The campaign comes from two incidents the animal welfare organization has seen recently, both involving cats who were severely injured in traps.

Close to 3,000 children attending elementary school across Waterloo Region were suspended from school on Wednesday morning for not having up-to-date immunization records.

A drug alert has been issued for Waterloo Region after three people died over the past week from suspected overdoses or drug poisonings.

The province is establishing a navigation and support center to offer secure shelter for the homeless in Edmonton permanently and has revealed plans for a similar facility in Calgary.

The donation from Martin and Denise Pick helps to finance new diagnostic technology in a surgical room at the hospital and also provides funding for two new CT scanners. Watch video →

The emergency department at South Okanagan hospital will be closed from 6 p.m. on Sunday to 7 a.m. on Monday. Patients are requested to go to Penticton or, in life-threatening situations, call 911.