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The OPP Search and Recovery Team help with a search for a missing man (Dan Lauckner / CTV News Kitchener)

Body found in area of Nith River, police say

Waterloo regional police say they have recovered the body of a male in the area of Nith River in New Hamburg. 2

Mend Urgent Care workers wearing personal protective equipment perform drive-up COVID-19 testing for students and faculty on the first day of school at Woodbury University on August 24, 2020 in Burbank, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Waterloo Region reports more than 50 cases of COVID-19 for third day in a row

Public health officials in Waterloo Region reported 57 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, marking the third day in a row where cases have gone up by at least that much.

Centennial Public School seen here on Nov. 18, 2020. (Dan Lauckner / CTV Kitchener)

Staff member waiting for COVID-19 test result went against health and safety protocols, school board chair says

A staff member who went to school while waiting for results from a COVID-19 test went against "clear health and safety protocols," the school board's chairperson said.

This letter from the Second World War found behind the wall of a Guelph home. (Natalie van Rooy / CTV Kitchener)

Second World War letter found behind wall of Guelph home

A letter written by a member of the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War was discovered in a Guelph home this week. 1

New transit routes connecting Kitchener-Waterloo to Perth County

Two new transit routes allow residents to travel between Kitchener-Waterloo and areas in Perth County. 1

Children wearing masks sit behind screened in cubicles as they learn in their classroom after getting their pictures taken at picture day at St. Barnabas Catholic School during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scarborough, Ont., on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Map shows every publicly funded school in Waterloo Region with COVID-19 cases

As public health officials report more COVID-19 cases in schools, CTVNewsKitchener.ca tracks every known case in the school system. 2

Am empty teacher's desk is pictured at the front of a empty classroom at Mcgee Secondary school in Vancouver on Sept. 5, 2014. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)

Cambridge elementary class self-isolating after COVID-19 case at school

Some staff and students at a Cambridge elementary school are self-isolating after a COVID-19 case was reported at the school.

Cambridge City Hall is pictured on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. (Marc Venema / CTV Kitchener)

City of Cambridge releases 2021 draft budget

The City of Cambridge has released a draft of its 2021 budget.

Guelph City Hall is pictured on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014.

Woman arrested after allegedly stabbing man in the back as he ran

A woman has been charged after she allegedly stabbed a man in the back during an argument in Guelph.

More snow and rain is on tap for southern Ontario

Kitchener broke a daily snowfall record on Sunday with 21 cm of snow and there's more on the way for southern Ontario as a warm front moves through ahead of a Colorado Low.

Two people under a starry night sky with a telescope. (Pexels/Yuting Gao)

Telescope sales surge amid COVID-19 pandemic

A local telescope store said there's been a surge in recent sales as people look for new ways to stay entertained amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 1

A file image of a Waterloo Regional Police car.

Two men hospitalized after disturbance in Cambridge

Two men were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a disturbance in Cambridge on Tuesday afternoon.

'Please, please don't do this': Farmer calls for cancellation of fireworks display

A Linwood farmer is calling for the cancellation of a fireworks display scheduled for next month because she's concerned about her horses' safety. 1

A man wearing a face mask for protection against COVID-19 passes a business that has reopened on the River Walk in San Antonio, Tx., on Thursday, May 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Waterloo Region moves into red 'control' tier under province's COVID-19 framework

New COVID-19 restrictions took effect in Waterloo Region on Monday after the province moved the area into the red tier under its Keeping Ontario Safe and Open COVID-19 framework. 3

A nurse puts on her personal protective equipment prior to entering a patient's room in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at St. Paul's hospital in downtown Vancouver, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Ontario health-care staff outline devastating COVID-19 toll on working conditions, mental health

Ontario's health-care workers say the government has abandoned them in their desperate, anxiety-ridden struggle to cope with COVID-19.

Katie Kempton, a laboratory technologist at LifeLabs, demonstrates one of the steps taken when a specimen is tested for COVID-19 at the company's lab, in Surrey, B.C., on March 26, 2020. (CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Waterloo Region reports 63 more cases of COVID-19 on Monday

Waterloo Region saw its total number of COVID-19 cases grow by 63 on Monday after more than 100 new ones were reported over the weekend.

SIU investigating after two Perth County OPP cruisers involved in crash

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has been called in after a three-vehicle crash northeast of Stratford, Ont. involving two cruisers.

Outbreak declared after COVID-19 positive staff member went to school: WRDSB

Public health officials have declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Centennial Public School in Waterloo after two additional positive cases were confirmed in connection to the school. 1

Waterloo regional police headquarters (Natalie van Rooy / CTV Kitchener)

Missing woman found safe, police say

Waterloo regional police say a missing woman who was missing in Kitchener has been found safe.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced new and enhanced benefits to help workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Pexels)

Ontario university students and faculty say online learning is hurting educational experience

A survey of university students, faculty, and academic librarians in Ontario suggests that the shift to online learning during the pandemic has negatively affected the quality of the educational experience.

Flags were lowered to half-mast at all WRPS divisions to honour Const. Marc Hovingh who was killed in the line of duty.

WRPS honour OPP officer killed in line of duty

The flags at Waterloo Regional Police Service headquarters were lowered Monday to honour a provincial police officer who was killed in the line of duty last week.

Kitchener lifts snow event following plowing of priority streets

The City of Kitchener has cancelled its current snow event following the plowing of priority streets. 1

Kitchener council approves partnership with UW on Health Sciences Campus

The City of Kitchener has officially approved a partnership with the University of Waterloo to build a multi-million dollar Health Sciences Campus.

Driver assaults man, backs into him with his car in apparent road rage incident: police

A 42-year-old Guelph man is facing a number of charges after an apparent road rage incident in the city left one person injured.

A sign reads "Sorry we're closed" in this generic file photo.

Man enters unopened restaurant, defecates on floor when asked to leave: police

A 43-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly defecated on the floor of an unopened restaurant in Georgian Bluffs.

The Grand River Conservation Authority (Krista Sharpe / CTV News Kitchener)

GRCA concerned about provincial bill giving authority to municipalities

The Grand River Conversation Authority is raising concerns over a new provincial bill that could take away their authority for watershed management, moving it to municipalities. 1