Local
Region approves $1.9-billion plan for a second ION line
Council's 12–4 vote sends the Cambridge extension to Queen's Park, where a funding decision is expected before the legislature rises in December.
Waterloo's rental vacancy rate falls to 1.2 per cent, the lowest since 2019
Student demand is only part of it, CMHC says. Completions in the city fell by a third year over year while the region added 4,100 residents.
Provincial housing bill would override Kitchener's own zoning reforms, planners warn
The city spent two years legalising fourplexes citywide. Bill 34 would replace that framework with a provincial standard by spring.
LRT single-fare cap holds at $3.50 through 2027
Grand River Transit's budget freezes the single fare for a third year, paid for…
WRDSB trustees defer the boundary review to October
The review that would move 2,300 students waits for the fall enrolment count.
Two charged after a fire at a vacant Victoria Street plant
The former tannery burned for six hours on Sunday. Police say the building had…
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From the legislature
Two-way, all-day GO service to Kitchener slips again, to 2029
Metrolinx blames a freight-corridor agreement it has been negotiating since 2018. Local MPPs say they were told in June the date would hold.