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Active COVID-19 cases rise above 500 in Waterloo Region as 67 new infections confirmed

Active cases in Waterloo Region rose above 500 for the first time in more than a month as officials reported another 67 cases on Thursday.

Waterloo Region residents vaccinated before May 30 can book accelerated second dose starting June 23: province

Anyone living in Waterloo Region who received a first mRNA dose on or before May 30 will be able to book an accelerated second dose appointment starting next week, the province announced Thursday.

Police lay eight more sexual assault charges against former Kitchener neurologist

Waterloo regional police have laid eight more sexual assault charges against a former Kitchener neurologist.

Dr. Jeffrey Scott Sloka in an undated photo from a 2013 Grand River Hospital report.

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Alleged impaired driver passes out behind the wheel: Guelph police

Guelph police have charged a man with drug-impaired driving after he allegedly passed out behind the wheel on Wednesday afternoon.

Guelph man arrested for pair of porch pirating thefts

Guelph police have arrested a man in connection to a two incidents of porch pirating caught on camera.

Brother-sister duo run coffee business in Guelph out of trailer they fixed up

A young brother and sister duo have spruced up an old trailer and are running a booming coffee business out of it.

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A fishing boat in southern Chile was overwhelmed by dozens of sea lions trying to escape a pack of hunting killer whales.

'I have never felt safe': Mumilaaq Qaqqaq's final HoC speech

NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says that she has never 'felt safe' and alleges she was racially profiled while being in the House of Commons.

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As the U.S. sends more Moderna doses to Canada, calls ramp up to reopen border

The U.S. is gearing up to send one million additional doses of the Moderna vaccine to Canada at the same time calls mount on both sides of the border to ease travel and quarantine measures.

Vehicles move across the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Mich., to Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (AP / Paul Sancya)

Centre Block renovation to take until at least 2030 to complete, cost up to $5B

The massive ongoing renovation of Parliament Hill, centred on revitalizing and reworking Centre Block as the crown jewel of Canadian democracy, is expected to take until at least 2030 and cost up to $5 billion to complete. On Thursday federal officials leading the renovation project released the final design, scope, and anticipated timelines for completing the project.

COVID-19 death at Calgary's Foothills hospital confirmed to be a double immunized patient

One of two COVID-19-related deaths attributed to the Delta variant reported at Calgary's Foothills Medical Centre Wednesday was an individual who was double vaccinated.

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BREAKING | Ontario expands eligibility for second doses, promises new rules coming 'very shortly' for vaccinated people

Ontario is expanding eligibility for second COVID-19 vaccine doses as the province promises new guidelines will come 'very shortly' outlining what freedoms vaccinated people will have.

PM nominates Ontario judge Mahmud Jamal to Supreme Court of Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated Ontario judge Mahmud Jamal to the Supreme Court of Canada. Jamal, who would be the first person of colour to sit on the top court, was a longtime litigator before becoming a judge of the Ontario Court of Appeal two years ago.

Green Party Leader Paul doubles down, rejects push for her ouster

Under attack by her own party's executives, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul is doubling down in defiance of calls for her to step down or take steps to avoid facing an all-party vote on her leadership. 'This is a small group of councillors who will be departing within weeks as their terms end,' she told reporters Thursday morning.

Don Martin: Without a quick resolution to their leadership crisis, the Greens will fade away

The threatened reign of successor Annamie Paul is the most bizarre, messy and unfortunate political drama among many raging on Parliament Hill as MPs prepare for what sounds like an election campaign launch in late summer, Don Martin writes in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.

The return of the flu? What we can expect later this year

Infectious disease experts don’t see signs of concern for the coming flu season despite the little data collected from the 2020 flu season. The WHO typically looks to the previous year’s data to search for trends and make vaccine recommendations.

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NEW | Ontario Provincial Police assisting Manitoba RCMP in Whiteshell area with manhunt for homicide suspect Eric Wildman

Manitoba RCMP are focusing on the Whiteshell area of the province in the search for homicide suspect Eric Wildman, and are also receiving help from the Ontario Provincial Police.