Stabbing near campus
A man and woman were victims of a non-fatal stabbing in a disturbance early Tuesday morning in Waterloo Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) responded to the call around...
Drinking at the movies
Cineplex Entertainment will be starting construction next summer for their new 11-theatre cinema in Kitchener Three of the theatres will include VIP auditoriums which will be for...
Zombies invade Uptown Waterloo
More than 100 people invaded Uptown Waterloo this past Saturday, an unusual crowd characterized by dripping blood, dragging limbs and loud moaning – no it wasn’t the...
K-W in brief: October 24, 2012
Conestoga College receives funding Local post-secondary institution Conestoga College received a donation of $325,000 to its business program from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)...
Online education a ‘tsunami’ of change
Stanford University president John Hennessy was invited to the University of Waterloo (UW) on Oct 19 to share his perspective on online education At the request of UW president...
Region addresses cyclist responsibility
Avid cyclist Ryan Fox can remember the events of his biking accident back in 2010 like it was yesterday Though he survived his injuries, his regret haunts him every time he...
Light Rail Transit enters early stages
The Region of Waterloo is finally beginning to enter the early phases of their construction of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system that will connect the three main municipalities...
Locals react to McGuinty resignation
Ontario politics took a surprising turn Monday evening with the unexpected announcement by Ontario Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty that he was resigning from his post He...
Learning about local government
From Oct 14 to the 20, Waterloo and Kitchener will be having their yearly Local Government Week This is a school-focused campaign with the hopes of educating society, primarily...
Queer awareness at UW
The University of Waterloo “came out” in full force last week, as numerous events were held between Oct 9 and 12 in support of the Glow Centre for Sexual and Gender...