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Kitchener-Waterloo Four men have been arrested and one remains at large after an investigation into a robbery in Cambridge in September. Police say members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang stole vests from members of a rival gang. Robbery happened ‘during the day when public and families and children areContinue Reading

Kitchener-Waterloo Paul and Kai Salvini are volunteer pilots with the Canadian Wings of Rescue and are using their private plane to rescue a variety of animals across Canada. The pair are volunteer pilots with the Canadian Wings of Rescue Karis Mapp · CBC News · Posted: Nov 17, 2024 6:00Continue Reading

‘Canada is my home’: Afghan woman faces deportation 8 years in Frozan Hassan Zai thought she would finally be safe after leaving an abusive marriage in the Netherlands and arriving in Canada eight years ago. She married a Canadian, had a child, started a business and has helped others wantingContinue Reading

Kitchener-Waterloo·Updated University of Waterloo stabber apologizes at sentencing hearing, saying ‘violence is not good for any reason’The former student who pleaded guilty in the 2023 stabbing rampage at the University of Waterloo told his sentencing hearing Friday he apologizes to “anyone who might be affected” by his actions. Geovanny VillalbaContinue Reading

Kitchener-Waterloo Defence lawyers at the sentencing hearing for the former student who went on a stabbing rampage in June 2023 at the University of Waterloo are asking the judge to consider his mental state. A psychologist presented a report on Geovanny Villalba Aleman to the Kitchener, Ont., court that says he had a poorContinue Reading

Kitchener-Waterloo The associate professor and students victimized by a former student in a stabbing rampage last summer at the University of Waterloo told his sentencing hearing about the nightmares, and physical and emotional scars they’ve been living with since the June 2023 attack in a gender-studies class. The week-long hearingContinue Reading

Kitchener-Waterloo Concerns of ‘hateful racism’ after Ontario man’s video of woman ranting about people from India goes viralIn 2023, Waterloo region had the highest rate of police-reported hate crimes across Canada, according to Statistics Canada. Now, a video circulating on social media appears to show a woman speaking out againstContinue Reading

Kitchener-Waterloo This Guelph, Ont., couple is looking for a surrogate via social media after frustrating searchFor Stephanie Craig and Mike Murphy, trying to grow their family has been difficult. Craig had a miscarriage in 2018 at 24 weeks and they tried IVF. Since then, the Guelph, Ont., couple have beenContinue Reading

New Statistics Canada data indicates Waterloo region in southern Ontario had the highest rate of police-reported hate crimes in the country in 2023, prompting police and advocates to call for urgent action to deter hateful behaviour. Responding to the federal agency’s findings, including that Waterloo region reported 34 hate crimes per 100,000 people lastContinue Reading