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Active COVID-19 cases rise above 500 in Waterloo Region as 67 new infections confirmed

Active cases in Waterloo Region rose above 500 for the first time in more than a month as officials reported another 67 cases on Thursday.

Two people hospitalized after crash at Erb’s Road and Wilmot Line

Two people were taken to hospital with injuries following a collision involving four vehicles at Erb’s Road and Wilmot Line Thursday evening, police say.

Police are investigating after collision at Erbs Road and Wilmot Line on Thursday, June 17, 2021. (Terry Kelly/CTV Kitchener)

Q & A: What you need to know about the COVID-19 Delta variant

CTV Kitchener spoke with an epidemiologist and global health expert for an in-depth primer on the new Delta variant.

The Canadian flag flaps behind a man wearing a face mask in Montreal, Sunday, April 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

A Better Tent City to move into temporary location in Kitchener

A Better Tent City is moving into a new temporary home in the City of Kitchener.

Waterloo Region residents vaccinated before May 30 can book accelerated second dose starting June 23: province

Anyone living in Waterloo Region who received a first mRNA dose on or before May 30 will be able to book an accelerated second dose appointment starting next week, the province announced Thursday.

Laurier, Conestoga opening new campuses in Milton, Ont.

Wilfrid Laurier University and Conestoga College are opening new campuses in Milton, Ont., as part of what's being called an "education village."

Police lay eight more sexual assault charges against former Kitchener neurologist

Waterloo regional police have laid eight more sexual assault charges against a former Kitchener neurologist.

Police investigating overnight thefts from vehicles in Wellesley

Waterloo regional police are investigating a trend of thefts from vehicles in Wellesley that occurred on Wednesday and Thursday.

mRNA vaccine now preferred as second dose following AstraZeneca shot: NACI

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is now recommending that people who received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine receive a second dose of an mRNA vaccine, such as Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna.

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mRNA vaccine now preferred as second dose following AstraZeneca shot: NACI

FILE - A health worker prepares a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination campaign of members of the Emergency Medical Services of Madrid in Madrid on January 12. (Oscar del Pozo/AFP/Getty Images via CNN)

'Taunted and harassed' as a youth, judge Mahmud Jamal receives historic Supreme Court nomination

The judge poised to be the first person of colour on the Supreme Court of Canada says he experienced discrimination 'as a fact of daily life' while growing up. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Mahmud Jamal to the top court Thursday to replace retiring member Rosalie Abella.

As the U.S. sends more Moderna doses to Canada, calls ramp up to reopen border

The U.S. is gearing up to send one million additional doses of the Moderna vaccine to Canada at the same time calls mount on both sides of the border to ease travel and quarantine measures.

B.C. man describes bear attack: 'I'll never forget the clamping force of the bear's jaw'

A Metro Vancouver man survived a terrifying bear attack at a remote mining exploration camp in Northern B.C.

'I don’t want to carry it anymore': Que. residential school survivors try to find peace on land of their ancestors

Indigenous leaders of Algonquins of Barriere Lake First Nation in Quebec are returning to the land of their ancestors, their native language, and traditions as way to heal from the generational trauma caused by residential schools.