Just over 70 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Waterloo Region, another death reported
Region of Waterloo Public Health has confirmed 71 new cases of COVID-19, as the Friday afternoon update marks another stark increase in daily case counts.

Region of Waterloo Public Health has confirmed 71 new cases of COVID-19, as the Friday afternoon update marks another stark increase in daily case counts.
Waterloo Region's top doctor says she's growing concerned with the number of local COVID-19 cases starting to rise.
Waterloo Region will remain with the same COVID-19 reopening restrictions for at least one more week.
As online-based careers and interviews are becoming more popular during the pandemic, Guelph police are warning residents to be on the lookout for job application scams and are providing tips on how to recognize them.
Guelph police are investigating after they say someone stole $5,000 worth of tools and wire from a construction site.
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health launched an online COVID-19 vaccine portal earlier this week and is ready to move on to the next priority group in Phase One.
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On the heels of Health Canada's authorization of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the Johnson & Johnson shot could join the country's arsenal within weeks, says Health Canada's Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Supriya Sharma.
Canada is seeing an upsurge in vaccines distributed across the country, with numbers making up more than double of what was allocated in the last two weeks.
Health Canada has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and a related shot by the Serum Institute of India for use around the country with the first doses expected to arrive soon.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted early Saturday morning to approve President Joe Biden's US$1.9 trillion pandemic aid package, a major step toward enacting the first legislative priority of the new administration
Police in Myanmar escalated their crackdown on demonstrators against this month's military takeover, deploying early and in force on Saturday as protesters sought to assemble in the country's two biggest cities and elsewhere.
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Canada's pharmacies say they're primed and ready to start administering COVID-19 vaccines at their facilities across the country, as government officials prepare for the next phase of vaccine rollout.
A spokeswoman for Vancouver police says the conduct of two officers is under investigation after video footage emerged of the pair allegedly posing with a dead body at a popular beach.
Lady Gaga's two French bulldogs, which were stolen by thieves who shot and wounded the dogwalker, were recovered unharmed Friday, Los Angeles police said.
Starting Feb. 22, passengers flying back to Canada are subject to a hotel quarantine.
A Canadian travelling back home after three months in the U.S. says everything about the experience was 'awful.'
Justin Trudeau says there are several factors like variants and infection rates to consider before reopening the country.
Officials in Ontario are investigating if the province's stockpile of personal protective equipment contains fake N95 masks.