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As calls to reallocate police funds ring across the country, mental health professionals, social workers and activists want to see a better approach to calls from people in crisis.

"You're grounded, Ontario. That's right -- I'm talking to you!" -- province's new stay-at-home order rife with contradictions.

‘We need every worker to be protected, in order for all of us to be protected,’ says Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife in this column by Luisa D’Amato

‘Going for a walk has been our release’

Kitchener small business named the healthiest and safest in Ontario. Brick and Co. Restorations Ltd. is the second local company to win the award in the past three years.

Today’s coronavirus updates: Alarming new national projections about COVID-19 expected today; Ontario to announce new measures for virus hot spots

The defence lawyer for the Waterloo Regional Police sergeant accused of rape alleged that the woman is lying

U.S. Election Graphics: See where Trump and Biden are leading, search by state and view the breakdown in the House and Senate.

An anthem to love and resilience comes out of a Kitchener recording studio as the second wave of the pandemic promises a long, cold, lonely winter. Watch the video here:

With so many clients to see and so little time for each visit, personal support worker Karen Maleka feels like she’s working on an assembly line.

People urged to ‘put in work’ to build resiliency during pandemic. Bolstering connections with friends, family helpful for all as holiday season approaches.

Kitchener native Bob Turow has been named the commissioner of the United States Premier Hockey League

Cambridge-raise Liverpool FC goalkeeper, Rylee Foster, 22, says she feels at home with in Liverpool with her teammates.

Canadian companies that invested in robotic automation over a 20-year period starting in the mid-1990s employed more workers, not fewer, compared to competitors who didn’t adopt robots but the benefits were not evenly spread among the workforce.

A scheduling error ruined the Crown’s case at an impaired driving trial in Kitchener

Hospitals in Waterloo Region are managing the recent surge in COVID-19 patients, so far.

The Record is keeping track of COVID-19 cases reported by publicly funded schools in Waterloo Region. Seven confirmed cases have been reported in public schools since yesterday.

A 12-year-old boy called 911 after seeing his mother being attacked by her boyfriend.

If this had been a normal year, the Waterloo Warriors and Laurier Golden Hawks would have been looking ahead to their annual Battle of Waterloo showdown next weekend.

A woman says a Waterloo Regional Police officer raped her a decade ago. She says she had a sexual relationship with him after the attack because he implied he could help her get a job. The judge-alone trial continues today.

A group of community advocates have come up with a series of proposals on how funding redirected from the Waterloo Regional Police budget could be used.

In this week's OPP Roundup: Driver falsely claims COVID to try to avoid charges; A Grinch stole a Christmas tree beside a business in Fergus; Goderich is developing a wild reputation; and other wild stories

Kitchener education technology firm, Knowledgehook, has raised $20 million in a funding round, amid soaring demand for its mathematics learning platform.

Special limited-edition masks are being sold at a drive-thru this week as a fundraiser for Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region.

Region of Waterloo Public Health workers are facing bullying from community members, and the medical officer asks residents to be patient and kind.

Top managers at the city are recommending that Kitchener create a team of five full-time positions, at a cost of more than $500,000 a year, dedicated to ensuring the city is diverse and more responsive to under-represented communities.

A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a 35-year-old man serving a sentence for armed robbery and pointing a firearm after he breached his parole.

Three separate incidents of hate-motivated crime have been reported to police since the beginning of the month and that leaves the chief wondering how this can happen in 2020.

Average October for temperature, precipitation in Waterloo Region. Temperature hit 24.2 C on October 23 the warmest day in second half of month since 1968.

Here are today's Waterloo Region death notices:

A wedding in Waterloo Region is linked to 16 COVID-19 cases, most of them in out-of-town guests.

Pandemic wipes out remaining national university sports championships in 2021. Decision impacts basketball, hockey, swimming, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

Regional council wants to stay with current 16-member composition. Area municipalities will be asked to support resolution to maintain status quo.

U.S. election: Canada hopes for the best, plans for the worst

Doug Ford may need to raise taxes to cover COVID-19 costs, budget watchdog warns

Police seize green fentanyl, oxycodone in traffic stop arrest in Cambridge

Disregarded at best, actively oppressed at worst.

Two more student highrises to loom over Waterloo campus

Male with a gun barricaded himself in Kitchener motel near Weber Street East and Kinzie Avenue

Racial data on force used by officers upsets police board

Nine COVID-19 cases reported Thursday, pushing total to 1,943

Updated: Driver seriously hurt in Wellesley crash

Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 783 new cases; Governments, companies shift COVID risk management responsibility to individuals, study says