Jackie Sharkey

A Kitchener, Ont., mom whose daughter died by suicide is petitioning for a formal policy that would alert caregivers or family members when their loved ones are prescribed psychotropic drugs, ones capable of affecting the mind, behaviour and emotions.

Residents of a central Kitchener neighbourhood are concerned about a chemical-like burnt rubber odour, suspecting it may be coming from the AirBoss Rubber plant. 

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has declined the Region of Waterloo’s application to have tents and living spaces removed from a property it owns at 100 Victoria St. in downtown Kitchener. But Justice Valente says if shelter capacity increases, that decision could change.

As 2023 begins, empty storefronts and office towers persist at a rate not seen in years in downtown Kitchener. One realtor says pandemic pressures, the economy and work-from-home culture are taking their toll.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after a Flair Airlines plane that had left Vancouver overran the runway at Region of Waterloo International Airport in Ontario on Friday. No one was injured.

An end of year portrait project is giving a group of grads from Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute in Kitchener, Ont., a stronger sense of self as they set off into the next chapter of their lives.

People in the Ontario town of Minto are supporting the local LGBTQ community after Pride decorations were cut up and destroyed in acts of vandalism that police are calling hate-motivated crimes.

With food prices continuing to soar, the Green Party of Ontario is pitching a grocery code of conduct as a way of making everyday items more affordable. Experts say it’s possible the idea could have merit in Canada, but it’s unlikely to provide the relief many want to see.

As London Public Library in southwestern Ontario commits to adding a full-time addiction and mental health specialist to its staff, experts say more social work training and support is exactly what urban libraries need.

The charitable arm of the Waterloo Region District School Board has set up a fundraiser so community members can help the school board buy HEPA filtration systems for its classrooms.

Post-secondary students are telling Elections Canada staff to do “as much as they can” to encourage students to cast ballots after the agency cancelled the Vote on Campus program for the 2021 federal election.

A local pro-choice advocate says she had a bucket of red paint thrown at her outside a Tim Horton’s on Tuesday. The alleged assault is being investigated as a hate crime, said Waterloo Regional Police.

The Stratford Festival, now in its 67th season, is constantly changing to surprise audiences as well as remain relevant and modern — even as it presents adaptations of century-old plays, including those by Shakespeare himself.