Canada Day is a time to celebrate with friends, family, and neighbours.
If fireworks are part of your plans, follow local bylaws and keep safety top of mind. Ignoring municipal by-laws can result in fines or other charges.
Together, we can keep Waterloo Region safe and enjoyable for everyone.
He shook his paw not to say thank you, but goodbye.
They found him tied to a shopping cart, poisoned and barely breathing. The officer who heard his faint whimper wasn’t even supposed to be there but he stopped, lifted the dying puppy, and stayed all night beside him.
When morning finally came, the little black lab opened his eyes. Weak and shaking, he reached out one paw. The officer took it gently and made a quiet promise. You are safe now. I am not letting go.
Three months later, that same puppy walked back into the police station. Healthy, bright eyed, and full of life. They named him Shadow.
He did not return as a K9 officer. He came back as something even more powerful. A therapy dog for officers who carry heavy memories, those who have seen things they cannot unsee. Shadow sits with them, comforts them, reminds them that the world still has soft places.
He even has his own badge. Number 27B. The number of the patrol car where he was found and saved.
Heroes don’t always wear uniforms. Sometimes, they wag their tails.
Credit: Lela Verner
ROAD CLOSURE:
Weber Street North in Waterloo is closed northbound between Marshall Street and University Avenue East. The intersection of Weber and University is also closed.
Currently responding to a collision where a driver fled the scene.
There will be an increased police presence in the area.
Please expect delays and take an alternate route.
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Today is National Child & Youth Mental Health Day. This day is about building connections between young people and the adults in their lives.
Watch this video to see how you can nurture a child's self-esteem to help them discover what they're good at and what they enjoy doing.
After being expected to exceed 700,000 last year, Waterloo Region’s population was estimated at 678,170 at the end of 2024, a growth rate of 0.63 per cent from year-end 2023. https://t.co/kwhMM6RzMs
@CTVNews Why was she even in the back of the police vehicle when she wasn't even technically arrested for anything wrong until he found the meth pipe cause if so she should have been told her rights when she was not after they found the pipe which clearly belong to the other lady
INJUNCTION ORDER GRANTED: Friday, March 14, 2025, at 12:00 a.m., to Monday, March 17, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted the City of Waterloo’s application for an Injunction Order on St. Patrick’s Day weekend.
Anyone attending, hosting, creating, sponsoring, or permitting a Nuisance Party or unsanctioned street gathering, or otherwise violating s. 2.1 of the City’s Nuisance By-law could be arrested, detained and held in custody by the police, and charged with violating a court order.
Details: https://t.co/TWahY45xLm
@CTVNews Of course they won't. They want to declare an emergency and they're going to do everything they can to make sure they can so that they can postpone the election until next year.
Several attempts were made to remove the raccoon, including using lubricant and warm water. When that failed, the Guelph Fire Department was called in.https://t.co/YIChBsfvmp
Police are investigating a hit and run at Main and Dundas Streets in Cambridge.
Looking to identify and speak to the owner and driver of the vehicle below.
Witnesses are encouraged to contact WRPS at 519-570-9777.
Anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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UPDATE:
WRPS' Robbery Team are continuing to investigate an armed robbery at Cadillac Fairview mall.
Details: https://t.co/1fJlBsJv8t.
Police are asking assistance to identify the people in the photographs in relation to the investigation.
Anyone with information can contact 519-570-9777 or
@WaterlooCrime.
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Police continue to investigate a shooting incident in Waterloo.
Officers arrived and located a 33-year-old male suffering from gunshot wounds in the area of Lincoln Road and Weber Street North.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 519-570-9777, extension 6342.
To provide anonymous information, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or @Waterloocrime.
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Details: https://t.co/daHRiUDYL8
As part of a partnership between the Waterloo Catholic District School Board and A Better Tent City, high school students will raise funds for the grassroots organization that has built a community of tiny homes for 50 people who had been homeless.
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