Waterloo Region Record

The Waterloo Region Record, which used to be known simply as The Record, is a daily newspaper that serves the Waterloo Region in Ontario, Canada. This includes the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge, along with the nearby areas. The newspaper has been published by Metroland Media Group, a part of Torstar Corporation, since December 1998. On May 26, 2020, Torstar announced an agreement to be acquired by NordStar Capital, a private investment company, with the transaction anticipated to finalize by the end of the year.

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Hugs, tears and a birthday gift for grandma: Inside a ‘surreal’ night for Canadian NBA draft pick Will Riley

1 day ago | therecord.com | Libaan Osman

NEW YORK—Something was brewing behind the scenes before NBA commissioner Adam Silver walked on stage to announce the 21st pick in the NBA draft Wednesday night. For Will Riley, basketball was always an addiction. Now, he’s expected to be the only Canadian picked in the first round of the NBA draft on June 25. For Will Riley, basketball was always an addiction. Now, he’s expected to be the only Canadian picked in the first round of the NBA draft on June 25.
Ontario beach town just dropped its ‘Official Soundtrack of Summer’ Spotify playlist with Canadian hits: Here’s how to listen and add to it

4 days ago | therecord.com | Itai Buenahora

With the summer season in full swing, the Town of Wasaga Beach has launched ”The Official Soundtrack of Summer” playlist on Spotify featuring local and made-in-Ontario bands. “For over 100 years the Town of Wasaga Beach has been Ontario’s iconic and most-visited summer playground,” said Town of Wasaga Beach Mayor Brian Smith.
15,000 Ontario homes still without power Monday during dangerous heat wave

4 days ago | therecord.com | Evelyn Harford

Around 15,000 Ontario Hydro One customers were still without power Monday afternoon after severe weather tore through parts of the province over the weekend, according to the utility’s outage map. The majority of the outages were reported following severe thunderstorms on Saturday night, which cut power to approximately 50,000 Hydro One customers. “We know being without power is challenging, especially during the heat wave,” Hydro One said in a post on X Sunday.
Why is it so hot in Ontario right now?

4 days ago | therecord.com | Evelyn Harford

Environment Canada has extended its heat warning — expected to last through Tuesday — to all of southern Ontario, with most of the province being blanketed by extreme heat and humidity. The heat wave could go on even longer in some areas. “Dangerous heat and humidity will continue through early to mid week,” the weather agency said.
Toronto saw more than a week of temperatures that felt hotter than 40

4 days ago | therecord.com | Anastasia Blosser

You are the owner of this article. You have permission to edit this article. Take action to protect yourself and others – extreme heat can affect everyone’s health. Determine if you or others around you are at greater risk of heat illness. Check on older adults, those living alone and other at-risk people in-person or on the phone multiple times a day.
Power outages hit Toronto with over 2,500 losing electricity

4 days ago | therecord.com | Anastasia Blosser

Over 2,500 homes and businesses in Toronto lost power around 12:30 p.m. on Monday as temperatures continue to soar in the city. The majority of the outages are reported near Yonge Street and Blythwood Road with several smaller ones along St. Clair Avenue West, between Yonge and Bathurst streets, according to the Toronto Hydro outage map. Some customers are not expected to have power restored until 4 a.m. on Tuesday.
Many TDSB schools without air conditioning

4 days ago | therecord.com | Isabel Teotonio

At the Toronto District School Board, the country’s largest, schools either have full, partial or no conditioning. Those with no air conditioning have at least one cooling centre, which could be in the gym, a library or a multipurpose room. (The board has 579 schools. Just 177 were designed and built with central air conditioning, there are 243 with cooling centres, and the rest have small air conditioner units in the library.)Students are being encouraged to drink water throughout the day.
Sunday's heat tied an all-time humidity record for June in Toronto

4 days ago | therecord.com | Anastasia Blosser

If Sunday felt like one of the hottest June days of your life, that’s because it might have been. The humidex value broke an all-time record in Toronto after a sweltering 46 was recorded at Pearson International Airport. The only other June day to record a value that high was back in 2018 when temperatures felt as hot as 46 on June 30, Environment Canada meteorologist Steven Flisfeder told the Star. The weather agency has been recording humidex values since 1953, he added.
Scott Barrett retained as All Blacks captain for France series despite calls for Ardie Savea

5 days ago | therecord.com | Steve McMorran

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has retained Scott Barrett as captain for New Zealand’s three-test series against France next month, ignoring calls to promote star backrower Ardie Savea. Barrett’s reappointment was certain when it was revealed that Robertson’s 35-man squad would be announced Monday at the Coastal Rugby Club in the tiny North Island town of Rahotu to which all three Barrett brothers belong.
‘This is my prayer house’: Pews packed as Kitchener church holds its final mass

5 days ago | therecord.com | Jeff Outhit

Dave Norman shed a tear in the parking lot even before he went inside the church he attended as a kid. It was that kind of bittersweet day at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, which held its last Sunday mass after 95 years in central Kitchener. “It’s emotional already. I knew it was going to be,” Norman said before the service began at 11 a.m. “I’ve prepared to a certain degree.