Google layoffs appear to have occurred at office in Waterloo Region
Google says on Monday notifications were sent to employees affected by the recently announced job cuts.

Google says on Monday notifications were sent to employees affected by the recently announced job cuts.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Wellington County are investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision in the Township of Wellington North.
A 44-year-old Woolwich, Ont., man has been arrested for allegedly making death threats against a member of parliament.
The University of Waterloo Weather Station says this January was the fourth warmest in the history of the record books – which go back over 100 years.
The Northdale neighbourhood in Waterloo will soon be looking very different.
A pedestrian has been rushed to hospital with what police say are serious injuries after a crash in Cambridge.
Death and destruction is left in the aftermath of earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria, while the devastating impact is being felt in Waterloo region and beyond.
A 32-year-old from Cambridge has life-threatening injuries after a collision involving a car and a tractor-trailer, according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).
Three people were transported to hospital after a crash at a Kitchener intersection Monday morning.
Search teams and emergency aid from around the world poured into Turkiye and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dug, sometimes with their bare hands, through the remains of buildings flattened by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. The death toll soared above 5,000 and was still expected to rise.
A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians still see the United States as their country's closest ally, even in an age of isolationism and protectionist policies.
An Ottawa restaurateur says he was shocked to find his restaurant broken into and even more surprised to discover a giant hole in the wall that led to the neighbouring jewelry store.
As preparations are underway for the anticipated health-care 'working meeting' between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada's premiers on Tuesday, new details are emerging about how the much-anticipated federal-provincial gathering will unfold.
China said Tuesday it will 'resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests' over the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon by the United States, as relations between the two countries deteriorate further. The balloon prompted U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to cancel a highly-anticipated visit to Beijing this week that had offered slight hopes for an improvement in relations.
Genevieve Beauchemin reports on New York City apparently sending migrants to Canada to claim asylum.