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• Waterloo region's overnight warming centres will reopen Sunday

  01-11-2026 12:00 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Four overnight warming centres across Waterloo Region will be opening starting Sunday. They will remain open until the end of March.
  
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• Will Ontario end seasonal time changes? Ford says he's 'all in' — with conditions

  04-11-2026 20:53 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he's "very open" to discussions with the new Quebec premier on whether to keep up seasonal time changes.
  
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• Early childhood educators call out Ontario over wage freeze, while child care capped at $22 until 2027

  04-11-2026 20:45 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Early childhood educators called out the Ford government at Queen's Park Wednesday after a recent memo revealed a wage floor freeze and that workers will not receive an expected annual $1-per-hour increase in 2027.
  
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• Early childhood educators call out Ontario after memo reveals no hourly increase in 2027

  04-11-2026 20:45 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Early childhood educators called out the Ford government at Queen's Park Wednesday after a recent memo revealed a wage floor freeze and that workers will not receive an expected annual $1-per-hour increase in 2027.
  
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• Ford 'happy as punch' about U.S. midterm results

  04-11-2026 19:38 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was happy to hear about the Democrats’ victory in Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections, adding he hopes it leads to better trade relations for Canada and the province.
  
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• Ford 'couldn’t be happier' about U.S. midterm results

  04-11-2026 19:38 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was happy to hear about the Democrats’ victory in Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections, adding he hopes it leads to better trade relations for Canada and the province.
  
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• 'Big money!': Cambridge, Ont., man wins big on The Price is Right Tonight

  04-11-2026 19:18 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  A man from Cambridge won big after appearing on the Canadian spin off of "The Price is Right." The show called "The Price is Right Tonight," is hosted by Howie Mandel. Contestants are shown a single prize like a computer or a grill, and must bid on what they think the item costs. Whoever bids closest to the actual price wins the prize and moves on to the next round to win bigger prizes like a car or a vacation. Dan Sheikh won several prizes with his team on Monday.
  
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• Candidate asks for recount after losing by 3 votes

  04-11-2026 19:05 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  A recount is set to take place for a Waterloo regional council seat after the margin came down to just three votes. Incumbent Chantal Huinink defeated challenger Chris Moser, whose campaign requested the recount. The request was supported by a motion from Coun. Mike Harris, which passed unanimously at regional council. CBC K-W’s Diego Pizarro spoke to Eric Davis, the lawyer representing Moser's campaign, about the recount process and what happens next.
  
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• University of Guelph gives $100K to city to offset costs from homecoming parties

  04-11-2026 18:39 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  The University of Guelph will give the city $100,000 to offset costs from the unsanctioned homecoming parties on Sept. 26. It's estimated the gathering cost about $91,000 for police response.
  
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• Police investigate stabbing in Kitchener that left young person injured

  04-11-2026 14:50 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Waterloo regional police are investigating a stabbing in Kitchener that left a young person injured. Police believe it was a targeted incident.
  
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• Teen riding an e-scooter seriously injured after collision in Kitchener

  04-11-2026 14:48 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  A teenager was seriously injured after being involved in a collision Tuesday afternoon in Kitchener. Police say the 15-year-old was riding an e-scooter and was not wearing a helmet at the time and was taken to hospital.
  
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• Ontario won't make career college OSAP audit public, minister says

  03-11-2026 21:08 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Ontario's colleges and universities minister says he will not be releasing a government-commissioned audit into student financial aid usage at career colleges.
  
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• After 3 vote loss, Waterloo regional council candidate Chris Moser will get a recount

  03-11-2026 19:54 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  A vote recount will be scheduled for one of the Waterloo regional council seats after Chris Moser lost the race by three votes. The request for a recount was backed by a motion tabled by Coun. Mike Harris.
  
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• Deaths of 4 teens in single-vehicle Ontario crash 'felt deeply' in community, Puslinch mayor says

  03-11-2026 17:32 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Puslinch Township's mayor says the weekend collision that killed four teenagers and sent two to hospital in southern Ontario has impacted his community, including first responders who went to the scene to help. The Peel District School Board says it will provide support to students, family and staff who knew the teens "for as long as it is needed."
  
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• Death of 4 teens in single-vehicle crash 'felt deeply' in community, Puslinch mayor says

  03-11-2026 17:32 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  The mayor of Puslinch Township says the fatal collision in the early morning hours on Saturday that killed four teenagers and sent two others to hospital has impacted his community, including the first responders who arrived at the scene to help. Meanwhile, the Peel District School Board says it will provide support to students, family and staff who knew the teens "for as long as it is needed."
  
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• 'Interesting' October weather with sub-zero nights and record-warm days in Waterloo region, report says

  03-11-2026 15:20 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Waterloo region's weather in October saw temperatures dip below freezing for the first time this month but also saw record-breaking warm days, the monthly report from the University of Waterloo weather station says.
  
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• Cyclist taken to hospital with serious injuries after collision with SUV in Kitchener

  03-11-2026 14:20 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Waterloo regional police are investigating a collision in Kitchener Monday morning between a cyclist and an SUV.
  
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• Waterloo researcher receives Canada's highest recognition for scientific excellence for work with batteries

  03-11-2026 13:00 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  A professor and researcher at the University of Waterloo has received the highest recognition in Canada for scientific excellence.Linda Nazar is a distinguished University Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Waterloo and has been studying battery materials for over three decades.
  
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• 'Lest we forget' flag to fly at Queen's Park after advocacy work by New Dundee, Ont., veteran

  03-11-2026 12:00 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Donald Eenkooren says he's happy but a bit surprised to learn the "Lest we forget" flag will fly at Queen's Park in Toronto this Remembrance Day, although it won't be on one of the three official ceremonial flagpoles at the Ontario Legislature.
  
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• Millions of fish died at an Ontario nuclear plant in 2025. Now its operator faces federal charges

  03-11-2026 10:00 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Bruce Power, the private company that operates the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, faces two federal Fisheries Act charges after millions of Lake Huron fish died over a period of two months in 2025.
  
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• Wellesley man dies after collision between motorcycle and car in North Dumfries

  02-11-2026 21:13 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Police are investigating a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a car in North Dumfries township early Wednesday morning. A 58-year-old Wellesley Township man who was riding the motorcycle died in hospital.
  
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• Mississauga man charged in fatal 401 crash that killed Cambridge father and daughter in July

  02-11-2026 20:53 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  A Mississauga man has been charged in a crash on Highway 401 that left two people dead and three injured in July, Ontario Provincial Police say.
  
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• Finding a specialist can take so long, some Ontario doctors are turning to social media: OMA

  02-11-2026 20:02 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  The Ontario Medical Association says problems with accessing specialist care have led to Ontarians turning to hospital emergency departments instead.
  
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• Doctors call on Ontario to reform specialist access, launch provincewide central intake, drop fax machines

  02-11-2026 20:02 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  The Ontario Medical Association says problems with accessing specialist care have led to Ontarians turning to hospital emergency departments instead.
  
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• Ontario education ministry alleges thousands of OSAP applications came from single IP address

  02-11-2026 18:20 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  At two career colleges now under the Ontario government's microscope, more than half of the thousands of student financial aid applications last year came from a single IP address, officials allege in documents filed in court.
  
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• Ministry alleges thousands of OSAP applications came from single IP address

  02-11-2026 18:20 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  At two career colleges now under the Ontario government's microscope, more than half of the thousands of student financial aid applications last year came from a single IP address, officials allege in documents filed in court.
  
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• E-scooter rider dies of injuries after colliding with pedestrian in Kitchener last month

  02-11-2026 17:13 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  In a release sent out Monday, the Waterloo Regional Police Service says emergency services were called to Homer Watson Boulevard and Pioneer Drive around 8 p.m. on Oct. 14 for reports of an injured e-scooter rider. The 60-year-old Kitchener man died four days later.
  
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• E-scooter rider dies after colliding with pedestrian in Kitchener, Ont., last month

  02-11-2026 17:13 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  The Waterloo Regional Police Service said Monday that emergency services were called to Homer Watson Boulevard and Pioneer Drive around 8 p.m. ET on Oct. 14 for reports of an injured e-scooter rider. The 60-year-old Kitchener man died four days later.
  
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• Guelph police investigate weekend crash caused by missing stop sign

  02-11-2026 14:46 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  Police in Guelph are looking to identify three males who are believed to have removed a stop sign at the intersection of Cole Road and Scottsdale Drive that later caused a crash.
  
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• How one Canadian company's move to Texas reflects economic pressures facing Canadian businesses

  02-11-2026 11:00 via CBC | Kitchener-Waterloo News
  
  The trajectory of a company that moved from British Columbia to Ontario before settling in Texas amid rising trade tensions and possible tariffs has mirrored Canada's economic realities and could serve as an example for how to help other businesses remain here.
  
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