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Schools across Ontario call for mental health support
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According to a survey conducted by advocacy group People for Education, 91 per cent of schools in Ontario expressed a need for further support
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s efforts to help students who are experiencing food insecurity
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People all around Canada are feeling the effects of the growing cost of living and increased food costs. Communities at Wilfrid Laurier University are
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Application to have homeless encampment removed declined by Ontario Superior Court of Justice
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The region of Waterloo’s application to have a homeless encampment removed from 100 Victoria Street was declined by The Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
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First lecture of Laurier’s Milton Lecture Series sheds light on homeless encampments
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On Jan. 11, the first lecture of the year as a part of Laurier’s Milton Lecture Series was held at the FirstOntario Arts Centre in
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Kitchener-Waterloo ranks high for environmental quality
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According to The Canadian Environmental Quality Index (Can-EQI), a new study that measures environmental quality within and between Canadian cities, Kitchener-Waterloo is among the
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Laurier’s UXD (user experience design) using design to tackle homelessness
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An increase in homelessness affects everyone in our community. It has consequences for healthcare accessibility, public security, economic productivity, and tax revenue collection. The
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Laurier’s student-run production of “High School Musical” will hit the stage this January
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This January, Laurier Musical Theatre (LMT) is putting on High School Musical––their first student-run production in over two years due to COVID-19 restrictions. During
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Santa Claus Parade returns after two years
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On Nov. 19th, the infamous Santa Claus parade returned to the streets of Kitchener after two years of COVID-19 restrictions altering the delivery of
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Laurier contract faculty in legal strike position
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s Contract Teaching Faculty (CTF), represented by WLUFA (Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association) will be in legal strike position on Nov. 21
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Laurier’s Sustainability Office partners with community leaders in tree-planting initiative
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The Sustainability Office, with support from Sustainable Waterloo Region and the Laurier Renewable Energy student club, has arranged to plant two micro forests in
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