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OPP officer killed in the line of duty in northern Ontario

OPP personnel said the incident happened at around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the northern Ontario community of Hearst.

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Waterloo council approves plans for 12-tower development near University District

Waterloo council approved plans for a cluster of towers near the University District that are set to add more-than 2,800 units of housing to the city. Developers are looking to build 12 towers ranging…

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Jays Care to support accessible ball diamond in Cambridge

More good news for the Region’s first fully accessible baseball diamond. The City of Cambridge has announced it will be receiving $171,659 as part of the Jays Care Foundation’s 2026 Field of Dreams…

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May was coldest in six years in Waterloo Region

As we swelter through the second week of June, a look back on the weather that was this past May. The E.D. Soulis Memorial Weather Station at the University of Waterloo is out with its monthly weather…

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Food insecurity at all time high in Canada and Waterloo Region

Food Banks Canada released its poverty report card for 2026 and while the grade did improve as it moved from a D to a D+, advocates say there’s still more work to do. Social programs such as the new…

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Hot and sticky conditions arrive, humidex could soar to low 40s

Residents in Waterloo Region got a taste of the humidity late last week but that will pale in comparison to what’s in store later this week. The week kicked off with seasonal temperatures but the…

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Waterloo council approves plans for 12-tower development near University District

Waterloo council approved plans for a cluster of towers near the University District that are set to add more-than 2,800 units of housing to the city. Developers are looking to build 12 towers ranging…

11h ago

Jays Care to support accessible ball diamond in Cambridge

More good news for the Region’s first fully accessible baseball diamond. The City of Cambridge has announced it will be receiving $171,659 as part of the Jays Care Foundation’s 2026 Field of Dreams…

1h ago

May was coldest in six years in Waterloo Region

As we swelter through the second week of June, a look back on the weather that was this past May. The E.D. Soulis Memorial Weather Station at the University of Waterloo is out with its monthly weather…

12h ago

Food insecurity at all time high in Canada and Waterloo Region

Food Banks Canada released its poverty report card for 2026 and while the grade did improve as it moved from a D to a D+, advocates say there’s still more work to do. Social programs such as the new…

1h ago

Hot and sticky conditions arrive, humidex could soar to low 40s

Residents in Waterloo Region got a taste of the humidity late last week but that will pale in comparison to what’s in store later this week. The week kicked off with seasonal temperatures but the…

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