SBE gets $1.25 million boost from BMO
Wilfrid Laurier University’s school of business and economics got a big boost last week with the announcement of $125 million in funding from the Bank of Montreal (BMO) The...
Lindsay Purchase
Local MPPs, OUSA respond to Ontario budget
With the Ontario budget tabled and set to be scrutinized, its attempts to address student concerns will come under serious consideration by constituents and political...
K-W: a year in review
Historic result in byelection For the first time in the history of this region, a NDP candidate took the reigns as Kitchener-Waterloo’s MPP, closing a 22-year-long stint from...
TEDx explores meaning of ‘home’
The auditorium was buzzing with excited energy, a room full of people who were anxiously awaiting the start to a day dedicated to considering, sharing and discussing ideas On...
Mayor discusses influences on city growth
“I know people will find this kind of strange, but I knew I was going to win Even though everybody else doubted me and thought I was crazy,” recalled Waterloo mayor Brenda...
Budget may limit student priorities
If the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) could have it their way, positive change would be in store for the province’s post-secondary students The advocacy...
Looking back: major headlines of the last year
Quebec student protests continue When the Quebec student protests escalated in the spring of 2012, many students from Quebec, as well as the Confederation of Students (CFS) in...
K-W in brief
Cambridge crash leaves woman with life-threatening injuries A collision that took place at approximately 3 pm on Tuesday has resulted in a 62-year-old woman being airlifted...
Canada in brief
Abandoned bear cubs rescued Three bear cubs were discovered in a snowbank on a roadside ouside of Fredericton A blanket and basket was also discovered near the cubs, leading...