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...
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Special Constables hold cold weather kit initiative
File photo For members of our community experiencing homelessness, cold weather is more than inconvenient and uncomfortable It is life-threatening As winter...
Laurier alumnus Dorothy McCabe wins Waterloo mayoral race
Contributed image The new mayor of Waterloo is a former Golden Hawk In a tight race last week, defeating her opposition by just over 300 votes, Laurier alumnus Dorothy...
Canadian Armed Forces facing recruitment shortage
The Canadian Armed Forces are facing a recruitment crisis that has left thousands of vacant positions unfilled The present shortage is, in some ways, nothing new or unexpected...
Laurier professor informs UN and international policymakers through documentary films
Contributed image Last year, Mark Terry premiered his documentary film The Changing Face of Iceland in front of some of the planet’s most important decision makers at the...
Freestore reopens after two-year pandemic pause
Contributed image Wilfrid Laurier University’s Freestore reopened on Sept 6 after a two-year pandemic pause Tucked away in the basement of WLU’s Special Constable...
Challenges and opportunities for elementary schools in a post-COVID-19 framework
Photo by Brit Kovacs Elementary school teachers and students returned to classrooms this fall with few COVID-19 restrictions in place “It’s definitely closer to what it...
Hurricane Fiona devastates the Canadian Maritimes
Contributed image Fields of debris, uprooted trees and homes floating away in the sea These were the images coming out of Atlantic Canada last weekend when post-tropical storm...
Laurier Helps Ukraine: an inspiring story of student advocacy
Content warning: This article mentions sexual assault, war and violence Sofiya Bezruchko is a second-year psychology and criminology student at Wilfrid Laurier University She...
Extreme weather events and climate anxiety on the rise
Extreme weather events have been aplenty this summer Heatwaves, for instance, have been consistently making headlines around the world According to Robert McLeman,...