Bus cancellations in Essex County
A school bus is seen in this file photo.
Bus students in Essex County will need to find a ride to school Tuesday morning.
All board provided transportation for Area B has been cancelled due to fog.
Afternoon transportational will still be operational.
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Kitchener
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GoFundMe cancels fundraiser for Ontario woman charged with spraying neighbour with a water gun
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WRPS warn gun violence on the rise in Waterloo Region
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Crash leaves car on its roof in Uptown Waterloo
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London
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Shots fired at a home in Woodstock, bullet holes found
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Committee unanimously backs motion to stop issuing official proclamations
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Old East Village BIA 'blindsided' by mayor’s idea to redevelop parking lots into housing
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Barrie
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Body of 12-year-old missing boy recovered from Georgian Bay
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Police bust boater with three-times the legal limit near Whiskey Island
OPP charges two men with impaired driving of a boat and a car.
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Driver suffers life-threatening injuries after crashing into tree in Springwater Township
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Northern Ontario
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Body of 12-year-old missing boy recovered from Georgian Bay
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Mortgage loan rules are changing in Canada
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GoFundMe cancels fundraiser for Ontario woman charged with spraying neighbour with a water gun
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Sault Ste. Marie
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Sault man charged with threating victim with a hammer
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American driver charged after northern Ont. traffic stop
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Young family from northern Ontario wins $70 million Lotto Max jackpot
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Ottawa
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Ottawa Public Health to begin issuing suspension notices in January for incomplete immunization records
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Ottawa only at 22 per cent of target for housing starts in 2024
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Toronto
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As some Ontario plants hit the brakes, are Canada's EV ambitions under threat?
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Lotto Max jackpot now at record-breaking $80 million
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Montreal
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Black Lives Ruined: What goes through a Black man's mind when he's pulled over
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Trudeau loses another Liberal stronghold in Bloc Quebecois byelection victory
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Historic $80M Lotto Max jackpot up for grabs
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Winnipeg
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NDP beat out Conservatives in federal byelection in Winnipeg
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Manitoba NDP MLA booted from caucus due to business partner acting as Peter Nygard's lawyer
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'It's a pretty unique car': Classic car in the family since 1958 stolen from Winnipeg garage
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Edmonton
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Jasper council to debate asking Alberta government for budget funding support
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Alberta Premier Smith set to announce supports for overcrowded classrooms
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Refugee advocate calls Alberta premier's 'shared values' comments regarding asylum seekers stigmatizing
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Calgary
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Accused murderer 'scared' prior to fatal Banff stabbing, court hears
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Regina
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'Oh, he's still alive': Sask. pharmacy student caught snooping on medical records of 114 people
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Former Roughrider Ben Fairbrother dead after motorcycle crash in Edmonton
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Child luring arrest made in Regina
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Vancouver
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Tensions grow with Fraser Health as Surrey ER doctors cite 'toxic' workplace, 'failing their patients'
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Critics slam B.C. premier's involuntary care announcement, cite lack of evidence
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Families read victim impact statements after West Vancouver wedding crash driver pleads guilty
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B.C. lightkeepers' jobs in jeopardy as coast guard plans to automate 2 stations
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Who foots the bill for BC United staffers' severance payments?
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Atlantic
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Halifax police to hold news conference after two arrested in connection with missing teen
Halifax Regional Police are holding a news conference Tuesday after developments in the case of a teen who’s been missing for more than two years.
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Two youths arrested after N.B. RCMP issue emergency alert for 'armed individual' following shooting
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Halifax neighbourhood caught off guard by new Pallet village construction
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N.L.
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Newfoundland and Labrador monitoring rise in whooping cough cases: medical officer
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Dispute over unrecognized Inuit group halts major conference for Canadian North
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Cow cuddling: Why a Newfoundland farm is offering quality time with these 'gentle creatures'
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