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.
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Active police investigation closes block near downtown Woodstock, Ont.
Police in Woodstock, Ont. are asking the public to avoid the area of Mill Street near Dundas Street due to an active investigation.
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UPDATED | Cambridge elementary school to reopen following closure over positive COVID-19 case
A Catholic elementary school in Cambridge will reopen Thursday morning after a temporary closure over a positive COVID-19 case.
More people turning to comfort food, snacks during pandemic: U of G study
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.
Waterloo Region opens COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration for priority groups
People in priority groups can now pre-register to get their COVID-19 vaccine in Waterloo Region.
Waterloo Region adds 30 more COVID-19 cases, goes a week without reporting a death
Region of Waterloo Public Health officials added 30 new COVID-19 cases to their total on Wednesday.
Catholic elementary school in Kitchener closes temporarily due to COVID-19
A Catholic elementary school in Kitchener will be closed until March 8 due to cases of COVID-19.
Trinity Bible Chapel elders fined $38K for contempt of court ruling, must pay $45K in court fees: lawyer
The lawyer for Trinity Bible Chapel says church elders have been fined $38,000 after they were found in contempt of court last month.
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Admiral Art McDonald steps aside as defence chief amid investigation
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.
New national survey aims to enroll more than 600,000 participants to study vaccine side effects
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.
Complaints spike as taxpayers' watchdog to review CRA handling of locked accounts
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.
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Canada has now administered the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 3.08 per cent of the country's population.
'This is absurd': B.C. dad speaks out after school sends daughter home over perceived dress code violation
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.
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