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After 14 years, arrests made in fatal hit-and-run investigation

After 14 years, arrests made in fatal hit-and-run investigation

Fergus teenager died in 2008 after being hit by a car on a country road near Elora while walking home from a party
BEYOND LOCAL: Federal Liberal cabinet weighing whether to lift COVID-19 travel measures

BEYOND LOCAL: Federal Liberal cabinet weighing whether to lift COVID-19 travel measures

The current measures are set to expire on Sept. 30; the decision to renew or lift the restrictions will be approved by federal cabinet ministers early next week
CANADA: Some Indigenous leaders concerned about reconciliation with new monarch

CANADA: Some Indigenous leaders concerned about reconciliation with new monarch

Treaty 8 Grand Chief Arthur Noskey says the Queen's death last week wasn't good timing, as First Nations were making progress in working with the Crown toward upholding treaty agreements
BEYOND LOCAL: Weather Network predicts warmer-than-normal fall across most of Canada

BEYOND LOCAL: Weather Network predicts warmer-than-normal fall across most of Canada

The network says in its fall forecast that much of Canada can expect warmer-than-normal conditions throughout September before temperatures start to drop in October
BEYOND LOCAL: Most Canadians indifferent to British monarchy, untouched by Queen's death

BEYOND LOCAL: Most Canadians indifferent to British monarchy, untouched by Queen's death

Leger and the Association of Canadian Studies surveyed 1,565 Canadians between Sept. 9 and 11 to learn how they feel about the monarchy and the Queen's passing
BEYOND LOCAL: Canada needs hard targets on disaster resilience

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada needs hard targets on disaster resilience

A coalition on climate adaptation and disaster resilience says Canada needs to better adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change taking place around the country
BEYOND LOCAL: Major telecoms agree to emergency outage deal

BEYOND LOCAL: Major telecoms agree to emergency outage deal

Deal comes after massive Rogers service disruption in July that affected millions of Canadians
CANADA: Fossil found on P.E.I. older than first known dinosaur

CANADA: Fossil found on P.E.I. older than first known dinosaur

The fossil likely dates back about 300 million years to the end of the Coal Age and into the Permian period, about 80 million years before the first dinosaurs
A Guelph boy's journey with 'childhood Alzheimer's'

A Guelph boy's journey with 'childhood Alzheimer's'

A rare genetic disorder often called children's Alzheimer's, Sanfilippo Syndrome affects just one in 70,000 births – including local eight-year-old Joseph Saliba
COVID-19: Science table would have advised against scrapping isolation

COVID-19: Science table would have advised against scrapping isolation

Dr. Fahad Razak, the scientific director for the table that's set to be dissolved next week, says he disagrees with the province's scrapping of isolation requirements