<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Waterloo, Ontario - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Waterloo, Ontario with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:11:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Men charged in Sharif Rahman death to appear in person in Owen Sound court Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[All three men charged in connection with the 2023 death of Owen Sound restaurant owner Sharif Rahman are expected back in court Friday for a resolution appearance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/men-charged-in-sharif-rahman-death-to-appear-in-person-in-owen-sound-court-friday/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/men-charged-in-sharif-rahman-death-to-appear-in-person-in-owen-sound-court-friday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bruce Power gives $1M to nearby communities to help plan for growth amid new nuclear energy project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bruce Power, which operates the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Kincardine, Ont., is giving $1 million to communities in Bruce, Grey and Huron counties to help them prepare for a possible new energy project called Bruce C.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/bruce-power-gives-1m-to-nearby-communities-to-help-plan-for-growth-amid-new-nuclear-energy-project/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/bruce-power-gives-1m-to-nearby-communities-to-help-plan-for-growth-amid-new-nuclear-energy-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario will approach civil service return-to-office with 'flexibility,' minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario&rsquo;s finance minister says there will be "flexibility" to rules requiring all civil servants to work five days a week in the office during the FIFA World Cup, as unions representing those workers say disruptions associated with the games highlight how rigid and confusing the policy has become.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/ontario-will-approach-civil-service-return-to-office-with-flexibility-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/ontario-will-approach-civil-service-return-to-office-with-flexibility-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario will approach civil service return-to-office during FIFA with 'flexibility,' minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario&rsquo;s finance minister says there will be "flexibility" to rules requiring all civil servants to work five days a week in the office during the FIFA World Cup, as unions representing those workers say disruptions associated with the games highlight how rigid and confusing the policy has become.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/ontario-will-approach-civil-service-return-to-office-during-fifa-with-flexibility-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/ontario-will-approach-civil-service-return-to-office-during-fifa-with-flexibility-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jet fuel shortage? Don't worry about it, say major airlines]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than six weeks after international warnings that Europe could run out of jet fuel, at least two major global carriers are saying it's safe to book a summer holiday to Europe because they don't expect the expensive commodity to run out during the busy travel season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/jet-fuel-shortage-dont-worry-about-it-say-major-airlines/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/jet-fuel-shortage-dont-worry-about-it-say-major-airlines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I'm not going to allow you to continue': Mayor of Cambridge, Ont., interrupts teen's Pride speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[A video showing Cambridge Mayor Jan Liggett interrupting a teenager's Pride speech is making rounds on social media. Sophie Mills said they felt "distraught" by what happened.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/im-not-going-to-allow-you-to-continue-mayor-of-cambridge-ont-interrupts-teens-pride-speech/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/im-not-going-to-allow-you-to-continue-mayor-of-cambridge-ont-interrupts-teens-pride-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Can't allow you to continue': Cambridge teen's Pride speech interrupted by mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[A video showing Cambridge Mayor Jan Liggett interrupting a teenager giving a Pride speech is making rounds on social media. Sophie Mills, the person in the video, said they felt "distraught" by what happened, and that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/cant-allow-you-to-continue-cambridge-teens-pride-speech-interrupted-by-mayor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/cant-allow-you-to-continue-cambridge-teens-pride-speech-interrupted-by-mayor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now hiring: Ontario accepting applications for 8 regional chairs but the process remains unclear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Rob Flack is offering more details around how chairs will be appointed by the province to eight regional municipalities. He says the appointments will happen all at once after the municipal election in October and people can apply to be considered for the role.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/now-hiring-ontario-accepting-applications-for-8-regional-chairs-but-the-process-remains-unclear/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/now-hiring-ontario-accepting-applications-for-8-regional-chairs-but-the-process-remains-unclear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waterloo woman, 23, dead after collision with straight truck]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waterloo regional police are investigating after a woman was killed in an intersection in Waterloo on Wednesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/waterloo-woman-23-dead-after-collision-with-straight-truck/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/waterloo-woman-23-dead-after-collision-with-straight-truck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education unions serve notice to bargain, begin countdown for contract talks with province]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education bargaining season is starting in Ontario and the unions say their priorities include smaller class sizes, improved special education funding and higher wages.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/education-unions-serve-notice-to-bargain-begin-countdown-for-contract-talks-with-province/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/education-unions-serve-notice-to-bargain-begin-countdown-for-contract-talks-with-province/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bats in Haldimand-Norfolk, Hamilton test positive for rabies, public health says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bat in the Haldimand-Norfolk region has been found to be positive for rabies &mdash; prompting a warning from Grand Erie Public Health for residents to avoid contact with bats and other wild animals. In Hamilton, public health officials confirmed two wild bats were rabid.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/bats-in-haldimand-norfolk-hamilton-test-positive-for-rabies-public-health-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/bats-in-haldimand-norfolk-hamilton-test-positive-for-rabies-public-health-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bat in Haldimand-Norfolk tests positive for rabies, public health says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bat in the Haldimand-Norfolk region has been found to be positive for rabies &mdash; prompting a warning from Grand Erie Public Health for residents to avoid contact with bats and other wild animals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/bat-in-haldimand-norfolk-tests-positive-for-rabies-public-health-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/bat-in-haldimand-norfolk-tests-positive-for-rabies-public-health-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa says CRTC's new cash requirements from streamers risk price hikes for Canadians]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government will direct its broadcast and telecommunications regulator to revisit a recent decision to triple the funds that streaming services like Netflix must contribute to Canadian content.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/ottawa-says-crtcs-new-cash-requirements-from-streamers-risk-price-hikes-for-canadians/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/ottawa-says-crtcs-new-cash-requirements-from-streamers-risk-price-hikes-for-canadians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa calls for review of CRTC decision on streamers' Cancon contributions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government says it will direct the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to review its recent decision tripling streamers' financial contributions to domestic content.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/ottawa-calls-for-review-of-crtc-decision-on-streamers-cancon-contributions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/ottawa-calls-for-review-of-crtc-decision-on-streamers-cancon-contributions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Region to discuss report on how to move forward with future development in Mannheim Service Area]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regional council will get an update Wednesday morning about when and how development could resume in the Mannheim Service Area after concerns were raised in December about a water capacity constraint. The constraint has lead to the region pausing new development agreements in the Mannheim Service Area, which many in the construction and development industry have raised concerns about.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/region-to-discuss-report-on-how-to-move-forward-with-future-development-in-mannheim-service-area/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/region-to-discuss-report-on-how-to-move-forward-with-future-development-in-mannheim-service-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council endorses framework that would move some development forward after lengthy debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[A framework that would allow for some development to move forward this fall in municipalities affected by a water capacity constraint passed regional council Wednesday after a lengthy debate and difference of opinions between some councillors and regional staff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/council-endorses-framework-that-would-move-some-development-forward-after-lengthy-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/council-endorses-framework-that-would-move-some-development-forward-after-lengthy-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kitchener celebrates Rangers' Memorial Cup victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of fans filled downtown Kitchener Tuesday evening to celebrate the Rangers' Memorial Cup championship, the team's first national title since 2003. Players carried the trophy down King Street before joining supporters at a rally outside City Hall. CBC K-W's Diego Pizarro spoke with fans about the long-awaited victory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/kitchener-celebrates-rangers-memorial-cup-victory/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/kitchener-celebrates-rangers-memorial-cup-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province asked to step in as Puslinch residents continue push back against Danby development]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a debate happening right now in Puslinch Township over new industrial buildings. Danby Appliances wants to build a 46,000 square metre facility on a piece of land currently zoned for agriculture. Some residents don't agree with that plan and have been pushing back for the last four years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/province-asked-to-step-in-as-puslinch-residents-continue-push-back-against-danby-development/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/province-asked-to-step-in-as-puslinch-residents-continue-push-back-against-danby-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most of Ontario's 2024 high school grads didn't complete e-learning requirement, data shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vast majority of Ontario&rsquo;s 2023-2024 graduating class did not complete the Ford government&rsquo;s mandatory e-learning requirements, data from the province's Ministry of Education reveals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/most-of-ontarios-2024-high-school-grads-didnt-complete-e-learning-requirement-data-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/most-of-ontarios-2024-high-school-grads-didnt-complete-e-learning-requirement-data-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario Legislature rising for 21-week summer break until end of October]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario's members of provincial parliament will get an extra long break from the legislature this summer, as it takes a 21-week recess. The extended break comes after the legislature sat for 30 days, following a 14-week winter break.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/ontario-legislature-rising-for-21-week-summer-break-until-end-of-october/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/waterloo-ontario/ontario-legislature-rising-for-21-week-summer-break-until-end-of-october/</guid></item></channel></rss>