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Officer who fatally shot Beau Baker expected to testify at inquest today

The second day of the inquest into the fatal police shooting of a Kitchener man is underway.

Two officers injured, 232 charges laid by WRPS during Waterloo St. Patrick’s Day weekend

The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) says its officers laid 232 charges and arrested 18 people in connection to the large St. Patrick’s Day street party in Waterloo’s university district.

St. Patrick's Day revellers are seen on Marshall Street in Waterloo on St. Patrick's Day 2023. (Krista Simpson/CTV Kitchener)

Two arrested after stand off at Kitchener motel

Two people have been arrested after a stand off at a Kitchener motel.

Police arrest a man at a Kitchener motel on March 21, 2023. (Dan Lauckner/CTV Kitchener)

Work underway to combat muddy conditions at Kitchener encampment

Pathways are starting to form at the encampment at the corner of Victoria and Weber streets in Kitchener as crews work to address a muddy situation brought on by spring weather.

Five stations respond to Cambridge industrial fire

The Cambridge Fire Department said crews from multiple stations responded to a working industrial fire on Tuesday afternoon.

Driver airlifted to hospital after crash outside Stratford

A driver has been airlifted to hospital after a crash just outside Stratford.

Ontario man fails driving test, almost hits 4 people with vehicle before doing burnouts in parking lot: police

Police in Guelph, Ont. have charged a man who they say failed a driving test before driving off and nearly hitting four people with his vehicle and then deciding to do burnouts in a parking lot.

Plan to demolish homes for funeral home expansion approved in Kitchener

A controversial plan to demolish homes to expand a funeral home has been given the green light by the City of Kitchener.

'BORGs' abound at Waterloo St. Patrick’s Day, but what are they?

A new youth binge-drinking trend was on display in the streets of Waterloo’s university district Friday.

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Adviser on unmarked graves says some landowners are refusing access for searches

Some private landowners are refusing access to residential school survivors who are looking to perform ceremony or search their properties for possible unmarked graves, a Senate committee heard Tuesday.

The Survivors’ Flag hangs to honour Indigenous Peoples who were forced to attend residential schools, on the grounds of the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Sept. 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

These foods cost more in Canada, despite inflation rate slowdown

Overall inflation in Canada is cooling, according to just-released data, but the trend is not being reflected at grocery stores, where prices for some items continue to grow.

Trudeau's top aide Telford to testify, amid Hill drama over foreign interference

After weeks of resistance, and ahead of a vote that could have compelled it to happen, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced Tuesday that his chief of staff Katie Telford will testify about foreign election interference, before a committee that has been studying the issue for months.