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Arrest made in stabbing at University of Waterloo residence

A 19-year-old man is facing charges after a stabbing Wednesday night at a University of Waterloo residence.

Claudette Millar Hall, at 165 University Avenue West, on the University of Waterloo campus. (Courtesy: UW's website)

$61 million in illegal cannabis seized from production sites in Kingsville

Essex County OPP say police have seized more than $61 million worth of illegal cannabis from two production sites in Kingsville.

Bags of Cannabis seized in Kingsville, Ont. (Source: OPP)

More ER closures in Listowel and Wingham

Once again due to staff shortages, the emergency departments at both Listowel and Wingham hospitals will be closed overal several upcoming dates.

Video released in McLennan Park sexual assault investigation

Police are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed and sexually assaulted a woman in a Kitchener park.

Drugs, loaded gun and ammunition seized in Guelph

A 36-year-old Guelph man is facing charges after police found drugs, cash, a loaded gun and ammunition in his car.

18 Waterloo region stores report overnight break-ins Wednesday: police

Break-ins targeting restaurants, salons, dress shops and cannabis stores have been reported in Kitchener, Waterloo and Woolwich.

COVID-19 outbreak declared on Stratford General Hospital's medicine unit

A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared on the medicine unit at Stratford General Hospital.

GRT bringing new flexible transit program to Breslau

Grand River Transit is introducing a new flexible transit option in the community of Breslau.

Man pulled from burning car by five others on Ontario highway in 'heroic effort'

Five men are being hailed as heroes by the Ontario Provincial Police after saving a man from a burning vehicle on a Toronto-area highway earlier this week.

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Canada is heading towards a recession, but it will be moderate and short: RBC

Canada is headed towards a moderate recession, but the economic contraction is expected to be short-lived compared to previous recessions, economists with Royal Bank of Canada predict.

A customer enters a Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) branch in downtown Ottawa on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

One scandal too many: British PM Boris Johnson resigns

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday amid a mass revolt by top members of his government, marking an end to three tumultuous years in power in which he brazenly bent and sometimes broke the rules of British politics.

Hospital 'nightmare' in B.C. for Quebec patient denied surgery: father

A Quebec man who fell and broke his jaw, cheekbone and a bone around his left eye while visiting British Columbia says his surgery was cancelled after he was told his home province “won't pay” for the procedure.

Canada elections commissioner reviewing information related to Conservative allegations against Brown

The Commissioner of Canada Elections' office says it has received and is reviewing information related to the allegations raised by the Conservative Party of Canada that now-disqualified leadership contender Patrick Brown's campaign violated federal election financing rules.

Here's who could replace Boris Johnson as U.K. prime minister

Boris Johnson was due to resign as Britain's prime minister on Thursday, bringing an end to a turbulent two and half years in office and triggering a search for a new leader.