Waterloo, Ontario news

• Sex offenders will not be allowed to change their names in Ontario, solicitor general says

  15-11-2024 17:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario plans to ban registered sex offenders from changing their names. Solicitor General Michael Kerzner says those who are on the provincial sex offender registry will no longer be allowed to legally change their name once new legislation is passed.
  
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• Students ask Ontario government to reverse decision to close Kitchener CTS

  15-11-2024 23:30 via cbc.ca
  
  A group of about 10 students from Renison University College in Waterloo gathered in Kitchener Friday to raise awareness about the supervised consumption and treatment sites (CTS) that are slated to be shut down next year across Ontario. They're urging the provincial government to reverse its decision to close the 10 sites, including the one in downtown Kitchener. The province has announced it is investing $378 million in 19 new Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs. If the c
  
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• Still no accountability for Soleiman Faqiri's jail death: brother

  15-11-2024 19:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Nearly a year after the jury at a coroner's inquest ruled Soleiman Faqiri's death in an Ontario jail was a homicide, his brother says his family is still waiting for the province to respond to the jury's recommendations to prevent similar tragedies in future.
  
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• Waterloo region small businesses brace for impact of Canada Post strike

  15-11-2024 17:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Tens of thousands of Canada Post workers are on strike as of Friday morning. The Region of Waterloo and other local municipalities are warning the strike will disrupt some of their work, including items that need to be mailed. Local business owners are also worried about how they'll be impacted at a very busy time of year.
  
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• Rural Ontario residents offer solutions amid emergency room closures at local hospitals

  15-11-2024 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Hospital administrators are meeting with residents living with scaled back service at several rural hospitals north of London this week learning how they feel health care could be best delivered.
  
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• Kate's 5 fun things to do in and around Waterloo region and Guelph: Nov. 15 to 17

  15-11-2024 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Santa Claus is coming to town with two parades, plus there are lots of craft and artisan markets, live music and lights in Cambridge's Central Park.
  
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• Check out Santa's new float for this weekend's parade

  15-11-2024 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After 45 years, Santa is getting a new float for Saturday's K-W Santa Claus parade. Organizers with the Lions Club of Kitchener teamed up with Conestoga College's School of Trade and Apprenticeship to bring the festive float to life. CBC K-W's Karis Mapp reports.
  
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• Canada Post workers go on strike, negotiations still underway

  15-11-2024 06:15 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) says approximately 55,000 workers in its urban and rural bargaining units are on strike. Both the union and Canada Post say progress in negotiations has been slow, leaving businesses and consumers to fret as busy shopping and holiday periods loom.
  
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• Canada Post workers go on strike, disrupting deliveries ahead of holiday season

  15-11-2024 06:15 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) says approximately 55,000 workers in its urban and rural bargaining units are on strike. Both the union and Canada Post say progress in negotiations has been slow, leaving businesses and consumers to fret as busy shopping and holiday periods loom.
  
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• Canada Post workers go on strike, disrupting deliveries

  15-11-2024 06:15 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) says approximately 55,000 workers in its urban and rural bargaining units are on strike. Both the union and Canada Post say progress in negotiations has been slow, leaving businesses and consumers to fret as busy shopping and holiday periods loom.
  
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• Surprisingly snuggly pythons upend what scientists thought they knew about snakes

  15-11-2024 00:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Ball pythons — long believed to be solitary creatures, and often kept as solo pets — seem to enjoy each other’s company, according to a new study out Ontario's Wilfrid University.
  
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• Toronto teen charged with 1st-degree murder months after shooting of Kitchener, Ont. man

  14-11-2024 14:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say a 17-year-old boy was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the case.
  
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• Encampment in downtown Guelph cleared after eviction notices issued

  14-11-2024 11:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Most people who were living in tents in St. George's Square in downtown Guelph for months moved from the space on Wednesday. By 5 p.m., just two tents remained and the people who were living in them had been offered housing elsewhere.
  
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• Man arrested after commemorative plaques stolen in Cambridge, Kitchener

  14-11-2024 10:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Police say a 52-year-old man faces charges after commemorative plaques were stolen in Cambridge and Kitchener.
  
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• Provincial charges dropped against Simcoe, Ont., farm where worker was killed in 2021

  14-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  OPP previously said they were called to a Simcoe farm in September, 2021, after an incident involving a worker. Charges have been dropped three years after the farm worker died on the job.
  
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• How Taylor Swift's cultural impact is helping to shake up the women's sport landscape

  13-11-2024 23:14 via cbc.ca
  
  In addition to the skyrocketing prices of hotel rooms, inflated Uber rates and hysteria around her presence, Taylor Swift hugely affects the sports ecosystem around her. Whether or not skeptics want to admit it, her connection to sport creates a cultural impact that can not be denied.
  
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• Ayr woman completes 40 paddles in 40 different waters to celebrate turning 40

  13-11-2024 20:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Krista Vivian of Ayr, Ont., completed 40 paddles in 40 different bodies of water to celebrate her 40th year of life. The challenge took her across southern Ontario.
  
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• People living at downtown Guelph homeless encampment asked to move

  13-11-2024 20:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Written eviction notices handed out to residents of the encampment in Guelph's St. George Square in late October took effect on Wednesday. Unoccupied tents were removed and bylaw officers were waiting for the remaining few residents to leave voluntarily. Doug Godfrey, the general manager of Guelph's operations department, said in an emailed statement that bylaw officers may issue trespass notices to those who choose not to comply with the eviction order. Reporting by Cameron Mahler/CBC.
  
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• Toronto teen charged after man found dead outside Kitchener home in January

  13-11-2024 17:06 via cbc.ca
  
  A 28-year-old man was shot and killed outside a Kitchener home on Jan. 25. Now, police say a Toronto teen has been charged with first-degree murder and a second suspect is sought in the case.
  
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• Ontario police associations call for federal bail reform

  13-11-2024 16:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Three Ontario police associations released a statement Wednesday calling on the federal government to implement stricter bail policies, after Toronto police officers were caught in a gunfight between two groups in the city's west end Monday night while conducting a bail compliance check.
  
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• Push to clear encampments gains momentum in Waterloo region, Guelph

  13-11-2024 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Mayors in Cambridge and Guelph are urging the province to help address homeless encampments, including allowing mandatory mental health and addictions treatment and potentially using the notwithstanding clause to bypass court rulings. The call has raised concerns over charter rights violations and the effectiveness of forced treatment.
  
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• Q&A: What new right to repair laws mean for Canadians with products in need of a fix

  13-11-2024 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  New changes to Canada's Copyright Act are aimed at making it easier for people and independent repair technicians to fix the products they own. Afternoon Drive spoke with Alissa Centivany, an assistant professor at Western University and right to repair expert, who helped advise on the new legislation.
  
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• After a brief retreat, politicians are again clamouring for the notwithstanding clause

  13-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  When Ontario Premier Doug Ford was compelled to abandon his attempt to use the notwithstanding clause to end a labour dispute in 2022, it was possible to believe the tide had turned against the Charter’s escape clause. But the political temptation to override legal rights is apparently still strong.
  
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• Tornado touched down in Fergus Sunday, research team confirms

  12-11-2024 21:03 via cbc.ca
  
  The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University has confirmed a tornado touched down in Fergus, Ont., on Sunday night.
  
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• Premier Ford pitches kicking Mexico out of North American free trade pact

  12-11-2024 15:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford appears to be dipping his toe into new territory — talking about removing Mexico from the North American trade agreement.
  
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• Santa Claus is coming to town: When and where to catch local parades

  12-11-2024 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Here comes Santa Claus! There are a number of parades set to take place in November and December both during the day and in the evening. Here's a list of where you can find the big man in red.
  
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• Canada Post workers give 72-hour notice to strike as company warns of financial impact

  12-11-2024 12:31 via cbc.ca
  
  The union representing Canada Post workers said it will be in a legal strike position on Friday, exactly one year after talks on a new contract began. But the union is holding back on deciding whether a job action will take place immediately.
  
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• Most criminal cases in Ontario now ending before charges are tested at trial

  12-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Statistics Canada data reviewed by CBC Toronto shows a dramatic shift in criminal outcomes in Ontario over the last decade. The majority of criminal cases in the province have ended with charges being withdrawn, stayed, dismissed or discharged before a decision at trial since 2020.
  
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• CBC Kitchener-Waterloo Make The Season Kind 2024

  12-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Make The Season Kind is a month of giving in support of The Food Bank of Waterloo Region. Join CBC K-W for a kick-off show on Friday, Dec. 6 at TheMuseum in downtown Kitchener with performances by I, The Mountain, singer-songwriter Mandippal, local chef Terry Salmond and more.
  
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• Kitchener teen charged after 13 'swatting' calls threatened schools, people and businesses, police say

  11-11-2024 22:07 via cbc.ca
  
  A 15-year-old from Kitchener, Ont., faces 29 charges in connection to a line of swatting calls between May and October 2024, police announced Monday. The charges come after officers investigated calls made threats to schools, businesses, public areas and residences but all turned out to be false.
  
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