
Keena Alwahaidi
Keena Alwahaidi is a reporter and associate producer for CBC. She's interested in news, arts/culture and human interest stories. Follow her on Twitter at @keenaalwahaidi
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Thunder Bay tops Ontario's opioid death rates for another year
Thunder Bay recorded the highest per-capita opiod toxicity death rate in Ontario for 2024. Local health officials say the crisis is driven by issues such as trauma, addiction, mental health and more.
News -Canada -Thunder Bay |

Researchers search for answers to declining moose population in northwestern Ontario
The moose population in some parts of northwestern Ontario has dropped by more than 50 per cent over the past two decades. A new research project led by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is trying to find out why.
News -Canada -Thunder Bay |

4 of 7 wildfires in northwestern Ontario still out of control: fire officials
Wildfires continue to burn across northwestern Ontario. The Minaki deputy fire chief is urging residents to stay calm but prepared. Seven fires are currently active in the region and four remain uncontrolled.
News -Canada -Thunder Bay |

Think it's too late in the year to garden? Think again, says garden expert
Gardening isn't just a summer hobby. According to Peter Grobe, who owns Grobe Nursery, there's still a lot of work to be done in the backyard this fall.
News -Canada -Kitchener-Waterloo |

How much plastic is in Ontario rivers, and where is it going? Ask this high school student
Grade 11 Bishop Reding Secondary School student Ritvik Manicka took an interest in plastic pollution early on, and when he found a University of Toronto page examining plastics in our waterways, he collaborated with them on a student-led project that helped him figure out how much plastic is really in some of our rivers.
News -Canada -Kitchener-Waterloo |

As Tupperware files for bankruptcy, longtime salesperson says the company gave her unique opportunities
Tupperware filed for bankruptcy last week, after long facing challenges and its shares tumbling to their lowest level on record. Longtime salesperson Myrtle Mitton says the company allowed her to teach others and to socialize.
News -Canada -Kitchener-Waterloo |

Connecting back to Indigenous roots is a key feature in Dundas author's new novel
Dundas author Cheryl Isaacs recently wrote The Unfinished, a book that tells the tale of residents in a sleepy town called Crook's Falls who start to go missing. Indigenous folklore points to monsters that might be lurking in a nearby pond, as athlete Avery tries to uncover what is going on. Isaacs talks about her new book on CBC K-W's The Morning Edition.
News -Canada -Kitchener-Waterloo |

Back-to-school means cold season is imminent. But is it ever OK to send a sick kid to school?
As students return to the classroom, kids may be more likely to catch colds. Two doctors talk about whether sending kids to school when they're sick is OK and how attitudes around colds have changed since the pandemic.
News -Canada -Kitchener-Waterloo |
'It's just a nightmare': Some families in Waterloo region left without child care after software glitch
Some families in Waterloo region have been left without child care just days before the start of school due to a software malfunction connected to the One Human Service Network's online registration program.
News -Canada -Kitchener-Waterloo |

How do we prepare for the next pandemic? This University of Guelph program might have the answers
A University of Guelph course called The Canadian One Health Training Program on Emerging Zoonoses, or COHTPEZ, is set to study how to best combat the next pandemic through the One Health approach.
News -Canada -Kitchener-Waterloo |