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For the second year a row, the Kitchener-Waterloo Thanksgiving Day Parade will not go ahead as an in-person event.

Some city an regional facilities are closed this Thanksgiving Monday.

  KITCHENER -- A Kitchener roundabout will likely be closed for a couple of weeks following damage from a wastewater leak. A sewer pipe burst on Tuesday afternoon, closing the roundabout at Lancaster and Bridge streets. Officials expect it will take about two weeks to complete the repairs. The Ministry of Environment said the Grand River wasn't affected by the leak. Senior project manager Ryan Snider said they don't know what caused the leak yet and said they're investigating. Crews have dug up and replaced asphalt over the damaged area. The Bridgeport Pumping Station remains out-of-...

  KITCHENER -- Health officials have set the record for the most COVID-19 vaccines administered in a single day in Waterloo Region thanks in big part to the Bingemans clinic. The record for most vaccines at a clinic was set at 4 p.m. on Saturday when 3,900 shots had been given. By the end of the day at 10 p.m., over 4,900 vaccines were administered at the "Every Dose Counts" clinic. Officials confirmed that 12,820 doses were administered across all Waterloo Region clinics on Saturday, which beat the previous single day record of 10,896 set on June 25. On Sunday at 4 p.m., 3,200 vaccine...

  KITCHENER -- Health officials have set the record for the most COVID-19 vaccines administered in a single day in Waterloo Region at the Bingemans clinic. As of 4 p.m. on Saturday, 3,900 shots had been given at the “Every Dose Counts” clinic, but the total is expected to be higher before the clinic closes at 10 p.m. “They are stepping up,” said regional chair Karen Redman. “Whether it’s the 600 volunteers who are making this whole ‘hockey hub’ and traditional clinic run, or the people that are coming to get their first or second doses.” “We are really looking for bi...