They buzz. They bite. They carry diseases that can be bad for your health. It seems there’s more mosquitos than ever this year – and people are noticing.
A haze is lingering in the air and there’s a faint smell of smoke in areas across southwestern Ontario as wildfires continue to burn in Quebec and northern Ontario.
Waterloo region will see the temperature rise to 32 C on Friday for a mini heat event. But an Environment Canada meteorologist says it's not abnormal to see such warm temperatures at this time of year.
Christina Hecktus's five-year-old daughter Quin came home from school in March with a cough and a fever, and died days later. The Kitchener mother is now warning parents about the rare consequences of invasive Group A streptococcus, circulating in Ontario at the highest rates in a decade.
As Grand River Transit workers enter their second day on the picket line, local seniors and accessibility groups say the strike is impacting their members ability to get around the city and access programing.