B.C. drug decriminalization: a cautious step in the right direction
Contributed image On Jan 31, 2023, British Columbia began a three-year experiment in user-level drug decriminalization  Effective last week, an exemption from the...
CCSA updates alcohol consumption guidelines
Photo by Sadiya Teeple On Jan 17, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) updated their alcohol consumption guidelines  The new recommendations state...
Canada settles 2.8 billion lawsuit for residential schools
Contributed image Credit: Getty Images On Saturday, Jan 21st, the Canadian government has agreed to pay 28 billion dollars to settle a lawsuit brought on by 325 Indigenous...
Laurier Association of Black Students host events for Black History Month
Contributed image Black History Month is an annual observance in February where people across Canada participate in events and festivities to honour and celebrate Black...
Students’ Union election season comes to a close
Photo by Abigail Heckbert The Wilfrid Laurier Students’ Union election ended last Thursday night as Megan Spenler was announced the incoming 2023-2024 president and CEO on...
Students’ Union Election for the 2023-2024 year
On Jan 20 from 2-4, the Laurier Students’ Union hosted a candidate meet-up This event provided undergraduate students with an opportunity to meet the candidates running in this...
Laurier’s UXD (user experience design) using design to tackle homelessness
Photo by Sadiya Teeple An increase in homelessness affects everyone in our community It has consequences for healthcare accessibility, public security, economic productivity,...
Laurier’s student-run production of “High School Musical” will hit the stage this January
Contributed image 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...
Kitchener-Waterloo ranks high for environmental quality
File photo According to The Canadian Environmental Quality Index (Can-EQI), a new study that measures environmental quality within and between Canadian cities,...
What you need to know about the upcoming Students’ Union election
File Photo From Jan 24 at 8:00 am to Jan 26 at 8:00 pm , Wilfrid Laurier University students can vote for their next representatives on the school’s Student Union  For...