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Baby boomers at risk of cardiac illness in old age, report says

Posted on February 6, 2013August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

A new report released by the Heart and Stroke Foundation found that baby boomers will experience a ten-year gap between how long they live and how long they live in good health.

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Police check missing persons reports after finding human torso

Posted on January 29, 2013August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

“The discovery of human remains is something police are keenly aware is a concern in the community, especially for families who file a missing persons report,” said Olaf Heinzel, public affairs co-ordinator for Waterloo Regional Police.

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Human torso found in trash bin

Posted on January 28, 2013August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

KITCHENER — A widespread investigation is underway to identify the dismembered remains of a woman found in a garbage bin behind an apartment building near the city’s downtown core.

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Local forum sheds light on Alzheimer’s and dementia

Posted on January 23, 2013August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

With so much variation and overlapping between Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia, an individualized approach to treatment and support must be adopted by caregiving communities, Whitehouse said.

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Bill paves way for national suicide prevention strategy

Posted on December 18, 2012August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

“It is a pretty serious situation that we have in our country … that alone is a good enough reason to have some sort of national framework so we can all work together,” said Rob Martin, chair of the local suicide prevention council.

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Brain simulator could provide insight to damage, diseases

Posted on November 30, 2012August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

The technology, designed by a team at the University of Waterloo’s Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience, simulates 2.5 million neurons making it the world’s largest simulation of a functioning brain.

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A place to call home

Posted on November 22, 2012August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

Meeting Dora Fernandes, a funny and joyful woman, it’s hard to imagine she was ever known for never having a smile on her face.

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Lunar ambitions take flight

Posted on November 15, 2012March 12, 2019 by Linda Givetash

NEW HAMBURG, Canada — Tucked in a corner of an industrial building in New Hamburg that is filled with rubber tires, gears and transmissions is a small area where the future of space exploration is taking shape. Ontario Drive & Gear, makers of the Argo all-terrain vehicle, is fine-tuning a vehicle that it hopes will…

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Parent ‘disappointed’ extracurricular activities cancelled at son’s school

Posted on November 15, 2012August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

Bill 115, passed in September, freezes teachers’ wages for two years, with the exception of those moving through the salary grid. The legislation also imposes cuts to sick days and takes away teachers’ right to strike.

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‘Front row seat to a miracle’

Posted on November 2, 2012March 11, 2019 by Linda Givetash

Less than six months since the incident that left her in a coma, Lydia walked out from the Herrle’s Country Farm Market down the lane to the family’s Erb’s Road home with her parents — James and Michelle — by her side.

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Local theorist unlocking secrets of black holes

Posted on October 18, 2012August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

To better understand black holes, scientists need to determine how they interact with the matter around them, whether or not they spin, the result of spin and what causes jets of light to be seen around the hole.

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‘Best of all possible worlds’

Posted on August 18, 2012August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

It’s rare to have a community where children attend the same school their parents did and neighbours all connect at Sunday worship, but for one neighbourhood this has been the norm for generations.

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Lydia’s road to recovery

Posted on August 17, 2012March 11, 2019 by Linda Givetash

Although Lydia still spends the bulk of the week at the rehabilitation hospital, her improved condition allowed her to come home for the first time last weekend and she will now go home every weekend.

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Universities, college speak out about mental illness

Posted on July 31, 2012August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

The University of Waterloo released a report last week that reviewed current services — health, counselling and support for disabilities — and made recommendations to improve ease of access and reach out to a wider range of students.

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Dry weather hampering local corn production

Posted on July 24, 2012March 11, 2019 by Linda Givetash

Driving through his Cambridge farm on what has been one of many hot July days, Brian Gillespie said he estimates that 60 per cent of the now browning field corn will be ruined.

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Family upset about hefty fee increases at retirement home for basic services

Posted on July 13, 2012March 11, 2019 by Linda Givetash

Staring at bills and letters scattered across a small coffee table, two women anxiously wonder how they can help their mother afford to live in the modest room they’re sitting in.

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Report shows local wait times have been getting better

Posted on June 20, 2012August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

A report released Tuesday by the Wait Time Alliance — a group of doctors and national medical societies — highlighted growing delays for patients receiving a range of treatments and testing from MRIs to cancer care.

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Keeping the faith

Posted on June 6, 2012August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

Lydia was hit by a truck on May 17 while getting off a school bus at her Erb’s Road home. The accident, according to Waterloo Region Police Service, is still under investigation.

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Early warm spell, then frost take shine off apple crops

Posted on May 11, 2012March 11, 2019 by Linda Givetash

Unseasonably warm temperatures in March — almost seven degrees above average — caused plants in the region to start blooming early, which was brought to a halt by colder temperatures in April.

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