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Kitchener-Waterloo Researchers at the University of Guelph in southern Ontario say the way pesticides are labelled “bee safe” needs to be re-evaluated because what may be fine for a honeybee may not be safe for wild bees that build their nests in the ground. The Ontario researchers’ study was releasedContinue Reading

Kitchener-Waterloo·Video ‘They were pretty much everywhere’: This Cambridge couple pulled over a dozen ticks off their dogA Cambridge, Ont., couple is warning neighbours about ticks after they found about 20 of the critters crawling on their dog following a walk in a park. A veterinarian says that each year, moreContinue Reading

Kitchener-Waterloo A Cambridge resident is recalling the terrifying experience of seeing a driver travelling the wrong way in traffic on Highway 401 on Sunday afternoon. Jakob Weisz and his wife took a video of the car travelling in the wrong direction and called 911 Karis Mapp · CBC News ·Continue Reading

A vineyard in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., has bottled a 2021 field blend wine in reused bottles for the first time. Stratus Vineyards collaborated on the intiative with Circulr in Kitchener, Ont., a company that provides reusable packaging like jars for stores and other retailers. Stratus gathered used wine bottles from customers andContinue Reading

Kitchener-Waterloo A woman in California has filed a lawsuit in a U.S. district court alleging BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo sexually harassed her and then retaliated against her after she reported the behaviour. The company denies the allegations. Lawsuit filed in U.S. district court Wednesday, allegations have not been proven TaraContinue Reading

Kitchener-Waterloo Waterloo man learns about his Surinamese heritage with help from Kitchener researcherNigel Gordijk credits researcher Peggy Plet with helping him learn so much about his father’s family history because she helped connect him with information that led to him learning about his missing Surinamese heritage, including his enslaved great-great-grandmother.Continue Reading

Kitchener-Waterloo Vanessa Austin of Fergus, Ont., says she was shocked when a man returned a wallet to her that belonged to her mother and had been lost in Toronto 40 years ago. ‘It’s like a time capsule. It’s so well preserved,’ Vanessa Austin says of mother’s wallet Desmond Brown ·Continue Reading

Kitchener-Waterloo Wiarton Willie, a white groundhog that lives in Wiarton, Ont., has predicted an early spring, matching similar forecasts from Punxsutawney Phil, Fred la marmotte and Shubenacadie Sam. Lucy the Lobster, however, saw her shadow, indicating six more weeks of winter. Willie’s prediction matches those of Punxsutawney Phil, Shubenacadie SamContinue Reading

Kitchener-Waterloo Julia Malott says she’s angry it took 19 hours — including waiting in emergency rooms in two hospitals in Kitchener, Ont. — to get care for her teenage daughter, who ended up having surgery for appendicitis. Julia Malott’s daughter, Angelina, 17, was diagnosed with appendicitis early Monday James Chaarani · CBC News · Posted: Feb 01,Continue Reading