Wilmot is the 'canary in the coalmine': NDP Leader Marit Stiles
Wilmot is the ‘canary in the coalmine’: NDP Leader Marit Stiles

Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles will be in Wilmot Township on Friday night to host a town hall over the farmland expropriation controversy. Stiles said the goal of the meeting is to hear from residents…

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Woolwich man arrested in historical sexual assault investigation
Woolwich man arrested in historical sexual assault investigation

Police have arrested and charged a Woolwich man after investigating a sexual assault from nearly two decades ago. In March of this year, Waterloo Regional Police received reports of a sexual assault…

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Cambridge councillors not sending letter to Feds on carbon tax
Cambridge councillors not sending letter to Feds on carbon tax

A motion was brought forward to Cambridge City Council on Tuesday urging councillors to send a letter to the federal government to cancel the carbon tax. The motion was originally brought forward by…

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A 'funeral march' through Kitchener mourned the loss of affordable housing
A ‘funeral march’ through Kitchener mourned the loss of affordable housing

Members of Waterloo Region’s ACORN marched through downtown Kitchener on April 18, fighting for full rent control for the whole province. They dressed in black and called it a funeral procession as…

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Regional Council to consider a transport truck ban in downtown Ayr
Regional Council to consider a transport truck ban in downtown Ayr

Relief may be coming for beleaguered residents of downtown Ayr, fed-up with increasing transport truck traffic. Waterloo Regional Council will consider a motion at its meeting next week that would effectively…

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Rangers trying to stave off elimination Thursday at the Aud
Rangers trying to stave off elimination Thursday at the Aud

The Kitchener Rangers have their backs up against the wall. Throw every hockey cliché at Thursday’s Game 4 playoff matchup with the London Knights. Rangers need a win to keep their season alive. London…

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Woolwich man arrested in historical sexual assault investigation
Woolwich man arrested in historical sexual assault investigation

Police have arrested and charged a Woolwich man after investigating a sexual assault from nearly two decades ago. In March of this year, Waterloo Regional Police received reports of a sexual assault…

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Cambridge councillors not sending letter to Feds on carbon tax
Cambridge councillors not sending letter to Feds on carbon tax

A motion was brought forward to Cambridge City Council on Tuesday urging councillors to send a letter to the federal government to cancel the carbon tax. The motion was originally brought forward by…

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A 'funeral march' through Kitchener mourned the loss of affordable housing
A ‘funeral march’ through Kitchener mourned the loss of affordable housing

Members of Waterloo Region’s ACORN marched through downtown Kitchener on April 18, fighting for full rent control for the whole province. They dressed in black and called it a funeral procession as…

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Regional Council to consider a transport truck ban in downtown Ayr
Regional Council to consider a transport truck ban in downtown Ayr

Relief may be coming for beleaguered residents of downtown Ayr, fed-up with increasing transport truck traffic. Waterloo Regional Council will consider a motion at its meeting next week that would effectively…

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Rangers trying to stave off elimination Thursday at the Aud
Rangers trying to stave off elimination Thursday at the Aud

The Kitchener Rangers have their backs up against the wall. Throw every hockey cliché at Thursday’s Game 4 playoff matchup with the London Knights. Rangers need a win to keep their season alive. London…

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Opposition to Waterloo Region's Wilmot land grab, growing
Opposition to Waterloo Region’s Wilmot land grab, growing

A local faith based environmental advocacy group is adding its voice in opposition to Waterloo Region’s land acquisition plans in Wilmot Township. The Region is looking to acquire 770 acres of prime…

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Over 4,200 secondary students still have outdated vaccination records

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Liberals table housing-focused budget with emphasis on generational fairness

Despite massive spending on housing, the federal government will not go deeper into deficit than planned, thanks to better-than-expected revenues from personal income taxes and proposed changes to the…
Arrest for one robbery leads to charges for two others for 17-year-old
Arrest for one robbery leads to charges for two others for 17-year-old

Waterloo Regional Police have not only charged a teenager for an alleged armed robbery of a convenience store in Kitchener, they’ve charged him in two other robbery investigations. The arrest stems…
Rangers down 3-0 in playoff series against Knights
Rangers down 3-0 in playoff series against Knights

It’s do-or-die now for your Kitchener Rangers. A 6-4 loss against London Tuesday night has the East Avenue Blue trailing in their best-of-seven playoff series 3-0. The Rangers were down 4-1 at one…
Here's how much St. Patrick's Day gatherings cost police: report
Here’s how much St. Patrick’s Day gatherings cost police: report

A new report from Waterloo Regional Police is outlining the number of charges and the costs to cover St. Patrick’s Day this year. The report shows $318,000 was spent by regional police over three days,…
The City of Waterloo has no plans to develop past the countryside line
The City of Waterloo has no plans to develop past the countryside line

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Cambridge closing streets again to create community spaces
Cambridge closing streets again to create community spaces

Pedestrian-friendly spaces are returning to the City of Cambridge this spring. They were first introduced in Galt and Hespeler Village back in 2020. Since then, the Downtown Cambridge Business Improvement…
City of Waterloo approves $200K donation for local humane society
City of Waterloo approves $200K donation for local humane society

The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo and Stratford Perth is getting a $200,000 boost from the City of Waterloo. Waterloo councillors unanimously approved the funding request at a meeting held on…
Date set for public to have their say about pedestrian underpass at Franklin, Saginaw
Date set for public to have their say about pedestrian underpass at Franklin, Saginaw

The public can have their say on April 25 about an innovative development in Cambridge meant to keep high school students, in particular, safe. The project will see new roundabouts on Franklin Boulevard…
Inflation rate increased to 2.9% in March as gas prices rose
Inflation rate increased to 2.9% in March as gas prices rose

Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate ticked higher in March than in February, boosted by higher gasoline prices. The agency says its consumer price index for March was up 2.9 per cent compared…