Waterloo Region students not going back to classroom next week
Students in Waterloo Region won't return to the classroom next week.
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Waterloo Region reports 74 new COVID-19 cases; lowest increase in 3 weeks
The number of COVID-19 cases in Waterloo Region increased by 74 Wednesday, the lowest single-day increase since Dec. 30.
Ontario hospital apologizes after staff director gets family member early COVID-19 vaccine
A hospital in Orangeville, Ont., is apologizing after a staff director had a family member receive the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of schedule.
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'Could have been much, much worse': Ont. ICU doctor recounts experience with COVID-19
The medical director of an Ontario Intensive Care Unit said he still has COVID-19 symptoms more than a month after his self-isolation period ended.
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Waterloo Region's 2021 budget approved; tax increase tied to police budget
Waterloo Regional Council approved its 2021 spending plan Wednesday night.
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Biden takes the helm, appeals for unity to take on crises
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that 'democracy has prevailed' and summoning American resilience and unity to confront the deeply divided nation's historic confluence of crises.
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'It became up close and personal': Karen Redman talks about her COVID-19 diagnosis
Speaking publicly for the first time about her COVID-19 diagnosis, regional Chair Karen Redman's message was simple on Wednesday: continue to follow public health guidelines.
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Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph pauses vaccinating care home staff amid supply shortage
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has paused giving first doses of COVID-19 vaccines to staff at long-term care and retirement homes in the region due to a supply shortage.
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Waterloo man hopes to be fully recovered from COVID-19 in 'about a year'
A Waterloo man still doesn't feel completely recovered more than 10 months after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Waterloo Region has had a warm winter so far, but cold air is on its way
There are officially two months of the winter season left as the spring equinox takes place on March 20 and although we are well into winter, Waterloo Region has not recorded a temperature of -15 degrees Celsius or colder yet this season.
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'Dreams come true': Former Kitchener Ranger makes NHL debut with Winnipeg Jets
A Waterloo hockey player's dreams came true earlier this week.
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Charges against former Kitchener vice principal dismissed
Charges against a former Kitchener vice principal who was accused of sex-related crimes against teens have been dismissed.
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Suspect arrested in armed robbery of Cambridge business
Waterloo regional police are searching for multiple suspects after an armed robbery at a Cambridge business on Thursday afternoon.
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Residents moving to hospital from COVID-19 ravaged Listowel, Ont. long-term care home
Some residents of Listowel’s Caressant Care Long-Term Care Home are on the move.
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This company is hiring people to taste candy at home
An online candy store once based in Cambridge, Ont. is hiring a job that would pique Charlie Bucket's interest.
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Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph pauses vaccinating care home staff amid supply shortage
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has paused giving first doses of COVID-19 vaccines to staff at long-term care and retirement homes in the region due to a supply shortage.
Ontario hospital apologizes after staff director gets family member early COVID-19 vaccine
A hospital in Orangeville, Ont., is apologizing after a staff director had a family member receive the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of schedule.
Police investigating after 2 cars stolen while warming up in Guelph
Police in Guelph are investigating after a pair of car warm-up thefts in the span of nine hours.
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President Biden's first foreign leader call will be to PM Trudeau
U.S. President Joe Biden’s first call to a foreign leader will be to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this Friday, the White House has announced.
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It must be one for the political record books: A demand for trade sanctions against the U.S. within seven hours of the new president being sworn in, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.
'Just move on': Republicans grapple with post-Trump future
For the first time in more than a decade, Republicans are waking up to a Washington where Democrats control the White House and Congress, adjusting to an era of diminished power, deep uncertainty and internal feuding.
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Biden signs 15 executive orders on inauguration day, more to come
U.S. President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions shortly after being sworn on Wednesday, undoing policies put in place by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, and making his first moves on the pandemic and climate change.
Florida cracks down on 'vaccine tourism' by asking for proof of residency
Snowbirds hoping to skip the line in Canada by flying to Florida for COVID-19 vaccines now face a tougher set of rules aimed at snuffing vaccine tourism.
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Officials say a fire has broken out at a building under construction at Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, but did not immediately affect a stockpile of COVID-19 vaccine.
Pfizer pitches Canada for tax breaks in upcoming budget
Pfizer Canada is pitching the federal government to bring in new tax breaks and change related corporate tax policies, suggesting the feds need to do more to incentivize pharmaceutical companies to invest domestically in a post-pandemic world.
Biden revokes Keystone XL permit in blow to Canada's oil sector
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday formally revoked the permit needed to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline (KXL), dashing Ottawa's hopes of salvaging the $8 billion project that the struggling Canadian crude sector has long supported.
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Biden scraps Keystone pipeline, Kenney wants retaliation
PM Trudeau says the federal government will continue to make its case in support of Keystone XL to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden.
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