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.
A planned bridge over the Speed River in Guelph has divided people living in the city.
Police charged a woman with carrying a concealed weapon after an incident in Guelph’s downtown core Thursday afternoon.
Provincial police say a Fergus resident has been charged after allegedly assaulting a paramedic in Wellington County on Boxing Day.
A Florida waitress says she knew something was wrong when an 11-year-old boy sitting at one of her tables was forbidden from ordering anything to eat.
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin says a temporary delay will impact supply shipments from Pfizer for the next month.
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.
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.
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.
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 as COVID-19 case counts climb across the country.
Canadian economists looking toward the future say 2021 could bring rapid market changes and positive job creation, but any potential growth hinges on a successful vaccine rollout.
The National Rifle Association announced Friday it has filed for bankruptcy and will seek to incorporate the nation's most politically influential gun-rights group in Texas instead of New York.
A Quebec family is furious after saying their loved one was allowed to leave a St. Eustache hospital in sub-zero temperatures in just a gown.
Getting 100 million shots in Americans' arms in his first 100 days is only the beginning of his coronavirus plan, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden declared Friday.
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.
Ont. Premier Doug Ford kicked out Roman Baber from the party after the MPP claimed the COVID-19 lockdowns in Ontario are doing more harm than good.
Justin Trudeau is responds to Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's recent comments about Transport Minister Omar Alghabra.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says some members of Congress may face prosecution if found to be accomplices in the U.S. Capitol riots.