Do you have thoughts or concerns about child vaccination as you send your kids back to school? I’m writing on this. Reach me at [email protected].

Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife may ponder seeking leadership of the provincial NDP. Says she’ll sit with her family and supporters to talk about “what the future looks like.”

Applause for Catherine Fife who won her Waterloo riding.

Waiting for Waterloo winner Catherine Fife at the legion branch in Waterloo.

I’ll be covering the Waterloo riding tonight. Will Catherine Fife win her 4th election for the NDP? Stay tuned.

Waterloo council told it must hike city taxes/fees by twice the inflation rate for this term and for years to follow, to fix its crumbling roads, buildings, ponds. therecord.com/news-story/976…

I'm gripped by the never-ending story around Helmut Oberlander and Nazi war crimes. therecord.com/news-story/976…

Divided in life, united by death. German-Canadian Remembrance Day reveals a human truth. therecord.com/news-story/970…

Fewer than 300 daily passengers ride GO trains in Kitchener. That's a failure after eight years of service. Will a better service draw more than a marginal ridership? therecord.com/news-story/970…

'Mistake after mistake after mistake.' Grieving parents sue Waterloo Regional Police and children's aid for negligence after their daughter Taryn, 16, is killed during a Cambridge police chase. therecord.com/news-story/963…

Public schools in Waterloo Region miss 3 in 4 goals meant to improve student achievement between 2016 and 2019. therecord.com/news-story/962…

Disabled Kitchener man battles UW for 6 years after being denied admission. Court provides him partial victory after human rights tribunal rejected his claim. Many twists and turns. therecord.com/news-story/961…

Our children test well below average across reading, writing and math. Is that good enough in a community aiming to be an innovation, education champion? therecord.com/news-story/961…

Elections, prime ministers come and go. Canada's WW2 prosecution of Waterloo's Helmut Oberlander soldiers on for 24 years, enough time to defeat the Nazis four times over. therecord.com/news-story/959…

I'm intrigued by a 'diet' that may trim driving lanes from Waterloo roads. Also that planners are walking back growth and travel targets deployed a decade ago to sell the public on LRT and green-related shifts. therecord.com/news-story/958…

Unreliable trains are delaying the better LRT service (1 train every 8 minutes) that was promised to passengers, taxpayers. therecord.com/news-story/956…

If German is the past, Mandarin may be the future, as the Chinese language and culture deepens in this region. therecord.com/news-story/956…

Seniors almost never ride Grand River Transit but planners keep hoping they will. Will retirees ever embrace it? therecord.com/news-story/955…

Unwell police have almost exhausted their sick bank but not their taxpayer support with $3M payout, $2.7M disability plan and $4.3M in paid lunch hours coming. therecord.com/news-story/955…

Ford government reopens funding tap for new schools. But should education trustees keep pushing for two new high schools after repeated rejections? therecord.com/news-story/954…