CTV Kitchener | Breaking News. Politics and Crime

Kitchener More Top Stories

• 

  83 more COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo Region as hospitalizations reach highest level to date

  Region of Waterloo Public Health officials reported another 83 COVID-19 cases on Thursday. 53

• 

  Cost, long-range forecast of COVID-19 vaccines in Waterloo Region unveiled

  The Region of Waterloo has unveiled how much the local vaccination efforts will cost this year and where they expect to be with the rollout down the road. 1

• 

  Police clock driver travelling more than three times speed limit in 50 km/h zone

  A driver was charged with stunt driving after police said they were clocked travelling 154 km/h in a 50 km/h zone early Thursday morning.

• 

  Ontario may have started to bend the COVID-19 curve, top doctor hints

  Ontario’s top doctor is hinting the province may have started bending the curve as the province logged fewer than 4,000 new infections on Thursday. 53

• 

  Cambridge residents win $200K, $100K in lottery games

  Two Cambridge residents are celebrating their own lottery game wins.

• 

  UPDATED

  Canada imposes ban on passenger flights from India, Pakistan for 30 days

  The federal government is imposing a 30-day ban on all commercial and private flights from India and Pakistan effective Thursday at 11:30 p.m. EST, as COVID-19 infections continue to surge in those countries. 8

• 

  Guelph considering changes to street parking rules

  The City of Guelph is looking at making some changes when it comes to off-street parking rules.

• 

  Patient data not affected by 'cyber incident' at St. Mary's General Hospital

  Patient data wasn't affected by a "cyber incident" that resulted in a network outage at St. Mary's General Hospital on Thursday morning.

• 

  Regional council considers adding Community Benefit Agreement to construction contracts

  Regional council is looking for ways to make construction sites more diverse.

• 

  'We got it wrong': Doug Ford apologizes for some of Ontario's enhanced public health measures

  Premier Doug Ford apologized and said the province moved 'too fast' in announcing sweeping new measures aimed at curbing the third wave of COVID-19 in Ontario and said his government is working on a provincially-run sick leave benefit to curb the spread of infection. 53

• 

  Ontario emergency orders pave the way for more workers to help hospitals

  Ontario has issued two new emergency orders that will help bring more health-care workers into hospitals overburdened by COVID-19. 53

• 

  'There's not a lot of give left in the system': ORNGE patient transfers surge to keep GTA hospitals afloat

  Ontario’s patient transfer service is moving more than double the number of COVID-19 patients than even during the second wave of the disease earlier this year — a crucial measure that is keeping intensive care units in the Greater Toronto Area from becoming overwhelmed. 55

• 

  'I just can't stand the sight of garbage': Guelph man takes litter into his own hands

  Guelph resident Bill Summers says he became frustrated with unsightly litter while taking neighbourhood walks during the pandemic and decided to do something about it.

• 

  Stratford and Owen Sound, Ont. accepting ICU patients from GTA

  Seven COVID-19 patients are being treated at Grey Bruce Health Services in Owen Sound. Four are from Grey-Bruce while three have been transferred from overflowing intensive care unites (ICUs) in the Greater Toronto Area.

• 

  COVID-19 outbreak declared at Brantford General Hospital

  Health officials in Brantford have declared an outbreak in a unit at Brantford General Hospital.

• 

  Three staff members at Liv Communities sales office in Paris test positive for COVID-19

  Three staff members at the Liv Communities sales office in Paris have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the Brant County Health Unit to declare an outbreak.

• 

  'I'm not here to be your punching bag': Service workers say they're being mistreated by customers

  Staff members at a Brantford Dairy Queen are speaking out after they said they've been mistreated by customers. 1

• 

  Police investigating posters promoting 'White Lives Matter' parade found in New Hamburg

  Waterloo regional police are investigating posters in New Hamburg promoting a "White Lives Matter" parade next month. 1

• 

  Long-term care home employee charged in drug thefts

  Woodstock police have charged an employee at a long-term care facility after prescription drugs were allegedly stolen.

• 

  Police search for suspect in convenience store robbery

  Waterloo regional police are searching for a suspect who allegedly robbed a convenience store in Kitchener on Wednesday evening.

• 

  Park passes available to borrow at Kitchener, Waterloo public libraries

  Park passes are now available for people to borrow from the Kitchener Public Library and Waterloo Public Library.

• 

  74 more COVID-19 cases, another death reported in Waterloo Region

  Health officials in Waterloo Region reported 74 more COVID-19 cases and another death on Wednesday. 53

• 

  Waterloo Region COVID-19 testing numbers lower than Ontario average

  New data shows that COVID-19 testing totals in Waterloo Region is lower than the provincial average, but the area’s top doctor says it’s not unexpected. 1

• 

  Three people arrested after borrowed car not returned: Guelph police

  Guelph police have arrested three people after a man reportedly lent his vehicle to someone for a brief trip and had not gotten it back.

• 

  City councillor opposes warehouse build in Cambridge

  A Cambridge city councillor is fighting back against a plan to build a one-million-square-foot warehouse near the village of Blair.

• 

  Ontario's top doctor issues directive to cease all non-emergency surgeries immediately

  Hospitals in the province are required to halt all non-emergent and non-urgent surgeries immediately as people with COVID-19 continue to fill up hospitals and put the healthcare system under strain amid the third wave. 53

• 

  Winter travel advisory issued for Waterloo-Wellington

  Environment Canada has issued a winter travel advisory for Waterloo Region, Wellington County, and several other areas across Southern Ontario.

• 

  Feelings of isolation worse now than at any point during pandemic: report

  A year into the pandemic, a new mental health report by Morneau Shepell says that isolation is taking its greatest toll yet on Canadians. 16