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Winner of Farwell4Hire bought ticket last minute; turned $100 into $121K

Jeff Wenzel is taking home a huge chunk of money in the Farwell4Hire jackpot that was revealed on Friday. It’s a sizable sum for cystic fibrosis research and a record-breaking take-home prize for the…

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Flair Airlines to reduce YKF operations this September

A major change is on the way for the Region of Waterloo International Airport ahead of the summer travel season, with Flair Airlines, a Canadian-based low-cost carrier, set to shut down its Kitchener-Waterloo…

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Bridge Street reopens following barn fire investigation in Woolwich

Bridge Street West has reopened following an early Friday morning barn fire on the border between Waterloo and Woolwich.  Waterloo regional police were on scene for a barn fire investigation, closing…

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‘End of an era’: Waterloo shoppers say goodbye to Hudson’s Bay

“I kind of expected it, but I didn’t want to believe.” That’s just one comment from a Waterloo Region shopper, getting ready to say goodbye to The Hudson’s Bay. All three The Bay locations in the region,…

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Sexual assault, forcible confinement charges for Waterloo man

Serious charges have been laid in connection to a disturbing incident in downtown Kitchener earlier this month. Waterloo regional police have been investigating an alleged sexual assault in Kitchener,…

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Few Ontario grocery stores accepting booze empties, some weigh returning licences

TORONTO — Very few Ontario grocery stores that are required to accept empty alcohol containers are doing so, leaving the future of the deposit return program in question as The Beer Store closes locations…

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Flair Airlines to reduce YKF operations this September

A major change is on the way for the Region of Waterloo International Airport ahead of the summer travel season, with Flair Airlines, a Canadian-based low-cost carrier, set to shut down its Kitchener-Waterloo…

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Bridge Street reopens following barn fire investigation in Woolwich

Bridge Street West has reopened following an early Friday morning barn fire on the border between Waterloo and Woolwich.  Waterloo regional police were on scene for a barn fire investigation, closing…

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‘End of an era’: Waterloo shoppers say goodbye to Hudson’s Bay

“I kind of expected it, but I didn’t want to believe.” That’s just one comment from a Waterloo Region shopper, getting ready to say goodbye to The Hudson’s Bay. All three The Bay locations in the region,…

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Sexual assault, forcible confinement charges for Waterloo man

Serious charges have been laid in connection to a disturbing incident in downtown Kitchener earlier this month. Waterloo regional police have been investigating an alleged sexual assault in Kitchener,…

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Few Ontario grocery stores accepting booze empties, some weigh returning licences

TORONTO — Very few Ontario grocery stores that are required to accept empty alcohol containers are doing so, leaving the future of the deposit return program in question as The Beer Store closes locations…

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