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Paige Desmond

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Paige Desmond (she/her) is a reporter at the Waterloo Region Record. pdesmond@therecord.com, 519-465-6579- phone or text.

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Weekend reader: Here are the top stories from this past week in Waterloo Region and Guelph

Weekend reader: Here are the top stories from this past week in Waterloo Region and Guelph

Grab a cup of coffee, find a comfy seat and scroll down to see some of the most-read stories from Waterloo Region and Guelph over the past week.

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Let's play how many tabs do I have open today ... #partylikeajournalist
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Cambridge budget for 2024 puts $2.7 million toward new staff therecord.com/news/cambridge… via @wr_record

Cambridge budget for 2024 puts $2.7 million toward new staff

Cambridge added 27 full-time equivalent staff to its 2024 budget at a cost of $2.7 million annually.

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Blair Road townhouses, Eagle Street infill project up for approval at Cambridge council therecord.com/news/blair-roa… via @wr_record
Blair Road townhouses, Eagle Street infill project up for approval at Cambridge council

Blair Road townhouses, Eagle Street infill project up for approval at Cambridge council

Cambridge council will consider whether to approve two development projects at council Tuesday including one at 220 to 222 Blair Rd. that got a rough ride from council at the last public meeting.

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'It's like a tsunami of bad events that are happening to people,' lawyer says of housing crisis therecord.com/news/waterloo-… via @wr_record
‘It’s like a tsunami of bad events that are happening to people,’ lawyer says of housing crisis

‘It’s like a tsunami of bad events that are happening to people,’ lawyer says of housing crisis

Political will is what’s needed to improve housing options for women and low-income people in Cambridge, a webinar hosted by the Cambridge YWCA heard last week.

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Can anyone name the song reference this applies to? @HawksleyWorkman
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The #WordOfTheDay is ‘cacophony.’ ow.ly/Hu2m50QQjWu
Merriam-Webster Word of the Day March 13, 2024 'cacophony' noun | ka-KAH-fuh-nee "unpleasant loud sounds" Background Image: A kid hitting pots and pans with wooden spoons.

ALT Merriam-Webster Word of the Day March 13, 2024 'cacophony' noun | ka-KAH-fuh-nee "unpleasant loud sounds" Background Image: A kid hitting pots and pans with wooden spoons.

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"In a way, stigma is the leading cause of death in this country"
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Can we get this kid a pickle sponsor? Flint forward Oliver Peer powers up with pickle juice therecord.com/sports/hockey/… via @wr_record
Flint forward Oliver Peer powers up with pickle juice

Flint forward Oliver Peer powers up with pickle juice

Firebirds sniper chugs three jars a game: ‘It just reeks … nobody wants to sit next to me on the bench’

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Lives are at stake here folks. Proposed Cambridge CTS can't go forward as Ministry of Health freezes funding for new sites therecord.com/news/proposed-… via @wr_record @88xtc @CANdrugpolicy @SanguenOutreach @AIDSCKW
Proposed Cambridge CTS can’t go forward as Ministry of Health freezes funding for new sites

Proposed Cambridge CTS can’t go forward as Ministry of Health freezes funding for new sites

With the province reviewing all existing CTS sites and freezing new applications a second CTS site for Cambridge is on hold.

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Today's lighter side: Wayward 450-pound pig named Kevin Bacon hams it up for home security camera thespec.com/news/world/unite… via @thespec
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Cambridge council gets first look at tower and infill proposals therecord.com/news/cambridge… via @wr_record
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I'm feeling this one. I regularly shop for my nieces in the so-called "boy" area. It helps that one is in her dinosaur era. How to avoid paying the pink tax on clothes, toys and other everyday items therecord.com/business/how-t… via @wr_record
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It’s time to legalize housing therecord.com/opinion/contri… via @wr_record
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Staff oversight on heritage property puts Cambridge council in a pickle therecord.com/news/staff-ove… via @wr_record
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Today's weather is salubrious
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The #WordOfTheDay is ‘salubrious.’ ow.ly/GvJa50QKrGW
Merriam-Webster Word of the Day March 4, 2024 'salubrious' adjective | suh-LOO-bree-us "favorable to health and well-being" Background Image: A woman relaxing in a pool

ALT Merriam-Webster Word of the Day March 4, 2024 'salubrious' adjective | suh-LOO-bree-us "favorable to health and well-being" Background Image: A woman relaxing in a pool

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'The House of Friendship has saved lives,' resident says of Weber Street ShelterCare program therecord.com/news/waterloo-… via @wr_record
‘The House of Friendship has saved lives,’ resident says of Weber Street ShelterCare program

‘The House of Friendship has saved lives,’ resident says of Weber Street ShelterCare program

The House of Friendship’s ShelterCare location at 190 Weber St. N. in Waterloo just surpassed its first year of operations and in that time has moved 26 people through to supportive and affordable...

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My day after seeing one post on social about Tea Party: 🎶Temptaaaaaaaation🎶
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On today's episode of #PaigeRage: Toronto police investigating after 'severely emaciated' dog found dead in garbage bag in Scarborough thestar.com/news/gta/toronto… via @torontostar
Toronto police investigating after ‘severely emaciated’ dog found dead in garbage bag in Scarborough

Toronto police investigating after ‘severely emaciated’ dog found dead in garbage bag in Scarborough

The animal cruelty investigation began after police located the dog in the Morningside Avenue and Danzig Street area.

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Cambridge council approves universal washrooms and change rooms for new rec complex therecord.com/news/cambridge… via @wr_record @cityofcambridge
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'Our guys don't have somewhere to go': Trudeau government criticized for taking too long to fund Indigenous housing thestar.com/politics/federal… via @torontostar
‘Our guys don’t have somewhere to go’: Trudeau government criticized for taking too long to fund...

‘Our guys don’t have somewhere to go’: Trudeau government criticized for taking too long to fund...

Housing organizations supporting Indigenous people say they are desperate for the money Ottawa's new housing strategy is preparing to distribute.

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