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Llama drama: Animal on the loose spotted roaming roads south of Guelph

There was an unusual sight south of Guelph on Wednesday: a llama, spotted on the lam.

A llama was spotted on the loose on Watson Road Wednesday morning. (Supplied by Tanya St. Michel)

More than 10,000 patients in Waterloo Region impacted by pandemic surgical backlog

More than 10,000 patients in Waterloo Region are part of the list of backlogged surgeries and procedures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Muneeb Shahzad undergoes a nine-hour surgery on Wed Mar 9, 2021. (Humber River Hospital)

Waterloo Region adds 20 COVID-19 cases on Thursday; active outbreaks decline

The Region of Waterloo is reporting 20 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as the number of active outbreaks in the area dropped.

A person walks by a COVID-19 vaccine poster at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee, Ontario, on Monday March 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg

Police continue to investigate pair of shootings in Kitchener this week

Waterloo regional police continue to investigate two shootings in the past three days in Kitchener.

Kitchener planning 'a summer like no other' with pop-up concerts and events

The City of Kitchener is launching smaller, mobile versions of its signature summer events and concerts to give residents "a summer like no other."

Bring your dog along to these pooch-friendly spaces in Waterloo Region

Dog Friendly KW has released a summer guide for businesses in Waterloo Region where your pooch can tag along.

Canada won't achieve herd immunity without vaccinating children under 12, experts say

No matter how successful vaccination campaigns are it's unlikely Canada will achieve herd immunity without immunizing children, especially as a return to school means they will gather together in the fall, physicians say.

Concerned citizen calls police, saves teen from human trafficking in Paris, Ont.: OPP

Provincial police say a concerned citizen's call helped save a teen from human trafficking in Paris, Ont. last weekend.

Ministry of Transportation adding six temporary sites to address driving test backlog

Thousands of people have had their in-vehicle passenger road test appointments delayed or cancelled because of the pandemic, so the Ministry of Transportation is creating temporary testing sites to help clear up the backlog.

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'The inevitable next step': Alberta health minister defends COVID-19 policy changes

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro defended the sweeping changes his government announced the day before, saying they were "the inevitable next step" in the province's COVID-19 response.

Minister of Health Tyler Shandro, removes his made-in-Calgary mask while announcing a new agreement between Alberta Health Services and a local manufacturer to produce medical equipment, in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Ontario hits first benchmark to leave Step 3 but three more things still need to happen first

Ontario has hit the first benchmark to exit Step 3 and move toward a complete reopening, but there are already calls for a contingency plan to avoid a fourth lockdown in the fall.

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BREAKING | COVID-19 update: B.C. adds 204 cases in highest single-day increase since June 5

The B.C. government announced 204 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, marking the biggest single-day increase in infections the province has seen since early June.

Woman's body mistaken for mannequin in Sherbrooke, Que. fire and thrown in dumpster

Police in Sherbrooke are investigating a bizarre incident in which first responders appear to have thrown a woman’s burned body in a dumpster after mistaking it for a mannequin.

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shipped to Canada, Mexico before adequate plant inspections

Canada and Mexico imported millions of doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and offered them to the public without health officials properly inspecting the operations of the U.S. manufacturer, according to inspection records and the regulators involved.