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Joe McGinty

Reporter · CA

Indexed articles, last 90 days
24
Latest publication
Sep 25, 2026
Outlet visibility, for St. Catharines Standard
Top 500K sites
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Joe McGinty

    University of Waterloo gets $80M to add 2,515 seats in high-demand programs (opens the original)

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    The University of Waterloo is getting an $80-million boost from the Ontario government to connect more students to in-demand jobs and careers amid growing pressures to build Ontario’s highly skilled workforce. The investment will fund 2,515 additional seats at the University of Waterloo in areas the province said are in high demand like health, STEM and other labour-market-driven areas. “Our province’s greatest strength is our highly skilled workforce — and those workers are trained at

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Joe McGinty

    What could be disrupted if CUPE 1883 workers strike in Waterloo Region (opens the original)

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    The clock is ticking for the Region of Waterloo and the union representing about 850 full-time office and clerical workers to come to an agreement and avoid a strike. CUPE 1883 and the region are in negotiations, with the union in a position to go on strike as soon as Saturday. “We continue to work closely with CUPE and both parties are committed to reaching an agreement that is both competitive for members and affordable for residents,” the region stated in a news release. CUPE 1883 repres

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Joe McGinty

    Waterloo Region is now home to 65 companies building tech that can be outfitted for the battlefield (opens the original)

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    The region’s defence sector, quietly growing under the radar, has stepped into the spotlight during Waterloo Tech Week. Packed into Catalyst 137 in Kitchener, dozens of emerging and established companies are showing off the latest aerospace technologies, nearly all of which have defence applications. The Aero Expo, an event at Waterloo Tech Week, was a sold out showcase displaying the future of nuclear power, drone deliveries and Arctic surveillance that will help domestic and international mi

  4. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Joe McGinty

    Waterloo's TextNow surpasses $1 billion in revenue (opens the original)

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    A University of Waterloo graduate has grown an idea into more than $1 billion of revenue. Founded in 2009 by University of Waterloo student Derek Ting, TextNow started as a co-op placement that was close to the Waterloo campus and would pay his bills. “The goal was to not have to get a real job and just make enough money so I can pay my $600 a month rent and get the occasional slice of pizza and ramen,” said Ting. “The idea of the app came from my own personal cheapness of not wanting to

  5. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Joe McGinty

    Waterloo Region nears top of the list for most exposed to Trump tariffs (opens the original)

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    Waterloo Region is expected to feel some of the greatest impacts from the trade war between Canada and the United States. Updated numbers from the University of Toronto place the Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo metropolitan area as the fifth most exposed to tariffs in Canada, following Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary, and the second most impacted place in Ontario. Tara Vinodrai, a professor at the University of Toronto, said Waterloo Region’s history as a centre for automotive and advanced

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