'Couldn't believe what I was seeing': WRPS officer first to respond to A Better Tent City fire
Two housing units at A Better Tent City in Kitchener were damaged Thursday in a fire.
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Ontarians will be allowed to eat at sporting events on Monday, will not need to provide contact information
Ontario has released more details about what individuals should expect when the province moves to the first step of the latest reopening plan.
Mayors say some residents concerned after WRPS Rural North Division closes
In November 2021, the Waterloo Regional Police Service decided to close its Rural North Division in Elmira and instead deploy officers from the North Division in Waterloo, about 13 kilometres away.
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Former Uber driver found not guilty of sexual assaulting a passenger
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Housing crisis in K-W could give budding tech industry in London an edge
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One COVID-19 death reported in Waterloo Region; 144 in hospital
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Man facing 22 charges after fleeing police in Listowel
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Ontario set to resume non-urgent surgeries on Monday
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Regional council endorses framework to combat social barriers
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WRDSB foundation raising money for extra HEPA filters in schools
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Ontario's top doctor says it's time to learn to live with COVID-19
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Windows smashed in alleged Waterloo road rage incident
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Officer hops fence to respond to Kitchener fire
![From CTV Kitchener's Ricardo Veneza: No one was hurt during a fire at A Better Tent City and a police officer is getting some of the credit.]()
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Closure of Elmira police station raises concerns
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Could K-W housing crunch displace tech sector?
![From CTV Kitchener's Jeff Pickel: Some wonder if the housing crisis may lead top tech talent and entrepreneurs to set up shop elsewhere.]()
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St. Marys couple on a humanitarian mission
![From CTV Kitchener's Stephanie Villella: A St. Marys couple has dedicated their life to helping people in Africa]()
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Foundation raising money for HEPA filters
![From CTV Kitchener's Colton Wiens: The Waterloo Education Foundation is raising money for HEPA filters in Waterloo Region schools]()
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Sunny but cold start to the weekend
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Convoy coming through Waterloo Region
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No injuries in ABTC fire
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'People need to talk about it': Ontario schools are implementing anti-sex trafficking policies
The Ministry of Education has made it mandatory for each school board in the province to develop an anti-sex trafficking protocol, effective Jan. 31.
'Magic cards can’t prevent charges’: Guelph police
A 23-year-old Guelph man has been charged with several counts of theft for stealing a total of $609 in Magic: The Gathering playing cards.
Licence plate left at crash scene helps lead to charges: Guelph police
Guelph police say a suspect who fled a hit-and-run crash was eventually charged after his licence plate was left at the scene.
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A dog that was stranded in marshland and at risk of drowning was rescued by a British crew using a drone with a special treat attached to it.
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Amber Alert issued after police say 2-year-old Calgary boy abducted
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MPs warned about security risks related to convoy, O'Toole plans to meet truckers
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GoFundMe releasing $1 million of fundraising money to trucker convoy
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Family of four found frozen to death near Canada-U.S. border identified; RCMP investigation continues
Four people who froze to death while trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba have been identified. According to a release from the High Commission of India, the four people have been identified as Jagdish Baldevbhai Patel, 39, Vaishaliben Jagdishkumar Patel, 37, Vihangi Jagdishkumar Patel, 11, and Dharmik Jagdishkumar Patel, 3.
New York, Ukraine: City close to Russian border watches prospect of invasion closely
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'We have nothing now': Female taekwondo star banned from sport by Taliban
Anzorat Wali is a female Afghan taekwondo star who took up the sport to learn self defence. She swiftly began earning medals, more golds than she can remember, but her dream of competing in the Olympics died the day the Taliban arrived. 'We have nothing now. We have nothing,' she tells CTV National News' Paul Workman in Kabul.
4 adult victims of fatal Richmond, B.C., shooting from same family, police not seeking suspect
All four people killed in a shooting in Richmond, B.C., are adult members of the same family, homicide investigators say.
Record-high gas prices expected for Ontario, Quebec
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Ontario's top doctor says it's time to learn to live with COVID-19
Ontario's top doctor says it’s time to 'learn to live with COVID-19' as he anticipates the province is in for a much better spring.
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Ontario's top doctor Dr. Kieran Moore says it's time to change some thinking and learn to live with COVID-19.
Jann Arden talks about new album, living through pandemic
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The U.S. has rejected Russia’s demands including barring Ukraine from NATO. Omar Sachedina reports.
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