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Motorcyclist sustains life-threatening injuries in Kitchener crash

Two people have been transported to hospital after a crash on Ira Needles Boulevard in Kitchener.

Police are pictured at the scene of a crash on Ira Needles Boulevard on June 28, 2022. (Submitted/Trevor Eady)

Family of Black 4-year-old removed from school by police sues Waterloo Catholic board

The family of a Black four-year-old who was removed from school by police has filed a lawsuit against the Waterloo Catholic District School Board seeking $1 million in damages for what they says is the board's discrimination and negligence.

The Waterloo Region Catholic Education Centre on May 27, 2020.

27-year-old identified as Hensall crash victim

Rodgerville Road near Hensall, Ont. is closed after a fatal crash.

Evan Dickins, 27, has been identified by OPP as the victim of a single-vehicle crash hear Hensall on June 28, 2022. (Source: Facebook)

Kitchener school creates kindness award in memory of mother killed in impaired driving crash

Every morning, when Karli Chomick would drop her children Savanna and Ryder off at St. Timothy Catholic Elementary School in Kitchener, she would do the same thing: give them a hug and a kiss, then tell them to be kind.

Two teens charged in connection to buy-and-sell theft in Kitchener

Two teens have been charged in connection with a theft stemming from a buy-and-sell sale in which the pair agreed to meet with an individual to purchase an item.

Call from concerned citizen leads to drug-related arrest of Cambridge man

Traffic stop leads to arrests for Kitchener robbery three weeks earlier

Waterloo regional police have seized two imitation firearms and arrested three people in connection to a Kitchener robbery from earlier this month.

Guelph man tries to draw officers away from arresting him with fake gun call: police

Guelph police have arrested a man they say phoned in a gun call in attempt to draw officers away and avoid being arrested.

Feces reportedly smeared on cell block security camera by Guelph man after impaired driving arrest

A Guelph man is facing charges after reportedly being arrested for impaired driving and then smearing feces on a security camera while he was in a cell block.

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Canada to upgrade Latvia battlegroup to a brigade, boost number of troops

Canada has signed an agreement to upgrade the 2,000-soldier battlegroup it leads in Latvia to a brigade, boosting the number of troops and pledging to lead it for at least the next five years.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a reception at the Royal Palace during the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 28, 2022. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool photo via AP)

Mother forced to spend night sleeping on Toronto Pearson floor because of Air Canada delays

A mother of three children is speaking out after spending a night on the floor of Toronto Pearson Airport with her young kids in a nightmare weekend of travel.

Ontario researchers say they've found what causes long-COVID symptoms

Through the use of MRI technology and spearheaded by researchers at Western University, the cause of long COVID symptoms have been identified for the first time.

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DEVELOPING | Opioid manufacturer agrees to $150M settlement after class-action lawsuit led by B.C. asks for $60B

British Columbia says a proposed $150-million settlement with Purdue Pharma Canada has been reached for the recovery of health-care costs related to the sale and marketing of opioid-based pain medicines.

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NEW | 2 officers undergo surgery, third in hospital after deadly Saanich bank shooting

Police in Saanich, B.C., kept an area near a bank evacuated overnight as they continue to investigate a possible explosive device linked to a deadly gunfight with two suspected bank robbers.

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Mom says kids 'traumatized' by Air Canada flight nightmare

Jennifer MacDougall says her Air Canada flight has turned into a nightmare that left her kids 'traumatized' after having to sleep on the airport floor.