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28 new COVID-19 cases logged in Waterloo Region on Friday; active cases rising

Health officials in Waterloo Region reported 28 new COVID-19 cases on Friday as active cases continue to rise for the second day in a row.

Driver and toddler hospitalized after crash in Woolwich Township

A driver and a two-year-old child were taken to hospital following a crash between a transport truck and a car in Woolwich Township.

Police say multiple people were injured in a crash in Woolwich Township (Carmen Wong / CTV Kitchener)

From hot to not: How Grey Bruce fought off a Delta variant surge and axed its hot spot designation

The Grey Bruce public health unit has done what few other areas have managed to do: stave off a surge of the Delta variant and squash its hot spot designation.

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

Olympic archers using Waterloo tech to train

Toxon Technologies in Waterloo has built a tool to help archers train for their sport and it’s such a useful gadget that Olympians are putting it to the test.

Reports of gunfire near Blackburn Dr. and Diana Ave. in Brantford: police

Brantford police are investigating reports of gunfire in the area of Blackburn Drive and Diana Avenue.

Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory working to reintroduce an endangered species into the wild

The Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory is helping to reintroduce an endangered species called the Mottled Duskywing Butterfly.

Majority of COVID-19 cases in unvaccinated, partially vaccinated population: public health

Nearly three in four cases of COVID-19 in Waterloo Region since the start of May have been in unvaccinated people and most of the rest are in the partially vaccinated population, the region's medical officer of health said Friday.

'Every dose counts': Waterloo Region officials 'pleading' with people to get vaccinated against COVID-19

Officials in Waterloo Region continue to encourage people to get a first or second COVID-19 vaccine dose as soon as possible to help prevent further spread of the Delta variant.

Ontario reveals details about lifting restrictions after Step 3, masks will remain mandatory indoors

The Ontario government is providing the clearest picture so far of what restrictions will look like once the province exits its reopening roadmap plan following the lengthy COVID-19 lockdown and masks will remain a part of the landscape.

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Canada is heading towards a 'Delta-driven' fourth wave, Tam says

Canada is headed towards a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, but how severe of a resurgence it'll be depends on how many people are fully vaccinated, warns new national modelling released Friday. The country is seeing an increase in new COVID-19 cases, and thousands more infections are predicted if contacts aren't contained, the modelling indicates.

Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam looks at a copy of the presentation on epidemiology and modelling during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, June 29, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Justin Tang)

Delta variant is so transmissible 'the war has changed,' U.S. CDC warns

The Delta coronavirus variant surging across the United States appears to cause more severe illness and spread as easily as chickenpox, according to an internal document from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Canada extends pandemic benefits through to Oct. 23

The federal government is tapping the brakes on its plans to phase out pandemic aid programs this summer, deciding instead to freeze benefits at current levels and extend help by an extra month beyond the previously planned end date.

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BREAKING | 243 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. as surge in Interior continues

B.C.'s Ministry of Health has announced another 243 cases of COVID-19, most of them in the Interior Health region, where infections have been surging in recent days.