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Descrease article font size Increase article font size There were around 9,500 revellers at the unsanctioned street party on Marshall Street on the Saturday of St. Patrick’s Day weekend, according to a report prepared by Waterloo Regional Police for the services board. The report, which will be presented to the …
Read More »Drug alert issued in Waterloo Region after 3 suspected fatal overdoses in 7 days
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A drug alert has been issued by the Waterloo Region Integrated Drug Strategy for the area after three people died over the past week from suspected drug-poisonings or overdoses. The agency says that the drug checking program at the Kitchener CTS site …
Read More »Almost 3,000 students suspended in Waterloo Region over immunization issues
Close to 3,000 children attending elementary school across Waterloo Region were suspended from school on Wednesday morning for not having up-to-date immunization records. The region says Waterloo Public Health suspended 2,969 students under the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA). For several months, the region has been campaigning for people …
Read More »Blue box program in area will no longer be managed by Waterloo Region
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Waterloo Region says there will be a shift in the way blue box materials are handled although there will be little change to how it will affect residents. As part of a push from the province, the program will no longer be …
Read More »Iroquois, Ont. man charged in connection with historic sexual assault in Waterloo
Waterloo regional police say they have arrested a 42-year-old man from Iroquois, Ont., in connection with a historic sexual assault in Waterloo. Police say the female victim was a youth at the time of the offences, which occurred in Waterloo and other regions across Ontario. They were unable to provide …
Read More »Waterloo region confirms there won’t be homeless shelter at former Cambridge daycare
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Region of Waterloo councillors took steps to alleviate concerns some Cambridge residents may have had with plans to redevelop an old daycare. As a motion was being passed on the site at a council meeting on Wednesday night, Cambridge resident Nathan Whalen …
Read More »U of Waterloo stabbing at gender studies class amounts to terrorism: prosecutors
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 8, 2023 6:01 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Federal prosecutors say the charges against a man accused of a triple stabbing targeting a gender studies class at the University of Waterloo amount to terrorism offences. Deputy Director of Public …
Read More »Region approves ban on heavy trucks travelling through downtown Cambridge
On Thursday, Waterloo Regional Council approved a ban on heavy trucks travelling through the Galt area of Cambridge. The ban does not apply to the hundreds of trucks that travel into the downtown core on a daily basis but to trucks that pass through the area to reach other places. …
Read More »Police lay attempted murder charge in connection to University of Waterloo stabbings
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Waterloo Regional Police say the man accused in stabbing attack at the University of Waterloo has had an additional charge laid against him. Police say that they laid a charge of attempt to commit murder against Geovanny Villalba-Aleman in connection to the …
Read More »Annual report provides snapshot of policing in Waterloo Region last year
Waterloo Regional Police released their annual report which provides a snapshot look at crime in the area as well as how the service operates. “This report represents and highlights a small part of the work our members do each and every day to keep the residents of Waterloo Region safe …
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