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An ICU health-care worker shown inside a negative pressure room cares for a COVID-19 patient on a ventilator at the Humber River Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Waterloo Region's active COVID-19 cases drop but hospitalizations continue to rise

Region of Waterloo Public Health reported 103 new COVID-19 cases on Monday as 162 more cases were resolved, bringing the total number of active cases down for the third day in a row.

Conestoga Meats continues operating with health measures in place as COVID-19 outbreak hits 132 cases

Conestoga Meats has brought in a number of health and safety measures and continues to operate during a COVID-19 outbreak at its meat packaging plant.

Downtown Guelph is pictured on Friday, May 6, 2016.

This map helps Guelph residents shop for essential goods locally

A Guelph man created a map that shows local stores that are selling essential goods like food, drinks and clothing.

Toronto Public Health nurse Lalaine Agarin makes preparations at Toronto's Mass Vaccination Clinic on Sunday January 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Fewer than 2,600 COVID-19 infections logged in Ontario as testing slumps

Ontario is reporting a single-day drop in new COVID-19 case numbers as testing for the disease slumps. 45

Walk-in clinic transforms into COVID-19 testing site

Quick thinking and a passion to give back to the community helped turn a Waterloo walk-in clinic into a COVID-19 testing site in just a few days.

Christmas decorations adorn a tree in Ottawa in a Dec.14, 2014 file photo. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Crew set to film Christmas movie in downtown Kitchener this week

Downtown Kitchener is getting a temporary festive makeover as a Canadian film crew arrives to shoot a movie.

In this Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 file photo, senior Clinical Research Nurse Ajithkumar Sukumaran prepares the COVID-19 vaccine to administer to a volunteer, at a clinic in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

INTERACTIVE

Coronavirus vaccine tracker: How many people in Canada have received shots?

More than 592,000 Canadians have received a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group, in a landmark vaccination effort against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 36

In this March 13, 2019, file photo, workers walk past a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane being built at Boeing Co.'s Renton Assembly Plant in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Canada to lift Boeing 737 MAX flight ban on Jan. 20

Transport Canada has announced that it will allow the return of Boeing Max aircraft to service in Canadian airspace on Jan. 20, concluding the government's review process. 1

A grocery store is surrounded by flood water on Franklin Avenue in Fort McMurray, Alta. on Monday, April 27, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Greg Halinda

Severe weather events cost Canadian insurers $2.4 billion in 2020

A new report suggests severe weather events in 2020 cost Canadian insurance companies $2.4 billion, with the most costly events coming out of Alberta.

Man allegedly assaults co-accused who refused to lie in court, police say

Guelph police say a man has been charged after he allegedly assaulted another man who refused to lie in court over drug charges.

In this Wednesday, June 24, 2020 file photo, a volunteer receives an injection at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Pool via AP, File)

Wellington County reassigns staff to help with COVID-19 vaccination clinics

The County of Wellington has reassigned 25 staff members to help with COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the region.

Charges laid in Waterloo for lockdown violations

Tickets handed out, charges laid for first stay-at-home order weekend in Waterloo Region

As all of Ontario entered the first weekend under the government's new stay-at-home order, bylaw officers were out making sure people following the rules. 2

Kitchener City Hall is pictured on Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Kevin Doerr / CTV Kitchener)

Kitchener could pass its lowest budget increase in a decade

It's budget day in Kitchener and city council could pass its lowest budget increase in 10 years. 1

Police seized $200,000 in cannabis plants and products from a pair of commercial buildings in Waterloo.

Police seize $200K in cannabis from commercial buildings in Waterloo

Police officers seized more than $200,000 in cannabis products from a pair of commercial buildings in Waterloo last week. 1

The Ontario Fire Marshal is investigation the cause of a Guelph apartment complex fire. (CTV Kitchener) (Jan. 16, 2021)

Man charged after early-morning weekend fire in Guelph

The Guelph Police Service has charged a Guelph man with arson after that forced officials to evacuate an apartment building in the city's downtown over the weekend.

A Waterloo Regional Police cruiser is pictured on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014.

Suspect allegedly steals from pharmacy, pulls out a knife when confronted

Police in Waterloo are investigating after reports that someone stole from a pharmacy on Sunday night.

Officials say the cause of a Weber Street East fire in Kitchener was careless smoking. (CTV Kitchener) (Jan. 16, 2021)

$150K in damage after careless smoking causes fire in Kitchener; one unit displaced

Fire officials say the cause of a fire at a Kitchener apartment complex was careless smoking and that the occupants of one unit have been displaced.

This is an artist's concept of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft approaching Mars. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Life on Mars? Ancient water in Ontario could help unlock the mystery

Life found in ancient water flowing through a northern Ontario mine could eventually help scientists unlock the mystery about whether there was ever life on Mars, according to a scientist at the University of Toronto. 1

Ottawa Health personnel speaks with the driver before administering a COVID-19 test at a drive-through test centre in Ottawa, Friday, September 4, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Region of Waterloo reports fewer than 100 new COVID-19 cases for first time this year

Public Health has confirmed 95 new cases of COVID-19 in Waterloo Region in its Sunday update, which is the first time since Dec. 30 the daily cases reported has been below triple digits.

Stay-at-home, COVID-19 cases, polar vortex: Top stories of the week

The latest COVID-19 numbers, enforcing the province's stay-at-home order, and an incoming polar vortex round out the top stories of the week. 3

Ontario reports single-day increase in new COVID-19 cases, records more than 3,400 infections

Ontario is reporting a single-day increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases, reporting more than 3,400 new infections and 69 additional deaths. 19

Campaigning to stay connected during the pandemic

Waterloo Region mental health advocacy group launches 'How Are You Doing, Really' campaign

As "Blue Monday" approaches, otherwise known as the most depressing day of the year, one mental health advocacy group is campaign to help people stay connected during the pandemic. 1

One person is dead after a house fire in Brantford. (CTV Kitchener) (Jan. 16, 2020)

One person dead after house fire in Brantford

A house fire in Brantford has left one person dead.

Two people were taken to a hospital from a crash on Westmount Road. (CTV Kitchener) (Jan. 17, 2020)

Two people in hospital after crash on major Kitchener road

A Sunday afternoon crash on Westmount Road in Kitchener has resulted in two people being hospitalized.

Pandemic adding more stress to paramedics

Paramedics asking for patience as pandemic heightens stress levels

Guelph-Wellington paramedics are reminding the public they're "just here to help" as they say stress levels for them and others have been much higher during the pandemic. 1

Specimens to be tested for COVID-19 are seen at LifeLabs after being logged upon receipt at the company’s lab, in Surrey, B.C., March 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

COVID-19 by the numbers: Jan. 17, 2021

A breakdown of the COVID-19 cases from Region of Waterloo Public Health, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, Brant County Health Unit, Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit and Huron Perth Public Health.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar before receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

EXCLUSIVE

Fauci says U.S. will likely return to 'some degree of normality' at same time as Canada

While critics of Canada's vaccine rollout continue to point to the more accelerated COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci says he isn't planning on American life getting back to some semblance of normality any earlier than Canadian officials are aiming for. 23

Small businesses applying for provincial grant

Small businesses worried about lockdown even as provincial grant application opens

Even as the province announced small businesses could apply for a grant of up to $20,000, some are stressed that they won't be able to make it through the second lockdown. 1

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