'A legitimate concern': Staffing shortages due to COVID-19 cases shuts down local schools
Pandemic pressures are growing at local schools.

Pandemic pressures are growing at local schools.
A report into an arrest that was caught on camera at a gas station in Kitchener in July is now in the hands of the Waterloo Regional Police Service.
Region of Waterloo Public Health officials reported 69 more cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.
Thousands of people took advantage of Waterloo Region's online COVID-19 pre-registration form in the first day of its launch.
CTVNewsKitchener.ca has everything you need to know about receiving the vaccines in Waterloo Region, including locations, how to register, and who is next in line.
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health launched an online COVID-19 vaccine portal earlier this week and is ready to move on to the next priority group in Phase One.
Millions of masks are still sitting in a Cambridge warehouse waiting to be sold.
Mississauga city council has unanimously passed a motion opposing the construction of a new 400-series highway with Mayor Bonnie Crombie warning that the project "will have a disastrous impact on the environment."
Ontario's explanation that ongoing tests are delaying the launch of its vaccine-booking web portal doesn't carry water for experts, who said Thursday that the province should have begun those trials months ago.
Hours before stepping down as Canada’s chief of defence staff, Admiral Art McDonald invited members of the Canadian Armed Forces to come forward if they have information about military misconduct, vowing to lead the culture change from inside.
Antony Blinken will visit virtually with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau as part of the Biden administration's post-Trump fence-mending campaign.
A chorus of seniors and caregivers are pushing for in-home COVID-19 vaccinations lest thousands of vulnerable Canadians be left behind.
Russian media report that a Boeing 777 plane made an emergency landing in Moscow in the early hours of Friday after the pilot reported a problem with the engine.
Prince Harry has said he stepped back from his royal duties because the 'toxic' British press had been destroying his mental health, adding he had not walked away from public service.
Celina Caesar-Chavannes explores her childhood and life as a Black politician in her new book, 'Can You Hear Me Now?'
A dog in Mass. left paralyzed in her two back legs after a vicious attack is looking for a forever home
An Arizona teen admitted to police that he faked his own kidnapping to get out of going to work.
She also posts dance-offs with her husband, and has since gained a large following
One of the world’s oldest, and most famous, captive elephants passed away at 72
Dashcam video captured the moment a dump truck collided with a barrier along the I-405 north of Renton, Wash.
Technology solved the mystery behind a tiny cryptic message in one of the world's most iconic paintings that stumped experts for over a century.
Six bison have been transferred back to a national park in Alberta after their paddock was destroyed in a 2017 wildfire.