Canada
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Celebrating Canada’s 150 from an Indigenous perspective
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This year, Canada is going full throttle to celebrate its 150th birthday. On July 1, 1867, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia entered into Confederation, which is why Canada’s anniversary is celebrated annually on July 1. To commemorate the milestone, the federal and provincial governments have implemented various signature initiative and grant programs in…
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Mayors across Canada come together to get a handle on the growing Opioid crisis
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On May 25, a task force consisting of mayors from 13 Canadian cities released a set of recommendations to the federal government to better handle the opioid crisis. The task force was organized by the Big City Mayors’ Caucus, a group within the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and was formed in February 2017. Convening on…
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Van Herzele and Blouw embark on recruitment trip to China
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Tyler Van Herzele, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Students’ Union president, is embarking on an international leadership and recruitment trip to affiliated universities in China. Travelling with him is Max Blouw, president and vice-chancellor of Laurier. Peter Donahue, associate director of International Student Support, has been communicating with Van Herzele to discuss how there is a gap…
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WatCAR to test Canada’s first self-driving car
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On Nov. 28, a research team which is part of Waterloo Center for Automotive Research (WatCAR) had their self-driving car sanctioned to begin public road testing. The autonomous car (nicknamed Autonomoose) will be the first in Canada to be driven on public roads. “There’s excitement in every corner of the province about the fact that…
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Justin Trudeau’s role as a fashion icon
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With today’s era of extensive media coverage of politics all over the world, there are added pressures and judgments put on large political figures. 2015 was the year that the spotlight was put on Canada, when Justin Trudeau was elected as the country’s prime minister. Not only is Justin Trudeau known for shadowing his father,…
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Canada in a Day’s poor marketing campaign
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Filming for Canada in a Day happened September 10 and, although it certainly will be a moving display when completed, it seemed to miss the mark with students. Canada in a Day is a film project by CTV to showcase what citizens love most about Canada by asking them to film their day and submit…
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PASS kit (panic, anxiety and stress) created for mental health
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Editor’s note: For those wanting to purchase a kit, please check out http://mypasskit.com/ or email Tina, tina@mypasskit.com. University of Waterloo students Tina Chan and Alaaddin Sidahmed realized the lack, so they created the PASS kit, which stands for Panic Anxiety and Stress Support kit. Chan and Sidahmed first conceived the idea for the 2015 Big Ideas Challenge,…
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Abandoning allies in the ‘war on terror’
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Repositioning Canada’s military role: what will Justin Trudeau’s decision to take a step back from the fight against ISIS mean for our relationships with other countries and political advocacy?
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