MAPLETON - A Kitchener resident is charged with careless driving after a crash here on Monday that seriously injured a Hillsburgh motorcyclist.
Residents complain of ‘power-tripping cop’ stopping vehicles with two or more people
ERIN - Several residents here say they have been stopped in their vehicles by an OPP officer and told to go home, even though they were complying with all laws as well as new COVID-19 isolation/gathering restrictions imposed by the province.
First responders pay tribute to local health care workers
PALMERSTON – For Chris Harrow, taking part in a show of support for local health care workers on April 3 was an easy decision.
Health experts say COVID-19 could kill 3,000 to 15,000 in Ontario
TORONTO - Health experts say 3,000 to 15,000 Ontarians could die during the COVID-19 pandemic, which could last up to two years.
Guelph-Eramosa, Wellington North facilities closed indefinitely: mayors
WELLINGTON COUNTY - While other lower-tier municipalities in the county are extending facility closures one or two months at a time, Guelph-Eramosa and Wellington North are taking a different approach.
Province extends state of emergency, school closures
TORONTO - The province has extended its state of emergency declaration until April 13 and has announced all public schools will be closed at least until May.
Acts of kindness sprouting up all over Wellington County
CENTRE WELLINGTON - One positive to come out of the current COVID-19 crisis is the abundance of good news stories popping up across the county.
Girls’ rainbows brighten day for Strathcona residents
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Six-year-old Leah Hutton says her motivation for presenting signs of encouragement to residents of a Mount Forest nursing home was quite simple.
Five staff members at Orangeville hospital test positive for COVID-19
ORANGEVILLE - Five staff members have at Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC) here have tested positive for COVID-19.
Two Wellington County OPP officers have COVID-19
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Two local police officers have beed diagnosed with COVID-19. Western…
Public health: seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Wellington; 40 in region
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Public health officials say there are now seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Wellington County - and 40 across the region.
Acts of kindness sprouting up all over Wellington County
WELLINGTON COUNTY - One positive to come out of the current COVID-19 crisis is the abundance of good news stories popping up across the county.
Three more COVID-19 cases confirmed in Dufferin County
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Three more people in Dufferin County have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total in the region to seven.
Health officials declare COVID-19 outbreak at Guelph General Hospital
GUELPH - Officials are declaring a COVID-19 outbreak in a Guelph General Hospital ward, where four health care workers have tested positive for the virus - and more positive cases are expected.
Public health now has an assessment centre, case data webpage
WELLINGTON COUNTY - A second person in Dufferin County has tested positive for COVID-19 and assessment centres in Guelph and Orangeville have seen over 1,400 patients and tested over 400.