Mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic opens for priority groups
Waterloo Region's first mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic opened for priority groups on Thursday morning.
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Average price for detached home in Kitchener-Waterloo passes $900K for first time
The average price for a detached home in Kitchener-Waterloo surpassed $900,000 for the first time in February.
Waterloo Region reports 34 more COVID-19 cases, 1 death
Public health officials in Waterloo Region reported 34 more COVID-19 cases and one new death on Thursday.
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Low turnout for student targeted COVID-19 testing in Waterloo Region
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Increase in overdose deaths in Waterloo Region last year
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Driver dies following Highway 7 crash between Kitchener and Guelph
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Drop in demand for hand sanitizer produced by Cambridge company
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Over $18 million given from Ontario government to Waterloo Region municipalities for COVID-19 relief
The Ontario government is providing the Region of Waterloo and the seven municipalities with $18,058,694 to help with costs relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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'Representation is monumental': Kitchener author pens inclusive STEM books
As International Women's Day approaches, a Kitchener author and tech worker is hoping that her books will help inspire young women to pursue a career in a male-dominated industry.
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Ontario records fewer than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for third straight day
Ontario is reporting fewer than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the third straight day.
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'Everybody needs to be safe': Cambridge pilot project aims to curb speeding
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Ontario's African Lion Safari named worst place for elephants in North America
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Waterloo Region, Guelph leaders meeting with federal minister to discuss new firearms legislation
Canada's public safety minister met with mayors from the Waterloo Region and Guelph area to talk about the Trudeau government's new firearm legislation.
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Waterloo Region, Guelph leaders meeting with federal minister to discuss new firearms legislation
Canada's public safety minister met with mayors from the Waterloo Region and Guelph area to talk about the Trudeau government's new firearm legislation.
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A pedestrian suffered serious head injuries after he was hit by a vehicle walking home from work in Guelph on Wednesday.
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Guelph police have arrested a 34-year-old after they say she stole credit and debit cards from an elderly woman who had been taken to the hospital.
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Ontario doctor's tweets about COVID-19 deemed 'inappropriate' and 'unprofessional' by regulator
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NY officials altered count of nursing home deaths: reports
Top aides to Gov. Andrew Cuomo altered a state Health Department report to obscure the true number of people killed by COVID-19 in the state's nursing homes, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported late Thursday.
Alarming surge in anti-Asian hate crimes recorded in U.S., Canada since pandemic started
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