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Kitchener-Waterloo sets date for the first Mel Brown Music Festival
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The Kitchener-Waterloo region has announced the first Mel Brown Music Festival for next May. The event is in honor of musician Mel Brown, an influential blues artist. It is planned to feature Black artists in live performances across Kitchener-Waterloo. The festival will also include a conversation on systemic racism within the music programs of higher…
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COVID-19 cases begin to decline after Ontario implements vaccine passports
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Since the launch of Ontario’s vaccine passport system on Wednesday, Sept. 22, COVID-19 cases have declined. Ontario officially reported 640 new COVID-19 cases, as well as ten deaths province-wide as of Saturday, Sept. 25. The vaccine passport has been in place for five days and cases are dropping from last week’s count of 800 to…
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Overview of Ontario’s new COVID-19 vaccine passport policy
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On Wednesday, Sept. 22, Ontario initiated the COVID-19 vaccine certificate system. Ontarians will be required to show proof of vaccination upon entering non-essential businesses across the province, including: Restaurants and bars (excluding outdoor patios). Nightclubs (including outdoor areas). Meeting and event spaces, including banquet halls and conferences. Facilities for sports and fitness including gyms and…
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Should vaccine passports be implemented in Ontario? I think so.
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The discourse surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic has felt seemingly unending, with new arguments raised nearly every day about the ethics of mandatory vaccinations, the legitimacy of virus variants and the desperation to return to normal life. The province of Ontario recently announced that patrons attending some non-essential businesses would be required to provide proof of…
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Public support for vaccine passports is rising in Canada
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According to data collected by Angus Reid in early September, seven out of ten Canadians supported some form of a vaccine passport, a policy which would limit access to certain in-essential services unless proof of vaccination is given. Wilfrid Laurier University has its own form of a vaccine passport through the SAFEHawk app. Several other…
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Should vaccine passports be implemented in Ontario? I don’t think so.
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After much public debate, the government of Ontario has decided to implement a vaccine passport that will be required in select settings. The list of affected settings includes restaurants, bars, gyms, concerts and many others. This has been introduced, according to the government, to slow the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect…
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