The Waterloo Region Record

3 days ago | therecord.com | Alex Boyd |Kristjan Lautens |Alex Ballingall |Raisa Patel

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff, died Monday. He was 88. Follow the Star’s live coverage today. The canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, is postponed after the pope’s deathVATICAN CITY—The canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death Monday of Pope Francis, the Vatican announced. Acutis was to be canonized next Sunday in St. Peter’s Square on the occasion of the Jubilee celebration for adolescents.

3 days ago | therecord.com | Hayden Godfrey

Pope Francis died Monday, ending a nearly 12-year papacy that began following the resignation of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI. Born Jorge Bergoglio, he was the first Latin-American pope and the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere. Here’s what happens next:What happens when a pope dies? The Pope’s death triggers a nine-day period of mourning, known as the Novendiale. The Pope’s burial normally occurs between the fourth and sixth day after his death.

6 days ago | therecord.com | Mark Bryson

The City of Kitchener’s Dog Designation Appeal Committee will help determine the fate of three large-breed dogs involved in the unprovoked attack of a mother and infant child earlier this month. The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo and Stratford Perth designated the dogs “prohibited” after concluding its investigation into the April 4 incident on Village Road. A fourth dog involved in the attack was previously surrendered to the Humane Society and has been euthanized.

1 week ago | therecord.com | Bill Jackson

The Waterloo Regional Police Service plans to establish new community spaces in Wilmot and Woolwich this year after suboffice locations closed in New Hamburg and Elmira several years ago.

1 week ago | therecord.com | Justin Ling

We’ll have to see what Canadians think of this debate, but here’s my take. Mark Carney won, and it wasn’t even close. He was even-tempered, he sounded prime ministerial, he rattled off plans, promises, and numbers without hesitation. He managed to turn questions about his record at Brookfield, including its use of tax havens, into a point about his experience.