'A legitimate concern': Staffing shortages due to COVID-19 cases shuts down local schools
Pandemic pressures are growing at local schools.

Pandemic pressures are growing at local schools.
A report into an arrest that was caught on camera at a gas station in Kitchener in July is now in the hands of the Waterloo Regional Police Service.
Health Canada has approved the AstraZeneca and Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine for use around the country with the first doses expected to arrive in the coming days.
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.
The Guelph Nighthawks announced on Thursday afternoon that the team's league will be starting this spring.
Health officials in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph have declared a COVID-19 outbreak in a neighbourhood at a Wellington County long-term care home.
Celina Caesar-Chavannes explores her childhood and life as a Black politician in her new book, 'Can You Hear Me Now?'
A dog in Mass. left paralyzed in her two back legs after a vicious attack is looking for a forever home
An Arizona teen admitted to police that he faked his own kidnapping to get out of going to work.
She also posts dance-offs with her husband, and has since gained a large following
One of the world’s oldest, and most famous, captive elephants passed away at 72
Dashcam video captured the moment a dump truck collided with a barrier along the I-405 north of Renton, Wash.
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.
Six bison have been transferred back to a national park in Alberta after their paddock was destroyed in a 2017 wildfire.
Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca, the third to be given the green light for national use.
Hours before stepping down as Canada’s chief of defence staff, Admiral Art McDonald invited members of the Canadian Armed Forces to come forward if they have information about military misconduct, vowing to lead the culture change from inside.
A single dose of Pfizer and BioNtech's COVID-19 vaccine cuts the number of asymptomatic infections and could significantly reduce the risk of transmission of the virus, results of a U.K. study found on Friday.
A study published this month in the scientific journal Nature Communications suggests that while napping is a common activity, the frequency and duration of your midday naps may be connected to specific genes.
Canada has now administered the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 3.19 per cent of the Canadian population.
A chorus of seniors and caregivers are pushing for in-home COVID-19 vaccinations lest thousands of vulnerable Canadians be left behind.
Less than a month after excoriating Donald Trump in a blistering floor speech, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would "absolutely" support the former president again if he secured the Republican nomination in 2024.
Russian media report that a Boeing 777 plane made an emergency landing in Moscow in the early hours of Friday after the pilot reported a problem with the engine.
Canada should prepare for the next pandemic by investing in the necessary infrastructure to be able to produce vaccines domestically, says Canadian stem cell biologist and Moderna co-founder, Derrick Rossi.
An SUV mounted a Toronto sidewalk and struck a woman just moments after she managed to push a stroller out of its path.
Researchers in the U.S. are studying a phenomenon called 'Zoom fatigue'.