Canadians see value, quality in post-secondary education: polls
OTTAWA (CUP) – Two new Ipsos-Reid polls released last week suggest that a majority of Canadians are pleased with the quality of their post-secondary institutions and agree that...
Toronto students score transit pass discount
TORONTO (CUP) – Toronto post-secondary students have been extended the same public transit discount as their high school counterparts The Toronto Transit Commission, which...
How to approach economic recovery
On Nov 17, Don Drummond, senior vice-president and chief economist at TD Financial, discussed the current recession and the challenges that still need to be addressed ...
Canada’s dark past
On Nov 17, Laurier’s Religion and Culture department hosted a panel for discussion on Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) regarding Indian residential schools...
Friends don’t let friends text and drive
EDMONTON (CUP) – You take your eyes off the road for a half a second, reasoning that not much will change in the split second between glances towards your lap Sitting on the...
The art of fundraising
Laurier alumnus Tim Fox is helping launch the fourth annual “A Brush of Hope” fundraiser for the Kidney Foundation of Canada The fundraiser calls for celebrities around the...
Canada and the world
On Nov 9, Engineers Without Borders held an all-party forum at the University of Waterloo addressing Canada’s role in the international community Peter Braid of the...
Canada in brief: Nov. 11, 2009
Campus Activities Conference held at WLU ONTARIO— From Nov 4 to 7 Wilfrid Laurier University hosted the regional Canadian Organization of Campus Activities Conference Attendees...
Avoid ‘global suicide’
With the United Nation’s Climate Change Conference only six weeks away, Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada, addressed a crowd at the University of Waterloo on...
Canada in brief: Nov. 4, 2009
Stem cell research funded The Ontario government has invested $10 million in support of a global stem cell research project to assist in developing treatments for major health...