Feds ban TikTok on government phones
Contributed image On Feb 28 the federal government finalized a decision to remove and block the TikTok app from all government-issued devices  While government officials...
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Laurier student clubs provide relief for Türkiye and Syria after earthquakes
Contributed image Credit: EU Civil Ptotection and Humanitarian Aid (Flickr) On Feb 6, Türkiye and Syria were devastated by a 78 magnitude earthquake followed by a 75...
Laurier professor to lead Holocaust field course in Poland
Photo by Connor Johannes This spring, 22 undergraduate students from Wilfrid Laurier University will explore the history of the Holocaust by visiting the very properties upon...
B.C. drug decriminalization: a cautious step in the right direction
Contributed image On Jan 31, 2023, British Columbia began a three-year experiment in user-level drug decriminalization  Effective last week, an exemption from the...
Kitchener-Waterloo ranks high for environmental quality
File photo According to The Canadian Environmental Quality Index (Can-EQI), a new study that measures environmental quality within and between Canadian cities,...
What you need to know about the upcoming Students’ Union election
File Photo From Jan 24 at 8:00 am to Jan 26 at 8:00 pm , Wilfrid Laurier University students can vote for their next representatives on the school’s Student Union  For...
A short(ish) history of Christmas and Santa Claus
Few people, if any, know the world’s most popular holiday as intimately as Gerry Bowler, author of four books on Christmas and a history professor at the University of Manitoba...
Canadian housing prices continue to drop, but listings don’t tell the whole story
File photo Housing prices will continue to drop well into the first quarter of 2023, but home ownership remains an elusive, if not unfeasible, milestone for young...
More than one way to remember: Laurier honours Remembrance Day with in-person ceremony
File photo Remembrance Day is one way to acknowledge that old truism - freedom isn’t free  Last Friday, Wilfrid Laurier University honoured Remembrance Day with a...
Canada’s increased immigration targets: great for labour, not so good for housing
File photo Last year, Canada broke its annual immigration record with 405,000 newcomers The nation will continue to break this record until at least...