to have much more hope' on COVID-19
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health is sounding a tone of optimism nearly two weeks after the province instituted a modified lockdown to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.
Quebec girl, 4, dies of 'circumstances related to COVID-19,' hospital centre says
The University Hospital Centre (CHU) of Quebec said Monday that a four-year-old girl had died "due to circumstances related to COVID-19."
Cold case investigation leads to surprise suspect in Anne Frank betrayal
A six-year cold case investigation into the betrayal of Anne Frank has identified a surprising suspect in the mystery of how the Nazis found the hiding place of the famous diarist in 1944.
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DEVELOPING | Winter storm blasts across Ontario, parts of Quebec
A winter storm is battering southern Ontario and parts of Quebec Monday, with anywhere from 15 to 60 centimetres of snow expected to fall across the provinces.
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