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Amazon Fulfilment Centre in Cambridge officially open, hiring 1,000 associates in 2025
Amazon Fulfilment Centre in Cambridge officially open, hiring 1,000 associates in 2025

The Amazon Fulfilment Centre in Cambridge officially opened its doors Nov. 13. Construction on the one-million-square-foot facility began in 2022. Amazon YHM2 already started hiring and has already shipped...

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Waterloo Region's police board approves updated 2025 budget
Waterloo Region's police board approves updated 2025 budget

A revised budget for policing services in the region passed a key hurdle on Wednesday as the Waterloo Regional Police Services (WRPS) Board passed its 2025 operating budget. The approved budget now...

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Homeless encampments broken-up in Cambridge and Guelph
Homeless encampments broken-up in Cambridge and Guelph

It appears as though the break-up of a pair of homeless encampments this week went ahead with little resistance. Both Guelph and Cambridge enforced eviction notices, forcing those living at the sites...

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O Christmas Tree: Local families donate big spruces to cities
O Christmas Tree: Local families donate big spruces to cities

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas across the tri-cities as big Christmas trees are being put up for the holiday season. Two large spruce trees are now standing in downtown Kitchener: One...

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Ottawa school board investigating after Remembrance Day song choice sparks backlash
Ottawa school board investigating after Remembrance Day song choice sparks backlash

An Ontario school board says it has launched an investigation after a song about peace associated with support for Gaza was featured in Remembrance Day ceremonies at an Ottawa high school, sparking backlash...

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Pair from Kitchener arrested after crashing stolen vehicle in Erin
Pair from Kitchener arrested after crashing stolen vehicle in Erin

A collision in the town of Erin has led to the arrest of two Kitchener residents. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to the crash around 10 a.m. Tuesday morning on Trafalgar...

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Ontario police associations once again call on feds to fix the bail system
Ontario police associations once again call on feds to fix the bail system

Associations representing 35,000 police officers across Ontario are once again calling on the federal government to take action when it comes to bail reform. The Police Association of Ontario (PAO),...

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Youth charged in Kitchener homicide, second suspect at large
Youth charged in Kitchener homicide, second suspect at large

A Toronto youth is now facing charges of first degree murder in connection with a homicide in Kitchener. It was in late January around 9 a.m. when Waterloo Regional Police responded to reports of gunshots...

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University of Guelph adding on-campus housing for 1,500 first-year students
University of Guelph adding on-campus housing for 1,500 first-year students

The University of Guelph (U of G) will add 1,500 beds for first-year students in a new development that is set to be completed by 2030. The university is eyeing an empty lot at the intersection of College...

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Kitchener woman charged with impaired driving in fatal Markham crash
Kitchener woman charged with impaired driving in fatal Markham crash

A woman from Kitchener is facing charges, including impaired driving, in a multi-vehicle collision that took the life of a 68-year-old man in Markham. York Regional Police (YRP) said officers were called...

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