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Judge dismisses Region’s bid for encampment injunction

Police investigating after body found in Perth County

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) shut down a section of a Perth County roadway Friday after they say a passerby discovered a body in the area overnight.

Police vehicles surround a white van on Perth Road 122 on Friday Jan. 27, 2023. (Chris Thomson/CTV Kitchener)

Kitchener school warns parents of man allegedly watching, following students

A Kitchener elementary school is responding to reports of a suspicious man who appeared to be watching or following students on two separate occasions.

Smithson Public School in Kitchener, Ont. on Jan. 27, 2022.

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Guelph man charged with impaired driving after snowy window stop

A Guelph man is facing impaired driving charges after he was pulled over Thursday evening for not clearing snow off his windows.

Guelph Police Service vehicles are seen in a file photo. (David Imrie / CTV Kitchener)

Canadian Space Agency judges U of G team in out-of-this-world food challenge

A panel from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is learning how a University of Guelph team plans to grow fresh food in space.

A University of Guelph team shows their work to a panel with the Canadian Space Agency on Jan. 26, 2023. (CTV News/Chris Thompson)

Alleged fake customer 'nearly in tears' when trying to scam money off Good Samaritans in Guelph

Guelph police put out a warning about a fake taxi scam targeting Good Samaritans, with cab companies in Guelph and Waterloo region saying there are signs to look for to avoid it.

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An accurate bathroom scale can be an important weight loss tool: consumer reports

It's been almost four weeks since many of us made New Year's resolutions and one of the most popular goals is losing weight.

Looking for a snow blower? Some new electric models no longer need to be plugged in

Those looking for a snow blower to clear their driveways may want to consider an electric model. Consumer Reports has been testing battery-powered snow blowers for the past six years and found electric models are improving.

A man pushes a snow blower around a giant pile of snow left by road crews in the Country Club Plaza shopping district of Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Toronto woman denied full refund for unexpectedly cancelled New Zealand trip

A Toronto woman says she was given the runaround when she sought a full refund for her upcoming trip, which was cancelled outside of her control.

Inside a busy Toronto Pearson airport. (CTV News Toronto)

Ontario man 'devastated' after losing his home and nearly $500K to crypto scam

An Ontario man says he is 'devastated' after spending his entire life savings in an investment scam he got involved from a YouTube video he watched.

Mail theft a growing concern following rash of mailbox break-ins in GTA

Thieves are allegedly targeting community mailboxes looking to rob them of packages, cheques, and financial documents they can use to steal identities.

This is how thieves stole a Toronto condo and sold it for $970,000

Moffy Yu, a former international student who now lives in China's Hubei province, said she never put her home in Toronto up for sale. Instead, she says, it was stolen.

New bank form aims to help reduce fraud against seniors, limit liability

TD Canada Trust is now using a bank form that could raise red flags and help deter fraud against seniors.

Ontario woman 'shocked' when her $250 gift card expires

An Ontario woman says she was “shocked” when her $250 pre-paid Visa gift card expired, despite a provincial ban on gift card expiration dates.

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Tyre Nichols' brutal beating by police shown on video

Memphis authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by police officers who held the Black motorist down and repeatedly struck him with their fists, boots and batons as he screamed for his mother and pleaded, ''I'm just trying to go home.'

From top row from left, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, bottom row from left, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith. (Shelby County Sheriff's Office via AP)

CRA head says it 'wouldn't be worth the effort' to review all ineligible pandemic payments

The head of the Canada Revenue Agency says it 'wouldn't be worth the effort' to fully review $15.5 billion in potentially ineligible pandemic wage benefit payments flagged by Canada's Auditor General.

Lifelong Toronto Maple Leafs fan fulfils dream of seeing first game, passes away next day

Mike Davy always dreamed of going to a Toronto Maple Leafs game, and once it finally happened, he passed away the night after.

'This is too much': B.C. mom records police handcuffing 12-year-old in hospital

A review has been launched after police officers were recorded restraining a handcuffed Indigenous child on the floor of a Vancouver hospital – an incident the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has denounced as "horrendous."

WHO decision on COVID-19 emergency won't affect Canada's response: Tam

The World Health Organization will announce Monday whether it thinks COVID-19 still represents a global health emergency but Canada's top doctor says regardless of what the international body decides, Canada's response to the coronavirus will not change.

Canadian university faculty getting older, more female compared to 50 years ago: StatCan

Canadian university professors are mostly older and increasingly more female compared to 50 years ago, a new report from Statistics Canada has found.

Canadian Hyundai vehicles unaffected by theft issue in the U.S., company says

Hyundai cars in Canada don't have the same anti-theft issue compared to those in the United States, a company spokesperson says, following reports that two American auto insurers are refusing to write policies for older models.

Grizzlies, other NBA teams speak out on Tyre Nichols' death

The outrage, frustration, sadness and anger was evident around the NBA on Friday, the day that video was released showing how Nichols, a 29-year-old father, was killed by five Memphis police officers. Several teams released statements of support for the family, as did the National Basketball Players Association.

Video shows struggle for hammer during Pelosi attack

Video released publicly Friday shows the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi struggling with his assailant for control of a hammer moments before he was struck in the head during a brutal attack in the couple's San Francisco home last year.