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• Surgery levels not up to pre-pandemic levels at Grand River Hospital

  The number of surgeries being done at Grand River Hospital (GRH) still isn't near what it was before the pandemic.

  

• Three new housing developments get the green light from Kitchener council

  Kitchener council approved the construction of three new housing developments at a meeting Monday.

  

• Local fire officials react to southern Ontario being under 'extreme' wildfire risk

  As summer-like temperatures continue to sweep across portions of southwestern Ontario, Natural Resources Canada (NRC) is upgrading the fire danger for Waterloo region to 'extreme' in its interactive fire risk map.

  

• Woodstock fire damage pegged at $500K

  The Woodstock Fire Department is warning people to avoid Passchendaele Street as crews respond to a fully involved structure fire there.

  

• DJ dad in Guelph, Ont. brings his beats to the streets on the back of stroller

  A Guelph man is gaining online popularity for scratching and sampling during his walks around the Royal City.

• Red carpets are back at the Stratford Festival as opening night arrives

  The Stratford Festival is rolling out the red carpets for the 2023 season’s opening night.

• The Boathouse reopening pushed to next year

  The redevelopment of The Boathouse, a key venue in Kitchener’s Victoria Park, will not be ready until 2024, with construction set to start later this year, the company behind the project says.

• SIU investigating after man shot by Brantford police officer

  Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a Brantford police officer shot a 27-year-old man.

• Four-way stop planned for intersection where bus driver and OPP officer killed

  The rural Oxford County intersection where an OPP officer and a school bus driver were killed Monday was less than a month away from becoming a four-way stop when the deadly crash happened.

• York Road in Guelph named worst road in Western Ontario: CAA

  Roads in the cities of Guelph, Waterloo and Stratford have ranked as the worst roads in Western Ontario.

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  VIDEO | Communities in mourning as OPP officer and respected school bus driver killed in crash

  Messages of support continue to come in following the death of an OPP officer and a school bus driver. Both were killed in a crash when their vehicles collided at Oxford Road 33 and Highway 59 northwest of Woodstock.

• Advocates address Kitchener councillors after camp-out in Victoria Park

  Advocates addressed the homelessness crisis in Kitchener at a city council meeting Monday night.