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Kate Bueckert

Kate Bueckert

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More than 1 million people in Ontario needed a food bank in the past year: Hunger Report

The Hunger Report released by Feed Ontario on Monday says more than one million people needed to access a food bank or hunger-relief organization in the last year and they made more than 8.7 million visits. The report marks the ninth year in a row food bank use has increased and it says food insecurity is impacting housing, health care and communities.
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Winter wallop with snow and high winds expected to hit parts of Ont...

A weather system that is moving across the country is bringing winter conditions to Ontario and Quebec starting Wednesday and into Thursday, with heavy snow and high winds expected.
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‘It's been a really tough year, right?’: Ontario food banks helping...

Thanksgiving weekend is a busy one for fall food banks, as ones in Ontario, for instance, aim to stock their shelves for the colder months. Advocates say more people are seeking community help to put food on the table. Here are ways people can help the efforts.
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Justin and Hailey Bieber set Cambridge, Ont., abuzz while visiting ...

Justin and Hailey Bieber were in Cambridge, Ont., on Friday, setting social media abuzz with images of the celebrity couple visiting local businesses. One photo shared by the pop singer, who grew up in neighbouring Stratford, via Instagram shows him playing pool.
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Ford says he's 'dead against' speed cameras as Waterloo region coun...

Premier Doug Ford says he's "dead against" speed cameras set up by municipalities and called them a tax grab. He said that Tuesday in Toronto when speaking with reporters. Later in the day, Region of Waterloo councillors reviewed a report that says the region issued nearly 56,000 tickets between Feb. 3 and July 31.
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Quebec AI data centre company shortlists Waterloo region as part of...

QScale, a Quebec company that develops environmentally responsible computing centers, says it has shortlisted Waterloo region, and specifically Wilmot Township, for a new site as they expand into Ontario.
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Laurier football coach preps for 60th blood donation to honour his mom

Zach Scotto is a football coach at Wilfrid Laurier University who has been honouring his late mother by donating blood regularly. He's getting ready to donate for the 60th time next month.
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Kate's 5 fun things to do in and around Waterloo region: July 25 to 27

This weekend there are several festivals including music at Wayback, buttertarts and the Long Dash which celebrates arts, nature and science. South Asian Family Sports Day is all weekend in Waterloo Park with CBC K-W there on Sunday.
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These 3 community groups say new grant funding will help bring peop...

The Waterloo Region Community Foundation has handed out $1.7 million in grant funding to 84 smaller groups to support the work they do to bring neighbours together. CBC K-W spoke to three groups about what the funding will mean for them.
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University of Waterloo grad offering $2K in scholarships for studen...

Daniel Rust recently graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in architectural engineering, but says he's going to continue his business Capstone Painting, which he started in order to pay for school. He's offering two $1,000 scholarships to students going into the trades.
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Cambridge Amazon warehouse developer will now pay most of $13.7M ch...

The developer of the Amazon warehouse on Blair Road in Cambridge has agreed to pay more than 75 per cent of $13.7 million in development charges to the Region of Waterloo. It comes after the region appealed an Ontario Land Tribunal decision that they couldn't ask the developers for the money.
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The word 'family' has caused controversy for this Ontario school bo...

The Waterloo Region District School Board has issued two separate statements on the word "family" after alternative media websites have posted stories about how a training session in November 2023 said teachers were told the word was "harmful" and "racist."
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Ontario horse trainer suspended 10 years for buying performance-enh...

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) says Guelph-area horse trainer Jeffrey Gillis has been suspended for 10 years and given a $40,000 fine for purchasing performance-enhancing drugs from a U.S. veterinarian, who has been charged for making and distributing PEDs designed to evade equine anti-doping controls.
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Kate's 5 fun things to do in and around Waterloo region: May 23 to 25

Plant sales, wrestling, baseball, music — there are lots of options for events in Waterloo region and Guelph this weekend.
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2 MPPs have proposed an Ontario foodbelt. Could it help tariff-proo...

Two MPPs have proposed Ontario create a foodbelt of protected farmland. Two former Markham councillors pitched the same idea in 2009 for their area and say it's time the province takes action.
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Kitchener high school closed after measles exposure, cases in Water...

Kitchener high school closed after measles exposure, cases in Waterloo region climb to 59
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2 MPPs want to create foodbelt to protect farmland, tariff-proof On...

Guelph MPP and Green Leader Mike Schreiner and independent MPP Bobbi Ann Brady from Haldimand-Norfolk have co-written a bill to create an Ontario Foodbelt which would protect farmlands.
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Conservatives flip 3 seats in Waterloo region, ousting Liberals and...

Conservative candidates in Cambridge, Kitchener Centre and Kitchener South-Hespeler have won those ridings, unseating Liberal and Green incumbents in those races. In Kitchener-Conestoga, Liberal incumbent Tim Louis held on to keep his seat. Liberal incumbent Bardish Chagger also won in Waterloo.
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Kitchener South-Hespeler candidates discuss tariffs, local jobs and...

Four federal election candidates in Kitchener South-Hespeler were part of a discussion on CBC K-W's The Morning Edition.
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Kitchener-Conestoga candidates discuss farmland, housing and suppor...

Two candidates from Kitchener-Conestoga joined CBC K-W's The Morning Edition on Wednesday to talk about top issues in their riding ahead of the federal election.
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'We can't even leave our house': Waterloo students terrorized by 'a...

Wilfrid Laurier University students say they were surprised when two Canada geese nested on the front lawn of their home in Waterloo, Ont., last week. Now, they're afraid to go out their front door, saying the geese are very aggressive.