Waterloo, Ontario news

• Kitchener's 1st drive-thru voting station opens

  16-10-2026 23:25 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  For just two days, you can cast your ballot without getting out of your car. Kitchener residents are being invited to put in an early vote for the municipal election by making use of a drive-thru polling booth at Sunrise Shopping Centre. About 200 voters drove through in the first couple hours after opening on Friday. CBC K-W's Aastha Shetty wanted to find out more about the polling booth which will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on only Friday and Saturday.
  
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• WRDSB trustee Carla Johnson decides to keep seat after being voted in, despite dropping out of the race

  28-10-2026 19:21 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  After dropping out of the race for Waterloo Region District School Board trustee, Carla Johnson says she'll be returning to the board after being re-elected Monday night. "I am both honoured and surprised to have been re-elected and I am feeling very, very loved. So, I will be returning to the WRDSB Trustee Board table to continue the work I started four years ago," she said in an email to CBC News.
  
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• Province should burn more garbage, build more landfills, Ontario environment minister says

  28-10-2026 18:49 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Ontario's environment minister says he hopes to burn more garbage for energy and build more landfills following U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff on Canadian trash.
  
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• Ontario pauses some funding for skills training for unemployed people, according to career colleges

  28-10-2026 13:21 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  In addition to recently freezing Ontario Student Assistance Program payments to all private post-secondary institutions, the province has paused at least some funding through Better Jobs Ontario, which helps unemployed people get skills training.
  
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• Increase in voter turnout across Waterloo region, dip in Cambridge

  28-10-2026 12:00 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Waterloo region saw an increase in voter turnout this municipal election, with smaller municipalities seeing a significant jump. Cambridge was the only city that saw a decrease in voter turnout.
  
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• Kitchener teen wins media award for debunking misinformation

  28-10-2026 11:00 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Ask any high school student what they like to do in their spare time and they might say hang out with friends, play video games or play sports. For 17-year-old Chloe Kizito of Kitchener, it's debunking misinformation. She's part of the MediaSmarts teen fact-checking network. She researches online claims, then debunks them in videos aimed at young audiences. Now, she's being recognized for that work. She's the inaugural recipient of MediaSmarts’ Youth Leader Award, which recognizes a young pers
  
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• Ontario will appoint hand-picked regional chairs within weeks. Critics call the move 'undemocratic'

  28-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  The chairs of eight regional governments across the province will be appointed by Premier Doug Ford’s government within weeks, says Ontario’s municipal affairs minister, as opposition parties express concern the hand-picked leaders will be partisan appointees.
  
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• Why did the mayors in Waterloo region all see a decisive win?

  27-10-2026 23:28 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  It was an municipal election of decisive wins for incoming mayors in Waterloo region, with each winning candidate ousting incumbent mayors. Incumbent Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic was the exception, keeping his place in office for a fourth term.
  
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• Waterloo Regional council incumbents all re-elected

  27-10-2026 22:15 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Some of the councillors won with slim margins, including Waterloo councillor Chantal Huinink, who won with just three more votes than Chris Moser, a candidate that came in at third place. Nobody has been chosen yet as regional chair. For this municipal election, the regional chair will be appointed, not elected.
  
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• Recount planned in Waterloo after 2 candidates tie in Catholic school board trustee race

  27-10-2026 20:59 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  In Waterloo, clerk Julie Finley-Swaren says there will be a recount in the race to be the Waterloo Catholic District School Board trustee after two candidates tied with 2,049 votes each. Meanwhile in Cambridge, a candidate who withdrew from the race last month ended up winning her seat.
  
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• Big wins, shocking losses, and goodbye to a 46-year mayor: what to know about Ontario's 400+ elections

  27-10-2026 18:23 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  From a big night for women to a bad night for some Canada's longest-serving mayors, here are the key headlines and takeaways from the more than 400 municipal elections in Ontario on Monday.
  
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• Ford says he feels 'badly' for students caught up in his government's career college OSAP pause

  27-10-2026 18:12 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  On the first day back after a 147-day break from the Ontario legislature, provincial opposition parties spent much of question period calling for colleges and universities minister Nolan Quinn to be fired for his handling of the OSAP program.
  
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• Plea for Cambridge vice-principal charged with child luring, sexual exploitation gets pushed to November

  27-10-2026 16:58 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  A plea for a vice-principal with the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) has been pushed to November following a family emergency for his defence lawyer. Michel Pleau, 50, from Cambridge was charged in February following a child luring and sexual exploitation investigation.
  
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• Fresh faces take the reins as mayoral incumbents fall short across Waterloo region

  27-10-2026 05:32 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  There were major upsets in this municipal election as four Waterloo region mayors fell short of winning their races. It means there will be a wave of new faces leading these municipalities.
  
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• Leanne Caron wins Guelph mayoral race

  27-10-2026 04:41 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Leanne Caron has been elected as the new mayor of Guelph.
  
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• Kris Wilkinson wins mayoral race in Wilmot

  27-10-2026 04:21 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Kris Wilkinson, a current township councillor, will be Wilmot's next mayor after he won Monday's municipal election. Incumbent Natasha Salonen came in third.
  
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• Scott Hamilton wins mayoral race in Cambridge, ousting incumbent Jan Liggett

  27-10-2026 03:52 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Scott Hamilton wins mayoral race in Cambridge.
  
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• Berry Vrbanovic re-elected as mayor of Kitchener for 4th term

  27-10-2026 03:19 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Berry Vrbanovic has been re-elected as mayor of Kitchener. This is his fourth term as mayor of Kitchener.
  
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• Shannon Weber wins mayoral race in Waterloo over incumbent Dorothy McCabe

  27-10-2026 03:12 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  In a redo of the last municipal election, Shannon Weber and incumbent Dorothy McCabe went head-to-head this municipal election. Weber won overwhelmingly over McCabe with 52 per cent of the vote.
  
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• Rodney Rolleman elected new mayor of North Dumfries

  27-10-2026 02:51 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  North Dumfries has a new mayor, with Rodney Rolleman winning 3,229 of the votes. His win was overwhelming, as the candidate with the next highest vote count was Prabhjap Sandhu with just 368 votes.
  
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• Evan Burgess in the lead in Woolwich Township mayoral race

  27-10-2026 02:18 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Evan Burgess has a large lead with 4,338 votes.
  
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• A new face will lead the Township of Wellesley as Chris Martin wins mayoral race

  27-10-2026 02:03 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Chris Martin has won the mayoral race in the Township of Wellesley, beating incumbent Joe Nowak. Martin beat Nowak by over 600 votes Monday night.
  
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• Ford says he 'can't wait' for U.S. midterms

  26-10-2026 16:12 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Asked whether increased talk of a possible Canada-U.S. trade deal may be related to the upcoming U.S. midterm elections, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he believes it's a 'combination' of things. 'They're going for election down there and I don't think President Trump's doing too well. And I think the trade deal with Canada is affecting them,' said Ford.
  
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• Mayor of Cambridge election results

  26-10-2026 16:03 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Get the latest results from the 2026 Cambridge municipal election
  
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• Ontario legislature returning after 21 weeks with new faces, rejigged cabinet, cloud of scandal

  26-10-2026 13:54 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Provincial politicians are returning to the Ontario legislature Tuesday after a long break. The spotlight in question period is expected to largely focus on the Ford government's handling of Ontario Student Assistance Program payments to career colleges.
  
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• It's voting day in Waterloo region and area. Here's what you need to know

  26-10-2026 09:00 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  People across Waterloo region will be voting today in the municipal election. Polls remain open until 8 p.m.
  
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• What are peptides and how many do we actually need? Dr. Peter Lin explains

  25-10-2026 13:00 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Are unregulated peptides blowing up your social media feed? Doctor Peter Lin, our regular medical columnist, tells us how they work, and why we should avoid them, even as some online influencers sing their praises.
  
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• What you need to know to vote in Monday's municipal election

  25-10-2026 11:00 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Municipal election day is on Monday, October 26. Do you have everything you need to cast your ballot? CBC K-W's Aastha Shetty spoke to Kitchener's clerk to get some tips.
  
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• Niagara artist paints 'love letter to Canada' on retired classic airplane in her Wainfleet, Ont., yard

  25-10-2026 09:00 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Niagara artist Paula Jane Marie has taken love for all things Canadian to another level with an unusual canvas in her yard in Ontario's Wainfleet township: an airplane featuring her paintings of a moose, loons and, of course, a beaver.
  
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• In The Key Of C: Hear Crystal Shawanda, Hayden, Mia Kelly, The Band and more

  24-10-2026 19:00 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Today, host Craig Norris explores how Stratford's music legacy has been captured in a mural. And, you'll hear lots of music! Tunes from Hayden, Crystal Shawanda, Mia Kelly, The Band, Natasha Fisher and tons more.
  
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