Ontario Provincial Police said all westbound lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way just past Guelph Line are closed due to a collision that sent five people to hospital this afternoon. Around 3:30 p.m., police said the closure would take about two more hours.

See the unofficial results for the Oct. 26 municipal elections in Burlington, Brantford, Norfolk County and Haldimand County.

Some of the councillors won with slim margins, including Waterloo councillor Chantal Huinink, who won with just three more votes than Chris Moser, a candidate that came in at third place. Nobody has been chosen yet as regional chair. For this municipal election, the regional chair will be appointed, not elected.

It was an municipal election of decisive wins for incoming mayors in Waterloo region, with each winning candidate ousting incumbent mayors. Incumbent Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic was the exception, keeping his place in office for a fourth term.

A new group of mayors have been elected in the municipalities surrounding London, but no major changes are on the horizon. Their focus largely remains on continuity and stability.

First-term councillors Sarah Good in Cornwall and Conny Glenn in Kingston both defeated incumbent mayors in Monday's municipal elections.

Ottawa's next city council will have more women than men, a historic election result that's drawing lots of happy reaction.

The Quebec coroner’s office has released a report outlining a number of changes in progress after examining the death of a four-year-old girl from Gatineau earlier this year.

Chow promised in her campaign to keep going on work started during her first term as mayor, like capping transit fares and expanding school meal programs. Now that she's won, what can Torontonians expect?

After comfortably securing his third consecutive term as Mayor of Brampton, Patrick Brown says he's excited to have a united council that will prioritize infrastructure and recreation projects, and focus on public safety.

A three-year-old child is in critical condition after being hit by a motor vehicle in Amherstburg, Windsor police say.

After defeating incumbent Drew Dilkens by almost 14 per cent of the vote, Windsor's mayor-elect Fred Francis says it's time to make good on his promises, and the work of his new role has already started. CBC's Dalson Chen reports.

One of the seven Cornell University students disciplined in connection with an alleged 2024 gang rape at a fraternity house returned to campus this fall after a three-semester suspension and was placed in a co-ed dorm with a roommate who had no idea about his past, according to a professor familiar with the housing arrangement.

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An Egyptian court ordered the closure of one of Egypt’s last independent news outlets Tuesday after convicting its editor-in-chief of operating a website without a license in a major blow to the country's shrinking press freedom.

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CALGARY — The chief executive of TMX Group Ltd. says he'd like to see reduced regulatory and cost barriers for companies wanting to list on Canada's main stock exchange as it looks to gain a competitive edge globally.

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Police have made an arrest in a locker theft investigation in Waterloo and investigators believe there may be more victims. The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) was called to a fitness facility on Weber St. North on Monday night due to a reported theft from a change room locker. Responding officers located a male suspect […]

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SAO PAULO (AP) — Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the United States following a stunning loss to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sunday’s election, according to multiple media reports.

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It’s a mixed picture for voter turnout in Waterloo Region for the 2026 municipal election as there were boosts and declines depending on where you live. The unofficial election results have been released and many local municipalities are reporting their participation percentages. So far, the Township of Wilmot is showing the highest total with 43.7 […]

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ROME (AP) — Even though Pope Leo XIV is recovering well from lung cancer surgery and is going ahead with a big trip to Latin America next week, the diagnosis is “a bit of a game-changer” for the Vatican and Leo’s still-young papacy, a top Vatican official said Tuesday.

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A driver was arrested at the scene of a crash in Waterloo on Tuesday afternoon. Police responded to a two-vehicle collision on Columbia St. West around 3:20 p.m. and one driver was arrested for dangerous operation. A spokesperson for the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) said one of the involved vehicles ended up on its […]

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