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Domestic violence awareness month and the need for prevention in Waterloo Region
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November is domestic violence awareness month. Domestic violence is not gender specific, but the majority of domestic homicides involve men abusing women. One of the supports in place for domestic violence survivors is the Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo region. “We offer safe shelter services … regional outreach services, we do a lot of community…
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The harmful effects of silencing male abuse victims
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Actor Brendan Fraser recently revealed that he was a victim of sexual assault at the hands of former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, HFPA for short. Fraser, who has been in many notable movies, including The Mummy and George of the Jungle, revealed the details of his assault in an interview with GQ.…
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Internet attacking Amber Heard for her account of abuse
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Over the weekend, Amber Heard was trending on Facebook again. Since late May when Heard filed for divorce from Johnny Depp, it seems we can’t go two weeks without one of them trending and having their faces spread across our social media feeds. Recently, I’ve come to dread when Heard’s name begins to trend. Like…
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Uber-like phone app made by BBA student focuses on efficiency in snow plowing and lawn mowing
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Photo by Jessica Dik Jason McCann, a fourth-year Wilfrid Laurier University business student, just launched an app that will handle long and tiresome snow removal this winter for residents and small businesses in Guelph, Waterloo and the surrounding areas. The app, MowGoSnowGo, also does lawn maintenance and operates similarly to Uber by connecting the contractor…
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Responding to actions of racism
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Dealing with attacks of ignorance
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