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Police investigating after body found in Perth County

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) shut down a section of a Perth County roadway Friday after they say a passerby discovered a body in the area overnight.

Police vehicles surround a white van on Perth Road 122 on Friday Jan. 27, 2023. (Chris Thomson/CTV Kitchener)

Kitchener school warns parents of man allegedly watching, following students

A Kitchener elementary school is responding to reports of a suspicious man who appeared to be watching or following students on two separate occasions.

Smithson Public School in Kitchener, Ont. on Jan. 27, 2022.

Elmira woman calls her rare condition 'really degrading', prepares for surgery in Arizona

An Elmira woman born with Pectus Excavatum, a condition where her ribcage is caved in, is getting set for a life-changing surgery in May.

Kennedy Shannon at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, June 2022. (Submitted/Lori Shannon)

Youth injured during large fight near Kitchener high school

The Waterloo Regional Police Service is investigating a fight outside a Kitchener high school that sent one person to hospital.

International students and new Canadians hit the ice for the first time in Cambridge

Canadian winters are typically long and frigid. But for many, it’s the best time of year to dust off helmets, sharpen skates and find the nearest rink.

Rental vacancies in Waterloo region reach 20-year low: CMHC

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) says the vacancy rate in Waterloo region has sunk to its lowest point in 20 years.

$100,000 workplace fine for Kitchener manufacturer and its CEO

A Kitchener company and its CEO have been fined a total of $100,000 for machine guarding violations. It's their third conviction in six years.

Canadian Blood Services seeing ‘very drastic dip’ in blood donations locally

Canadian Blood Services in Kitchener-Waterloo are making a plea to the public after they say donations dried up following a surge over the holidays.

Man seriously injured in workplace accident

A workplace accident has left a 57-year-old man with serious injuries.

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Memphis authorities release video in Tyre Nichols' death

Memphis authorities released more than an hour of footage Friday of the violent beating of Tyre Nichols in which officers held the Black motorist down and struck him repeatedly as he screamed for his mother.

From top row from left, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, bottom row from left, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith. (Shelby County Sheriff's Office via AP)

CRA head says it 'wouldn't be worth the effort' to review all ineligible pandemic payments

The head of the Canada Revenue Agency says it 'wouldn't be worth the effort' to fully review $15.5 billion in potentially ineligible pandemic wage benefit payments flagged by Canada's Auditor General.

Lifelong Toronto Maple Leafs fan fulfils dream of seeing first game, passes away next day

Mike Davy always dreamed of going to a Toronto Maple Leafs game, and once it finally happened, he passed away the night after.

WHO decision on COVID-19 emergency won't affect Canada's response: Tam

The World Health Organization will announce Monday whether it thinks COVID-19 still represents a global health emergency but Canada's top doctor says regardless of what the international body decides, Canada's response to the coronavirus will not change.