Jennifer Baker

Writer and Reporter at CKCO-TV (Kitchener, ON)

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Sentencing delayed for doula defrauder from Brantford, Ont.

3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Jennifer Baker |Jeff Pickel

The sentencing of Kaitlyn Braun, the Brantford, Ont. woman who pleaded guilty to new charges of defrauding doulas, has been pushed back. The 26-year-old was expecting to find out her fate on Friday. However, the judge decided he needed more time to consider the case as it lacked precedent. Braun’s backgroundBraun pleaded guilty in December 2023 to 21 criminal charges. She admitted she contacted numerous doulas, who provide support during and after childbirth, and faked being pregnant.
‘Hard work always wins in the end’: Guelph students learn life lessons from the Toronto Argonauts

3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Jennifer Baker |Spencer Turcotte

Elementary students got to watch the Toronto Argonauts in action Thursday at the University of Guelph. The Argos were there to kick off their training camp at Alumni Stadium ahead the upcoming season. Local students were invited to cheer the players on as part of the “Huddle Up” program. “It focuses on bullying prevention, mental health, inclusion and social justice,” explained Jason Colero, the community and education programs specialist for Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.
Jurors at OPP murder trial could start deliberations next week

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Jennifer Baker |Krista Simpson

The trial of two people charged with the first-degree murder of an Ontario Provincial Police officer is expected to go to the jury next week. Randall McKenzie and Brandi Stewart-Sperry are both accused in the fatal shooting of Const. Greg Pierzchala. The 28-year-old officer was shot six times while responding to what seemed to be a routine call about a vehicle in a ditch near Hagersville, Ont. on Dec. 27, 2022. TIMELINE: What the jury has already heard at the murder trial for Const.
Convicted University of Waterloo stabber resentenced due to court error

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Jennifer Baker |Heather Senoran

Geovanny Villalba-Aleman will serve more time in prison for stabbing three people at the University of Waterloo. In March, a judge sentenced him to 11 years behind bars for the 2023 attack. Villalba-Aleman admitted he went into a gender studies class and stabbed two students and a professor. He pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault, one count of assault causing bodily harm and one count of assault with a weapon.
Stolen truck seen fleeing scene of OPP officer’s fatal shooting, witnesses testify at murder trial

2 months ago | ctvnews.ca | Jennifer Baker |Krista Simpson

Witnesses at the first-degree murder trial of two people accused of killing Ontario Provincial Police Const. Greg Pierzchala described the “surreal” scene after the shooting. One was a passerby who stopped to help, while the others were Pierzchala’s fellow officers who rushed to the scene. Pierzchala was shot six times while responding to a car in a ditch on Indian Line near Hagersville, Ont. on the afternoon of Dec. 27, 2022. Grzegorz Pierzchala Greg OPP Haldimand Hagersville Const.
Erick Buhr appealing conviction for second-degree murder of his grandmother

2 months ago | ctvnews.ca | Jennifer Baker |Krista Simpson

Erick Buhr is appealing his second-degree murder conviction. On Nov. 4, 2024, after a three-and-a-half-week trial in which Buhr took the stand in own defense, he was found guilty of killing his grandmother, Viola Erb, at their home near Baden, Ont. CASE REVIEW: Erick Buhr guilty of second-degree murder of grandmother Viola ErbA conviction for second-degree murder automatically means a life sentence.
Witnesses intervene after woman sexually assaulted on Guelph street

2 months ago | ctvnews.ca | Hannah Schmidt |Jennifer Baker

A 19-year-old man was arrested Monday after Guelph Police said he followed a woman, then pulled down her pants and sexually assaulted her in front of “many witnesses.”Several 911 calls were made to police at around 3:45 p.m.Officers learned the man had followed the woman for a short distance and then, while she was waiting at a crosswalk near Speedvale Ave. West and the Hanlon Expressway, pulled her pants down from behind. The man then knocked the woman to the ground and sexually assaulted her.
Crews fight barn fire in Petersburg

Mar 6, 2025 | ctvnews.ca | Shelby Knox |Jennifer Baker

Emergency responders are currently at the scene of a barn fire in Wilmot Township. Crews were called to a property on Bleams Road, in Petersburg, early Thursday afternoon. Waterloo Regional Police say the road has been closed between Queen Street and Sandhills Road while crews work to extinguish the flames. Drivers were asked to find an alternate route. More to come.
Missing 16-year-old from Goderich found deceased

Mar 4, 2025 | ctvnews.ca | Jennifer Baker |Shelby Knox

A missing teen from Goderich has been found deceased. The 16-year-old was last seen around 10:40 a.m. Friday walking near Goderich District Collegiate Institute on South Street. He was then reported missing to Ontario Provincial Police at 1:38 p.m. and, on Saturday, officers were seen searching the Maitland Trails at Hullet Marsh. Ontario Provincial Police said the teen was found dead on Tuesday.
Why identifying and labelling Canadian-made products is so difficult

Feb 3, 2025 | ctvnews.ca | Krista Sharpe |Jennifer Baker

All the talk surrounding U.S. tariffs has made consumers question what they’re putting in their shopping carts. And, in particular, how challenging it is to identify Canadian-made products. “It’s tough,” Mike von Massow, a professor and food economist at the University of Guelph, told CTV News. “It depends where they want to draw the line.”He said our labour force and supply chains are so integrated it isn’t easy labeling a product as fully Canadian or American.