The Region of Waterloo calls the number of people experiencing homelessness locally - "unprecedented." So they re setting up a new emergency shelter beside Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute in Kitchener.
In an effort to help keep kids engaged during long, screen-filled school days, Canadian comedian Gerry Dee and Body Break founders, Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod have been popping into virtual classrooms in Waterloo Region.
37 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo region Tuesday
Waterloo region saw 37 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. There are 233 cases that have screened positive for a variant of concern, including 17 that have been confirmed to be the B117 variant first discovered in the U.K.
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Posted: Mar 16, 2021 2:25 PM ET | Last Updated: March 16
A person wearing a mask crosses the street in Cambridge. On Tuesday, Region of Waterloo Public Health reported 37 new cases of COVID-19 in the community.(Paula Duhatschek/CBC)