Variant of concern responsible for school outbreak, region's top doc says
Waterloo Region's top doctor said a COVID-19 variant of concern is responsible for a COVID-19 outbreak at a Catholic secondary school.

Waterloo Region's top doctor said a COVID-19 variant of concern is responsible for a COVID-19 outbreak at a Catholic secondary school.
Police in Woodstock, Ont. are asking the public to avoid the area of Mill Street near Dundas Street due to an active investigation.
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.
A Catholic elementary school in Cambridge will reopen Thursday morning after a temporary closure over a positive COVID-19 case.
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting people's physical and mental health, causing many to turn to comfort food to deal with the stresses of the pandemic.
People in priority groups can now pre-register to get their COVID-19 vaccine in Waterloo Region.
Region of Waterloo Public Health officials added 30 new COVID-19 cases to their total on Wednesday.
A Catholic elementary school in Kitchener will be closed until March 8 due to cases of COVID-19.
The lawyer for Trinity Bible Chapel says church elders have been fined $38,000 after they were found in contempt of court last month.
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Admiral Art McDonald has voluntarily stepped down as chief of the defence staff as he is investigated on unspecific allegations.
As the vaccine rollout picks up, a sweeping new national survey is looking for more than half a million Canadians willing to provide information on any adverse events that occur after vaccination.
The federal taxpayers' watchdog says complaints to his office spiked in the hours after he went public with concerns about how the Canada Revenue Agency locked users out of their online accounts.
Canada has now administered the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 3.08 per cent of the country's population.
A Kamloops, B.C., father is speaking out after his daughter was allegedly sent home from school for wearing a black knee-length dress over a white turtleneck.
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.
Dashcam video captured the moment a dump truck collided with a barrier along the I-405 north of Renton, Wash.
A large gaggle of snow geese blotted out the sky over Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge in Garden City, Missouri.
A flippered forager was taken away in the back of a police cruiser after it was found wandering the streets of Charlottetown
Hockey card collecting has seen a huge rise in popularity over the past few months, especially with news about a few rare cards selling for six figures.
A train carrying liquid petroleum exploded after a collision with an 18-wheeler in Cameron, Texas.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says U.S. leadership has been 'sorely missed' over the past few years.