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Global News at 6 Toronto: December 5, 2024Three men facing charges after Waterloo Police bust a so-called chop shop we’ll explain. Peel Regional Police investigating a deadly shooting in Brampton all caught on camera. And, the Premier pledges tougher legislation to deal with homeless encampments.Global News at 6 TorontoDec 5
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AMO conference on tackling homelessness, health care in municipalitiesLeaders from cities across Ontario are gathering in Ottawa this week for the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference. With more on what to expect from this conference, Waterloo Regional Chair Karen Redman joins Jaden Lee-Lincoln.Global News Morning TorontoAug 20
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Regional Facilitators set to come to Durham in SeptemberFollowing months of waiting, municipal leaders across the province finally have an idea of when a provincial facilitator will come and check the books. York, Durham, Simcoe, Halton, Niagara and Waterloo will all be looked at. But Durham’s regional chair says they are confident the assessment will go well and they are stronger together. Frazer...Aug 24, 2023
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Legendary Canadian Musician Tom Wilson Set to Join Order of CanadaWith increasing pressure on paramedic services, Dave Bryant from Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services joins Marianne Dimain to discuss what the province can do to fix this issue.Global News Morning TorontoJul 21, 2023
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Increasing Pressure on ParamedicsWith increasing pressure on paramedic services, Dave Bryant from Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services joins Marianne Dimain to discuss what the province can do to fix this issue.Global News Morning TorontoJul 21, 2023
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How to take a COVID-19 rapid testSarah Mostowich from the StaySafe initiative in Ontario’s Waterloo Region demonstrates how to take a rapid antigen test for COVID-19.Sep 29, 2021
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Child dies of COVID-19 in Waterloo RegionA child has died due to COVID-19 in Waterloo Region. As Caryn Lieberman reports, little is known about the child beyond the fact that the death was not school or daycare related.Global News at 5 & 6 TorontoSep 17, 2021
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Coronavirus: 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine delivered in Waterloo Region at Grand River Hospital in KitchenerSiham Ibrahim, a personal support worker from Chartwell Elmira, received Waterloo Region’s first COVID-19 vaccine at Grand River Hospital in Kitchener on Tuesday.CanadaDec 22, 2020
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Coronavirus: Ford says Waterloo church accused of holding in-person service was ‘careless and irresponsible’Ontario Premier Doug Ford commented Monday on a church in the Waterloo Region that is accused of holding an in-person service Sunday despite a court order compelling it to comply with COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, calling it “careless and irresponsible.”CanadaJan 25, 2021
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Coronavirus: Up to 18 pharmacies in southwestern Ontario, Niagara region to offer COVID-19 testing, Ford saysOntario Premier Doug Ford announced on Friday the province would be adding up to 18 more pharmacies in southwestern Ontario and Niagara region that would offer COVID-19 testing. Ford said some of the locations will include St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge and London.CanadaSep 25, 2020
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Coronavirus: Several Ontario regions moved to red alert level says health ministerOntario Health Minister Christine Elliott announced on Friday that they were lowering the thresholds for their COVID-19 alert levels and in turn several health units would be moving to new levels, with Hamilton, Halton, Peel and York moving to red level, Niagara, Waterloo and Durham among seven regions moving to orange, and Windsor-Essex, Middlesex-London and...CanadaNov 13, 2020
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Ontario health officials defend decision not to enter Step 3 of reopeningOntario’s outgoing chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams and incoming Dr. Kieran Moore defended the decision to move into Step 2 and not skip to Step 3, despite vaccination rates surpassing the thresholds set for the latter stage. They said with the Delta variant first identified in India still a cause for concern,...Jun 24, 2021
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Death of woman at scene of Kitchener house explosion ruled a homicide: policeInspector Michael Haffner of the Waterloo Regional Police said on Thursday that the death of a woman at the site of a house explosion on Wednesday is being treated as a homicide.CanadaAug 23, 2018
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Massive St. Patrick’s Day crowd forces street closures in WaterlooOn Thursday, Waterloo Regional Police Chief Bryan Larkin said officers were expecting crowds of as many as 30,000 at this year’s event.Mar 17, 2019
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Man arrested for sexual assault of 3 children has ‘personal connections’ to Waterloo region: policeWaterloo Regional police said on Friday that a man arrested in connection with the sexual assault of three children between 2013 and this past July had “personal connections” to the area.Aug 16, 2019
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Death of woman at Kitchener house explosion site ruled a homicide, police sayWaterloo Regional Police Service say they are treating a house explosion in Kitchener as a criminal investigation. They confirmed the death of a 58-year-old woman is a homicide. Katherine Ward reports.Global News at 5 & 6 TorontoAug 23, 2018
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Child under age of 10 dies of COVID-19 in Waterloo Region, Ont.Waterloo Region medical officer of health Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang announced on Friday that a child under the age of 10 from the area has suffered a COVID-19-related death.Sep 17, 2021
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Ontario health minister calls death of child under 10 in Waterloo Region due to COVID-19 ‘tragic situation’Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott called the death of a child under 10 in the Waterloo Region who died of COVID-19 a “tragic situation” and sent her condolences to the family on Friday. Health officials said the child’s death was not the result of any exposure in a school or daycare, and said the child...Sep 17, 2021
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14 arrested, $1.2M in cash and drugs seized during raids in Waterloo Region, Perth CountyWaterloo Regional Police say officers from across Midwestern Ontario arrested 14 people while seizing over $760,000 in illegal drugs and more than $500,000 in cash during a series of raids across the area on Sept. 15.CrimeSep 24, 2021
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Footage, audio of 911 calls from Kitchener shooting released by policeWaterloo Regional Police released footage along with 911 calls from a shooting which took place in downtown Kitchener last June.Jan 13, 2021