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Kitchener lab ordered to stop selling PCR tests to long-term care homes
A Kitchener lab that processes COVID-19 tests was ordered to stop selling them to long-term care and retirement homes by the Ministry of Labour.
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Extreme cold warning in effect for Waterloo-Wellington, majority of Southern Ontario
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Ontario reports 68 more COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations drop to 3,535
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Kitchener man on the run from Taliban returns home
![From CTV Kitchener's Nicole Lampa: After a harrowing journey from Afghanistan, Wasai Hahimi is back in Kitchener.]()
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Guelph race car driver returns to the track
![From CTV Kitchener's Colton Wiens: Robert Wickens is back behind the wheel for the first time since a near fatal crash in 2018.]()
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Effort to help clear testing backlog halted
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Green lights honour victims of mosque attack
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Cold warning to end work week
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