'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.
Region of Waterloo Public Health officials reported 69 more cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.
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.
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 chorus of seniors and caregivers are pushing for in-home COVID-19 vaccinations lest thousands of vulnerable Canadians be left behind.
Antony Blinken will visit virtually with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau as part of the Biden administration's post-Trump fence-mending campaign.
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.
A New Brunswick teen's family says better access to mental health care could have saved their daughter who died by suicide after two unsuccessful visits to a Fredericton hospital.
The CEO of Canada's largest pension fund says in a memo to employees that he received a COVID-19 vaccination while on a 'very personal' trip to Dubai.
Prince Harry has said he stepped back from his royal duties because the 'toxic' British press had been destroying his mental health, adding he had not walked away from public service.
A personal support worker at a long-term care home in Barrie, Ont. said dealing with one of the largest COVID-19 variant outbreaks in Canada was ‘total hell.’
After weeks of uncertainty, Moderna Inc. has confirmed to the Canadian government that it will deliver 1.3 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine next month.
An SUV mounted a Toronto sidewalk and struck a woman just moments after she managed to push a stroller out of its path.