Waterloo Region reports 132 new COVID-19 cases; total caseload surpasses 8,000
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Waterloo Region surpassed 8,000 on Friday as public health officials reported 132 new infections.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Waterloo Region surpassed 8,000 on Friday as public health officials reported 132 new infections.
Waterloo regional police say they received more than 100 calls to 911 on Thursday from people with questions about the province's new stay-at-home order.
Seven more charges were laid against people who were not complying with regional and provincial COVID-19 rules over the past week.
Provincial police say a Fergus resident has been charged after allegedly assaulting a paramedic in Wellington County on Boxing Day.
North Wellington Health Care has taken over management of an Arthur care home dealing with a large COVID-19 outbreak.
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A cabinet minister's tweet about a note his 10-year-old son received after reaching out to a lonely new kid at his school has gone viral.
An effort is underway to have a banner honouring Nova Scotia's first Black NHL player prominently displayed once again, after it was sold at a yard sale three years ago.
The emergence of new variants of the original coronavirus is adding urgency to vaccinate.
A third grader from Toronto's astronaut dream has already drawn the support of one on the ISS.
CF Montreal, the city’s newly renamed pro soccer team announced their new name to mixed reaction.
The World Health Organization's emergencies chief said Friday that the impact of new variants of COVID-19 in places like Britain, South Africa and Brazil remains to be seen, citing human behaviour for some recent rises in infection counts.
The spread of COVID-19 continues to surge rapidly across the country and federal officials are urging swift action to avoid Canadian doctors having to make 'impossible choices,' such as who gets an ICU bed.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leaving the door open to tighter travel restrictions, including a possible ban on outbound air travel.
Over the next month Canada will be experiencing a 'temporary' delay in Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shipments due to the pharmaceutical giant's expansion plans at its European manufacturing facility, with the shortage resulting in an average of 50 per cent of coming doses delayed each week.
As provinces issue lockdown orders, curfews and other restrictions to combat record daily COVID-19 cases, with ICUs in some urban centres near capacity, Canadians are reminded to seek emergency care as they normally would should it be necessary.
Kamala Harris’ husband Douglas Emhoff has launched a new Twitter account confirming that he will use the title 'Second Gentleman.'
An Ontario MPP who sent Premier Doug Ford a two-page letter calling the provincial lockdown "deadlier than COVID" has been kicked out of caucus for his "irresponsible" comments.
An 11-year-old boy was removed from his home and his parents are in jail after police say an Orlando waitress noticed something was wrong and used a note to ask him if he needed help.
The mother of a seven-year-old girl who died Jan. 3 has been arrested and expected to be charged with criminal negligence causing death on Friday.
Justin Trudeau is responds to Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's recent comments about Transport Minister Omar Alghabra.
Justin Trudeau on why some Canadians can’t travel outside their homes, but they can get on a flight and go abroad.
Officials from across the country provide updates on the pandemic across Canada.