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Some southern Ontario health units move into new tiers

Several areas in southwestern Ontario are moving into different tiers under the province's reopening framework for COVID-19 restrictions.

Blowing snow causing trouble on roads, snow squalls possible

Blowing snow is expected to make its way through Waterloo Region and Wellington County on Monday, while a snow squall warning has been issued for Huron and Perth Counties.

Waterloo Region adds 42 more COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations jump

Region of Waterloo Public Health added another 42 COVID-19 cases to the region's total on Monday, bringing that number to 10,744.

Mend Urgent Care workers wearing personal protective equipment perform drive-up COVID-19 testing for students and faculty on the first day of school at Woodbury University on August 24, 2020 in Burbank, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Waterloo MPP questions province about Ontario-made PPE stuck on shelves

Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife questioned the Ford government on Monday after a CTV Kitchener story revealed that local manufacturing company The Canadian Shield had laid off dozens of employees.

WRPS partners with St. John Ambulance to offer therapy dog program

The Waterloo Regional Police Service will now offer a therapy dog program to help people who are victims of crime.

Are you 80 or older? Region of Waterloo Public Health begins vaccinations for adults 80 and over

Adults over the age of 80 have started receiving their first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Waterloo Region.

Six Nations officials urge people to stay home at COVID-19 cases spike

Health officials in Six Nations of the Grand River are urging people to stay home as active cases of COVID-19 spike locally.

Man charged after reports of alleged dog abuse

Police say they have charged a man after reports of alleged dog abuse in Waterloo.

Driver loses licence for week after travelling 54 km over speed limit

Waterloo regional police say a 19-year-old lost their vehicle and licence for a week after travelling nearly twice the speed limit on Trussler Road.

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 'not recommended' in people 65 and older: NACI

Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is not recommending the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in individuals aged 65 years and older, due to "the insufficiency of evidence of efficacy in this age group at this time."

A health worker holds up a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 to be administered to members of the Italian Army at a vaccination center set up at the military barracks of Cecchignola, in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2020. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)

Alberta allows low-intensity indoor fitness, reopens libraries as part of Step 2

Alberta continued to ease COVID-19 restrictions on Monday as cases of the variant and the positivity rate tick up.

Ontario woman forced to pay $3,458 hotel quarantine bill for one-night stay after returning to Canada from father's funeral

An Ontario woman who went overseas to attend her father's funeral says she feels gouged by the government's 'ill-conceived' hotel quarantine plan that cost her $3,458 for a one-night stay.

COVID-19 vaccination ramps up in several provinces as supply worries ease

Several provinces began expanding their COVID-19 vaccination programs to members of the general population on Monday amid the prospect of more regular deliveries and the imminent arrival of a third approved vaccine.

'Premature' and 'unrealistic' to think COVID-19 will end soon, WHO emergencies chief warns

The World Health Organization's emergencies chief says it's 'premature' and 'unrealistic' to think that the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year.