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'A legitimate concern': Staffing shortages due to COVID-19 cases shuts down local schools

Pandemic pressures are growing at local schools.

Police reviewing report on violent arrest caught on camera

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.

Waterloo Region reports highest COVID-19 case count increase in nearly 3 weeks with 69 more

Region of Waterloo Public Health officials reported 69 more cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.

A man walks past a COVID-19 retail supplies sign during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Friday, February 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

More than 4,000 people pre-register for COVID-19 vaccine in Waterloo Region

Thousands of people took advantage of Waterloo Region's online COVID-19 pre-registration form in the first day of its launch.

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Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph moving into next priority group for COVID-19 vaccinations

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.

Cambridge company still waiting to sell millions of masks in storage

Millions of masks are still sitting in a Cambridge warehouse waiting to be sold.

Mississauga formally opposes new 400-series GTA highway proposed by Ontario government

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 could have moved faster on COVID-19 vaccine booking site, experts say

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.

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Defence chief invited military members to come forward hours before stepping down

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.

Admiral Art McDonald is seen during a 2019 interview with The Canadian Press in Ottawa. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)

U.S. pandemic diplomacy continues with Blinken's Zoom meeting with Trudeau, Garneau

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.

Doctors, caregivers push for in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for housebound seniors

A chorus of seniors and caregivers are pushing for in-home COVID-19 vaccinations lest thousands of vulnerable Canadians be left behind.

Boeing 777 makes emergency landing in Moscow: reports

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 says he prefers The Crown to the 'toxic' British press

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.