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• No current plans for resumption of masking mandates, says WDGPH

  As Ontario enters the seventh wave of COVID-19, local health officials say that doesn’t necessarily mean masking mandates will return.

  

• Victoria Park tent encampment protesting lack of affordable housing

  For the last week, tents have been set up on the island in Kitchener’s Victoria Park in what appears to be part of an annual protest.

  

• Another Ont. homeowner raises red flag over driveway paving work

  As police try to track down the man believed to have paved a Puslinch woman’s driveway without her permission, another person has come forward claiming to be the victim of a similar alleged fraud.

  

• Live surveillance video shows wire thieves in action

  Guelph police say the theft of wire spools was caught on live surveillance video.

  

• 70 jackets stolen from Guelph business

  Clothes valued at over $6,000 were stolen from a business in the early morning on Tuesday.

• Hwy. 7/8 off ramps at Ira Needles getting improvements: MTO

  A Kitchener intersection that has seen dozens of crashes in the past year in a half is getting a makeover.

• Series of serious crashes in southwestern Ontario leads to plea from provincial police

  A string of serious collisions over the last few days has Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) sending a heightened warning to drivers to not let their guards down during the summer months.

• Hate-motivated graffiti spray-painted onto Kitchener community chalkboard: WRPS

  Regional police are investigating after a community chalkboard in Kitchener was reportedly spray-painted with hate-motivated graffiti.

• Offload delays see ambulances line up in front of Guelph hospital

  There were no ambulances available to respond to emergencies in Guelph for a short period on Monday, as paramedics waited outside the hospital to offload patients.

• More than $6,000 worth of clothing reportedly stolen from Guelph business

  Two people stole more than $6,000 worth of clothing, including 70 jackets, from a business in Guelph, according to police.

• Stratford Festival receiving $10M boost from federal government

  Some financial aid is on its way to the Stratford Festival following pandemic setbacks.

• OPP searching for missing 21-year-old woman

  Ontario Provincial Police are leaning on the public for information about a missing 21-year-old woman.