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WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has declared several COVID-19 outbreaks at health care facilities across the region as of Jan. 12.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – All students in the province who attend in-person learning at a publicly-funded school will be offered a home testing kit at no charge.

GUELPH – The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) board heard a lot about COVID-19 at its Dec. 1 meeting: vaccines for children aged five to 11, booster vaccines, and the new Omicron variant that’s throwing a monkey wrench into plans.

ORANGEVILLE – Michelle Hanson, a mother who faced charges in relation to the 2018 death of her three-year-old son Kaden Young, has pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death.

GUELPH – The Ministry of Health is covering the extra $13 million in COVID-19 expenses incurred in 2021 for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH), allowing the agency to present a balanced budget for 2022-23.

ELORA - Victim services, Crime Stoppers and the OPP say human trafficking is happening in Wellington County.

ORANGEVILLE – “If you ever did that to me, I’d kill you.” Surely a few people expressed…

GUELPH – While the province left volunteers, coaches, instructors and sport officials out of its proof of vaccination requirement, the region's top doctor has ordered that these individuals must show proof of vaccination at facilities in Wellington, Dufferin and Guelph.

GUELPH – The United Way of Guelph Wellington Dufferin kicked off its fundraising campaign with a flash mob. The event, on Sept. 15 outside Guelph’s city hall, attracted a small crowd and was also livestreamed.

ORANGEVILLE – The trial of Michelle Hanson, an Amaranth mother facing charges in relation to the 2018 death of her three-year-old son Kaden Young, will now be held in Kitchener.