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Sarah Pavan, Olympic beach volleyball player from Kitchener, Ont., announces retirement

Two-time Olympian Sarah Pavan announced her retirement Monday, ending a 25-year volleyball career that included play in both indoor team…

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Canada

This Kitchener high school student collects books to donate to prisons and jails across Ontario

Most high schoolers are bracing for another grueling school year, but a Kitchener, Ont., teenager has a different thing on his…

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Canada

Waterloo man learns about his Surinamese heritage with help from Kitchener researcher

Nigel Gordijk of Waterloo, Ont., says he knew so much about his mother’s family history, but very little about his father’s…

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Health

Kitchener, Ont., mom angry it took 2 hospital ER waits and 19 hours before teen got appendicitis surgery

Julia Malott says she’s angry it took 19 hours — including waiting in emergency rooms in two hospitals in Kitchener, Ont. — to get care…

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Canada

WW I Sikh solider buried in Kitchener remembered as ‘a fierce soldier,’ historian says

When historian Sandeep Singh Brar thinks about Pte. Buckam Singh, he sees a pioneer. Born in December 1893 in Punjab,…

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Politics

Kitchener Centre NDP riding association calls for party leader Marit Stiles to resign after Sarah Jama ousted

The Kitchener Centre NDP riding association has called on Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles to resign, a move being criticized by…

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Canada

Pride flag burned at Kitchener, Ont., high school, police investigate ‘hate-motivated’ incident

Police are investigating after a group of teenagers reportedly took a Pride flag from a Kitchener, Ont., high school, then stepped…

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Sports

This Kitchener, Ont., karate team is looking to ‘create history’ at the Pan American Games

A team of young athletes from a Kitchener, Ont., karate dojo is representing Team Canada on the world stage. Gisselle Derousie, Logan…

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Tech

Meet Franklin the wild turkey that’s gobbling up attention in a Kitchener, Ont., neighbourhood

A wild turkey that has taken up residence in a Kitchener, Ont., neighbourhood is gaining popularity on social media. The turkey has…

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Tech

Engineer in Kitchener, Ontario, hopes to unclog toilets by changing Canada’s plumbing code

When you press the button or press the handle to flush a toilet, you probably don’t give much thought to…

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