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Postal workers at a picket line in Ottawa, Dec. 11, 2024.

Settlement reached in complaint over Canada Post layoffs as strike hits four weeks

The union representing Canada Post workers says an unfair labour practice complaint over the company's layoffs has been resolved. 13

An undated stock photo of police cruiser lights (pixabay/Pexels)

Homicide suspect wanted on nation-wide warrant arrested in Cambridge

A man has been arrested in Cambridge as part of a nation-wide homicide investigation.

2025 Budget planning underway at Region of Waterloo council, Dec. 11, 2024. (Courtesy: Region of Waterloo)

Marathon budget meeting ends without setting Waterloo Region budget

Waterloo Region Council was expected to set the 2025 budget on Wednesday, but after a marathon meeting, councillors left the horseshoe without making a final decision.

Premier Doug Ford holds a news conference Thursday December 12, 2024.

'Enough is enough': Doug Ford says Ontario could hand encampment drug users $10,000 fines, prison

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government is introducing a suite of measures to 'address and dismantle' encampments around the province, including steep fines for people who use drugs.

A stock image of broken glass on the ground. (Pexels/David Geib)

Man arrested after three Guelph businesses broken into

A Guelph man is facing several charges after three businesses in the city’s north end were broken into.

Four swabs are in the stem cell test kit to collect DNA samples from all four corners of one’s mouth. (Eric Taschner/CTV News Northern Ontario)

She took a DNA test for fun. Police used it to charge her grandmother with murder in a cold case

According to court documents, detectives reopened the cold case in 2017 and then worked with a forensics company to extract DNA from Baby Garnet's partial femur, before sending the results to Identifinders International.

Lewis seen on Giant Tiger's security camera. (Provided)

140-pound dog strolls solo into Giant Tiger store in Stratford, Ont.

A furry, four-legged shopper was spotted in the aisles of a Giant Tiger store in Stratford, Ont. on Sunday morning. 1

Several skin care products are seen in this undated stock photo. (ROMAN ODINTSOV/Pexels.com)

More than $1,300 in skincare products stolen from Guelph business

The Guelph Police are looking for a suspect after more than $1,300 in skincare products were taken from a south-end business.

An undated stock image of a key in a door (AS Photography/Pexels)

Guelph housing affordability move allows residents to build fourplexes

In an effort to improve housing affordability and supply, Guelph city council has voted in favour of allowing residents to build up to four housing units on a single property.

The affected products are Maison Lavande candles in a ceramic container, recalled due to fire hazards (Handout)

Thousands of candles in ceramic containers recalled in Canada. Here's why.

Health Canada announced Wednesday a consumer product recall on candles in ceramic containers due to fire hazards, a release from the agency reads.

Jessica Harrison of The Cake Box (left) and Lenore Johnson (right) of Lenjo Bakes, winners of Season 3 of Crime Scene Bakery. (Heather Senoran/CTV News)

'Think we made our little town proud': Kitchener, Ont. bakers win reality TV cooking show

Lenore Johnson and Jessica Harrison aren’t just friends and entrepreneurs, they’re also the season three winners of Crime Scene Kitchen. 1

Blowing snow drifts across a road near Wallenstein, Ont., on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. (Kevin Doerr / CTV Kitchener)

Another blast of winter weather coming our way

After a few days of warmer weather, winter is making its return.

A LOTTO MAX sign was photographed at Mr. Variety in Guelph on Dec. 11, 2024. (Hannah Schmidt/CTV News)

Lottery ticket worth $40 million sold in Wellington County

Someone in Wellington County could be $40 million dollars richer. 1

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the media outside of his office in the Queens Park Legislature, in Toronto, on Wednesday Dec.11, 2024. Ford joined a call between Provincial Premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in regard to incoming US President Donald Trump's threats of tarrifs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatens to cut off energy to U.S. in response to Trump's tariffs

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has threatened to cut off energy supply to the U.S. in response to the tariffs President-elect Donald Trump plans to impose on all Canadian imports. 7

Jackson Parsons hits the ice for practice with the Kitchener Rangers on Dec. 11, 2024. (Ashley Bacon/CTV News)

Kitchener Rangers goalie sits atop the league

A member of the Kitchener Rangers has risen to the top of league in his sign-off season. 1

Watermain repairs underway at Strasburg Road in Kitchener. (David Pettitt/CTV News)

Large watermain repair closes stretch of Kitchener road until Friday

A large watermain repair has closed a stretch of Strasburg Road in Kitchener.

Mary Rife fixes a bike in her Guelph, Ont. garage. (CTV News/Spencer Turcotte)

Why a complaint to the City of Guelph will cost a bike repair business $1,900

A Guelph woman says a complaint to the city about her bicycle repair business will end up costing her $1,900. 2

Canada Post employees and supporters rally at Canada Post headquarters in Ottawa, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press)

Canada Post strike: Talks deadlocked as sides clash on wages

Negotiations between Canada Post and the union representing its workers appear to be in a deadlock as the two sides remain far apart on wages and other issues. 13

Keys sit against a black backdrop in this undated stock image. (George Becker/Pexels.com)

At least 21 people fall victim to rental scam in Kitchener

Police are investigating after 21 people lost a combined $63,000 as part of a rental fraud in Kitchener.

Tunnels connecting tents to generator found in Ham

Police locate labyrinth of tunnels connecting tents to generator in Hamilton encampment

Hamilton police say that they discovered a series of 'man-made holes and tunnels' during a patrol of a downtown encampment earlier this week. 2

The DM Rutherford Family Conservatory at the University of Guelph on Dec. 10, 2024. (Dave Pettitt/CTV News)

Council approves University of Guelph's plan to demolish greenhouse

Guelph city council has given the University of Guelph the go-ahead to demolish a historic greenhouse on campus. 1

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem responds to a question during a news conference, Wednesday, Dec 11, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Bank of Canada drops key interest rate to 3.25%, Trump tariff threat 'new source of uncertainty'

Canada's central bank has cut its key rate for the fifth consecutive time – now sitting at 3.25 per cent – as the country's economy grows at a slower rate than projected. 6

A Waterloo regional police vehicle is seen in a file photo. (CTV Kitchener)

Pedestrian taken to hospital after Kitchener crash

A pedestrian was taken to a hospital outside the region after she was struck by a vehicle in Kitchener.

Products included in voluntary MadeGood granola bar recall due to 'piece of metal' found.

Recall: 'Piece of metal' found in healthy granola bars

Healthy snack food company MadeGood is recalling a number of granola bars sold in Ontario and across Canada due to a potential hazard.

A Dutchie's Fresh Food Market store in Kitchener, Ont. on March 14, 2024. (Dan Lauckner/CTV Kitchener)

Business director of Dutchie’s pleads guilty to Employment Standards Act offences

The business director of Dutchie’s Fresh Market, a Waterloo Region-based grocer, has pleaded guilty to more than a dozen offences. 9

Students on Marshall Street celebrating St. Patrick's Day on Satuday, March 16, 2024.

Cost of St. Patrick's Day enforcement balloons to $800K since 2022

The Waterloo Regional Police Service is sharing new details about how much it has cost them to deal with large, unsanctioned street parties during St. Patrick’s Day.