Variant of concern responsible for school outbreak, region's top doc says
Waterloo Region's top doctor said a COVID-19 variant of concern is responsible for a COVID-19 outbreak at a Catholic secondary school.

Waterloo Region's top doctor said a COVID-19 variant of concern is responsible for a COVID-19 outbreak at a Catholic secondary school.
Police in Woodstock, Ont. are asking the public to avoid the area of Mill Street near Dundas Street due to an active investigation.
CTVNewsKitchener.ca has everything you need to know about receiving the vaccines in Waterloo Region, including locations, how to register, and who is next in line.
A recent study from the University of Guelph found women are taking on more chores than men as people spend more time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health officials in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph say people in priority groups can now pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health reported no new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.
Through posture, breath control and even signing, the company aims to help people who are struggling with long-term effects of the virus.
An Arizona teen admitted to police that he faked his own kidnapping to get out of going to work.
Technology solved the mystery behind a tiny cryptic message in one of the world's most iconic paintings that stumped experts for over a century.
Dashcam video captured the moment a dump truck collided with a barrier along the I-405 north of Renton, Wash.
A large gaggle of snow geese blotted out the sky over Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge in Garden City, Missouri.
A flippered forager was taken away in the back of a police cruiser after it was found wandering the streets of Charlottetown
Hockey card collecting has seen a huge rise in popularity over the past few months, especially with news about a few rare cards selling for six figures.
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Admiral Art McDonald has voluntarily stepped down as chief of the defence staff as he is investigated on unspecific allegations.
As the vaccine rollout picks up, a sweeping new national survey is looking for more than half a million Canadians willing to provide information on any adverse events that occur after vaccination.
The federal taxpayers' watchdog says complaints to his office spiked in the hours after he went public with concerns about how the Canada Revenue Agency locked users out of their online accounts.
A Kamloops, B.C., father is speaking out after his daughter was allegedly sent home from school for wearing a black knee-length dress over a white turtleneck.
A wild and ailing sheep found in a forest in Australia, named Baarack by rescuers, has yielded a fleece weighing more than 35 kilograms - nearly half the weight of an adult kangaroo - after being shorn for the first time in many a year.
A Quebec dairy farmers group is calling on milk producers to stop feeding palm oil or its derivatives to livestock as controversy churns over how these supplements affect the consistency of butter.
GameStop shares rallied 67 per cent ahead of the opening bell Thursday, following another blockbuster day for the stock. On Wednesday, the gaming retailer's stock closed nearly 104 per cent higher.
As a full-time pharmacy technician in a busy Toronto hospital, Tim MacFarlane has been on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19. But since February of last year, he’s also been living in his minivan after he became one of the roughly 235,000 Canadians who experience homelessness every year.
A man has been charged with sexual assault after an incident last week at a Montreal COVID-19 quarantine hotel. The alleged victim told CTV News that the man came into her room, partially undressed, and touched her, only leaving when she threatened to scream.
An Arizona teen admitted to police that he faked his own kidnapping to get out of going to work.