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If CUPE workers strike on Friday, Waterloo Catholic District School Board schools will close, but Wellington Catholic and Upper Grand school boards say they remain open. Here's how other school services will be affected.
As young learners get ready to go back to school with most pandemic restrictions lifted, the majority of their classmates in Waterloo Region will not be fully vaccinated.
Waterloo region schools have been hit hard by the pandemic in recent weeks, with administrators scrambling to backfill teachers who are off sick with COVID-19.
The unions representing teachers in Waterloo region warn something must be done as COVID-19 cases continue to climb and teacher absences rise to an all-time high.
Staff shortages at Waterloo Region schools, a grenade discovered in the mail, and a noteworthy quarterback for the University of Waterloo round out the top stories of the week.