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Laurier Sustainability Office introduces new bike hubs on campus
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The sustainability office at Laurier has introduced new bike hubs on campus to make transportation for commuting students and students wanting to get around
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Laurier professors Carrie Sanders and Manuel Riemer given $50, 000 in federal funding from Canada Foundation for Innovation
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Two Laurier professors have been given federal funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders fund, giving the individuals each over
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Laurier to recieve $1.3 million to support women’s entrepreneurship
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Wilfrid Laurier University is set to receive $1.3 million of funding through FedDev Ontario as a part of Canada’s Women Entrepreneurship Strategy. The Women
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Crime severity on the rise in Waterloo region
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The Waterloo Regional Police Service has noted an overall increase in crime in the Waterloo region over the past couple of years. Through diligent
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Updated: Ezra Avenue street party causes disruption and attracts 1,000 participants
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Wilfrid Laurier University and David McMurray, vice-president of student affairs, have released official statements regarding a street party that occurred late on Sept. 2
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Kitchener receives twelve month exemption to open safe consumption site
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On July 26, Kitchener received a federal exemption from Canadian drug law to open a safe consumption site in the downtown sector. The exemption
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The controversy over Eby Farmstead
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The Eby Farmstead in Waterloo Park has created controversy due to some backlash received from the student club at the University of Waterloo called
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The effects of climate change on Canada’s water bodies
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Researchers at Laurier’s Institute for Water Science are encouraging the public to educate themselves on the troubling water levels that are occuring not just
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What goes into making a great O-Week?
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Each year, Laurier welcomes all new first year students with Orientation Week: a week of various events to engage all new students and teach
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Ontario’s new student education costs and you
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In Jan. 2019, the Ford government announced changes that would be made to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) and unveiled “the Student Choice
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