Man pleads guilty to threatening Prime Minister during Cambridge campaign stop
A man has pleaded guilty to uttering a threat against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a campaign stop in Cambridge last year.
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Surgeries cancelled at Cambridge Memorial Hospital as staffing issues mount
Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) has cancelled several surgeries over the last two days as staffing pressures combined with bed capacity limits put pressure on the overloaded system.
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Deputy Prime Minister hosts tech sector roundtable in Kitchener
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Here’s how long emergency room patients are waiting at local hospitals
The average Ontario emergency room patient waited a record-breaking two hours and six minutes to see a doctor in May of this year. In Waterloo region, people waited even longer.
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Monkey Pox vaccine clinics in St. Thomas and Woodstock
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Multi-day Go train cancellations announced for Kitchener line
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Hundreds of charges laid after Ontario police bust group accused of smuggling guns, fentanyl
A nearly ten-months long investigation by multiple Ontario police services has resulted in more than 400 criminal charges laid on a group of 22 individuals accused of smuggling guns and drugs over the Canadian-U.S. border.
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National Peacekeepers’ Day sees parade return to Waterloo
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New self-check in system at St. Mary’s emergency department in Kitchener
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'A man of the people': Goderich mourns passing of Mayor John Grace
Tributes are pouring in for Goderich Mayor John Grace, who passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday.
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Guelph woman arrested while allegedly smashing police station doors
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One airlifted to hospital after collision south of Fergus
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Victim speaks out after pickup truck stolen in string of Kitchener truck thefts
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Pedestrian airlifted to hospital following Ira Needles collision
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Chrystia Freeland speaks in Kitchener
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New self-check-in comes to St. Mary's Hospital
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Here's how thieves use technology to steal trucks
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Waterloo region unveils plan to end homelessness
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Pedestrian airlifted to hospital after crash
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Mix of sun and rain inbound for Waterloo region
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Waterloo region to address homelessness
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Thieves steal camera containing Guelph mother’s photos of deceased daughter
A mother is missing photos of her deceased daughter after thieves broke into her home and stole a digital camera containing the photos of her late daughter.
Guelph woman arrested while allegedly smashing police station doors
Guelph police didn’t have to go far to arrest a woman who they say used a hammer to smash the door of the downtown police station.
Licence plate left at crash leads to charges for Guelph teen
A teenager from Guelph has been charged after his licence plate was left at the scene of a crash, according to police.
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Ontario woman scammed out of $11,000 by Texas psychic she met on TikTok
An Ontario woman says she was scammed out of $11,000 after months spent working with a Texas psychic she met on TikTok following the death of her stepfather.
Ontario parents to get another payout in 2022 budget
Parents may get direct payments from the Ontario government yet again this year. This will be the fourth payout to parents since Premier Doug Ford took office in 2018.
Canadian propane costs soar due to supply chain issues
Canadian homeowners who use propane to heat their homes will have to pay a lot more to stay warm this winter.
Housing correction in Toronto could end up becoming 'one of the deepest of the past half a century,' RBC warns
A housing correction which has already led to four consecutive months of price declines in the previously overheated Greater Toronto Area market could end up becoming 'one of the deepest of the past half a century,' a new report from RBC warns.
How to spot if you picked up a counterfeit COVID-19 rapid test
Health Canada is warning the public about counterfeit rapid antigen test kits after several were sold in Ontario.
Ontario businesses say credit card chargebacks give consumers unfair advantage
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An Ontario woman was nearly the victim of a resume scam after being contacted by someone claiming to be a recruiter.
This is Toronto Pearson's new tip on how to save time at the airport
Toronto Pearson International Airport took to social media to share a new tip on how to “save time” when travelling back into the country.
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Doctors call for action as growing number of Canadians dying from common food preservative
Doctors are among those calling for tighter regulation of sodium nitrite as a growing number of Canadians are dying after intentionally ingesting unsafe quantities of the common food preservative in its pure form.
Well-known Brampton, Ont. real estate agent, media personality savagely attacked outside home
A well-known real estate agent and media personality in Brampton, Ont. was viciously attacked in broad daylight in his own driveway by three men, two of whom appeared to be wielding an axe and a machete.
Police seize handguns, drugs in alleged Ontario, U.S. criminal takedown
Police in Ontario say they have taken down a criminal network they allege trafficked cocaine and fentanyl and smuggled guns into Canada from the U.S.
Donald Trump 'took the Fifth.' What does it actually mean?
Former U.S. President Donald Trump showed up Wednesday for questioning under oath in New York's civil investigation into his business practices. But he quickly made clear he wouldn't be answering.
Majority of Canadian children experience cyberbullying: global study
A new global study by computer security software company McAfee has found that 60 per cent of Canadian children as young as 10 have experienced some form of cyberbullying.
Two children at centre of Sask. Amber Alert found safe in South Dakota, suspect arrested
The Meade County Sheriff’s Office in South Dakota said it has arrested the man wanted in connection with an Amber Alert in Saskatchewan.
Canadian Forces Snowbirds grounded in wake of B.C. crash
The Royal Canadian Air Force has grounded the Snowbirds aerobatic team after one of the jets suffered a hard landing last week in northern British Columbia.
N.S. boosts cash reward for information in boy's shooting death to $250,000
Nova Scotia’s unsolved crimes program is offering its largest reward ever for information in the case of a little boy shot and killed in Dartmouth in December.
Can the spread of monkeypox be stopped?
Since May, nearly 90 countries have reported more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox. The World Health Organization classified the escalating outbreak of the once-rare disease as an international emergency in July; the U.S. declared it a national emergency last week.
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Health-care advocates are disappointed by the lack of detailed solutions from the Ontario government’s throne speech.
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