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  Cleanup from spring storm set to get underway in Kitchener park

  It has been a months-long wait, but a major portion of a spring storm cleanup is scheduled to get underway at a Kitchener park. 1

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  Fire in Waterloo’s University District believed to have started in carport

  Investigators are still trying to determine how a fire started at a home being rented by university students in Waterloo on Sunday. 3

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  Brantford speed enforcement pilot project reveals thousands of road violations per week

  A speed enforcement pilot project for the City of Brantford revealed thousands of violations every week on two major roads during the month of May.

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  Waterloo Catholic District School Board names new director of education

  A new director of education has been named at the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB).

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  Ont. child dies in head-on collision, seven others injured

  A seven-year-old child has died following a head-on collision that injured seven others near Orangeville, Ont. on Monday night.

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  Low volunteer turnout has local non-for-profits feeling the pinch

  As staffing shortages affect several sectors across the province, local non-for-profits say they’re facing a shortage of volunteers. 1

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  Teen charged by OPP after reportedly operating boat with 11 people and only four life jackets

  Wellington County OPP have charged a 15-year-old after they say he was operating a boat that had 11 people on it, but only four life jackets.

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  Canada's inflation rate slows in July despite price gains in food, rent, travel

  Canada's year-over-year inflation rate slowed to 7.6 per cent in July, with the deceleration largely driven by a decline in gas prices even as prices for food, rent and travel continued to rise. 5

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  Around 60 animals dead following barn fire in Mapleton Township

  Dozens of animals have been killed in a barn fire in the Township of Mapleton. 2

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  Knife reportedly taken out during Cambridge robbery

  Waterloo regional police are investigating a robbery in Cambridge they say involved a knife being brandished.

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  Parents call for transparency following WRDSB hack that saw student data accessed

  Some parents are calling for the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) to disclose more details about a data hack that saw what the board describes as “certain” student information accessed. 1

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  One in four border officers witnessed discrimination by colleagues: internal report

  One-quarter of front line employees surveyed at Canada's border agency said they had directly witnessed a colleague discriminate against a traveller in the previous two years.

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  Ontario sees slow forest fire season a year after record-setting fires

  The Ontario government says forest fires have dwindled dramatically this year compared with last year, when fires tore through a record amount of land in the province.

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  WRDSB names new associate director of education

  The public school board for Waterloo Region has made a new addition to its senior leadership team.

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  Six Nations Police looking for missing man who may have left Canada

  The Six Nations Police say a missing Oshweken, Ont. man, may have crossed the border into the United States.

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  One dead after crash near Palmerston, Ont.

  An 87-year-old from Palmerston, Ont. is dead after a crash on Perth Line 91 just west of Road 140. 1

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  Waterloo region family mourns nine-year-old who died on camping trip

  A family that recently moved from Waterloo Region is remembering the life of their nine-year-old boy after the search for him came to a tragic end. 1

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  Tracking moneypox cases in Waterloo region, Guelph and Brantford

  Cases of monkeypox are on the rise locally, as health units across the province are reporting new cases every day. 3

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  Brantford police arrest man with loaded handgun, drugs

  Brantford police have arrested a 25-year-old man after a concerned citizen reported an individual pointing a firearm at people.

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  Two new monkeypox cases found in Brant County

  The Brant County Health Unit is recording two new monkeypox cases in the region.

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  One injured after crash involving transport truck in Cambridge

  Police are warning drivers to expect “significant delays” in the area of Hespeler Road and Maple Grove Road after a crash involving a transport truck.

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  Police identify motorcyclist killed in crash near Woodstock, Ont.

  A motorcycle rider has died following a Sunday night crash near Woodstock, Ont.

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  Police arrest 6, seize $200,000 in drugs in Brantford, Ont.

  Six people have been arrested following a two-month drug investigation centered in Brantford, Ont. Nearly $214,000 in illicit drugs and 23 firearms were also seized.

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  University students displaced by fire in Waterloo

  With only a few weeks before classes begin, multiple students have been displaced after flames ripped through a house Sunday morning. Occupants were home at the time and were alerted by a quick-thinking bylaw officer. 2

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  Cambridge man arrested in connection to break-in

  Waterloo regional police have charged a 58-year-old man following a break and enter in Cambridge.

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  Child struck by SUV in Kitchener

  Police are asking for witnesses after a young child was struck by an SUV in Kitchener.

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  Woodstock, Ont. doctor wanted on child pornography charges arrested

  A Woodstock, Ont. doctor wanted for several child pornography related offences has been arrested. 2

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  Kitchener man watches as car slams into his house, driver charged

  When Carmelo Mazza went to get his mail on Friday morning, he never imagined on his walk home he would witness a car crash into his home at the exact spot he typically sits. 1