Author: Justin Smirlies
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Fire in Uptown
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At about 3:15 Thursday afternoon, a blaze erupted at Ish and Chips restaurant and a vacant variety store near the corner of King and Dupont in Uptown Waterloo. According to Waterloo fire chief Lyle Quan, no one was injured during the blaze and they all escaped safely. “When crews arrived on scene, they saw visible…
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Annual ‘Tray Race’ raises $16,200 for MS
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Waiters and waitresses from various local restaurants showed off their serving skills Monday afternoon and raised $16,200 for charity at the annual “Tray Race” hosted by Ethel’s Lounge in Uptown Waterloo. 25 teams, including some from as far away as Cambridge, competed in the event to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada.…
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The Hillside Experience
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Max Kerman of the Arkells belts it out on Friday night. (Photo by Kate Turner). For more Hillside photos check out Photography Manager Kate Turner’s photo galleries. Through blistering heat, extensive lack of sleep and borderline cases of dehydration, each year volunteers and patrons gear up for what is quite possibly the biggest arts and…
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Catherine Fife acclaimed as NDP candidate
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After five years, Catherine Fife is getting her second shot at running for MPP of the Kitchener-Waterloo riding. Announced at Thursday night’s K-W NDP nomination meeting, Fife has officially joined the race as the New Democrat candidate for the upcoming provincial byelection. Fife previously ran in the 2007 provincial election but lost to Elizabeth Witmer, the…
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Cord International: A cat runs a city?
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At first, many people were baffled. But then, everyone went, “awww”. A cat — and the unofficial favourite animal of the Internet — is apparently the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, a small town of 900 people. 15 years ago, the residents of the city were dissatisfied with their mayoral candidates and persuaded enough people to elect Stubbs,…
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Cord International: Syria still on International Radar
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Clashes between the Syrian government and the opposition groups almost hit a breaking point on Wednesday as four of Syria’s top officials were killed in an attack at a top-level meeting in Damascus. Among those killed were the defence minister, interior minister and the defence minister’s deputy, Assef Shawkat, who is President Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law.…
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Fife first to declare in NDP nomination race
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Current chairperson and trustee for the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB), Catherine Fife, announced Tuesday morning her desire to seek the New Democratic Party candidate nomination for the Kitchener-Waterloo byelection. Fife is the first to announce her decision to run for the NDP nomination. “This is really exciting for me, there’s so much energy…
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RIM board faces tough audience
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Struggling Waterloo-based company, Research in Motion (RIM), is not hearing the message it wants to hear from its shareholders. At their annual general meeting (AGM) for their shareholders on Tuesday at the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall at Wilfrid Laurier University, RIM addressed its shareholders about the concerns and challenges facing the smartphone operator in the…
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Pension difficulties linger for WLU
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Pensions have been becoming an increasingly common theme among Wilfrid Laurier University’s budget these past few years – and the issue is just going to get worse. According to Jim Butler, the vice-president: finance at Laurier, the university’s pension deficit is going to have a huge impact on its budget in the coming years. “The…
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