March 18, 2026

Getting a leg up on cancer

BY JOY STRUTHERS Shannon Camilleri can’t believe how lucky she is. She points at her new robotic leg, leaning against the wall in her Kitchener apartment, and laughs with delight. She had plugged it in to charge after she got home from work, just like she would her cellphone. It isn’t quite finished yet. She hopes to get the top of it painted pink but she is pleased with the … Continued

These heels are made for fundraising

BY LAURIE SNELL Hundreds of local women slipped on their party shoes and danced the night away Friday night. Wearing wacky heels, women gathered at the Holiday Inn Kitchener on Jan. 31 for Waterloo Region’s first Heels for Hope event, put on by the Canadian Cancer Society. Greeted by several volunteers and a tower of Kool-Aid-filled champagne glasses, each attendee wore their highest, brightest, most-patterned pair of heels and semi-formal … Continued