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Economic Outlook 2026: Canada Must Brace for Volatility, Say Leading Economists
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On Feb. 11, Wilfrid Laurier University hosted its 35th annual Economic Outlook event. This year’s theme is: The Era of Uncertainty. As global tariffs continue to shift, new trade alliances are emerging and artificial intelligence is reshaping various industries. Presented by the Laurier Centre for Economic Research and Policy Analysis (LCERPA) and Laurier’s Lazaridis School of Business and Economics,…
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Exploring the idea of “new year new me”
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I have officially flipped my calendar to the month of January and with that flip into the new year, new resolutions for the year are here. We collectively agree that the new year is the time to get ourselves and our surroundings aligned, to be better than the year before. I understand the sentiment of…
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Measuring the impact of the Brantford Downtown Outreach Program
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The Brantford Downtown Outreach Team, otherwise known as BDOT, is a pilot program implemented in July of 2019 with a focus on reaching out to people struggling with addiction, homelessness and other challenges. The idea for the BDOT was born out of a need for a new approach to working with vulnerable populations, such as…
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Catholic education impacted my view on myself
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“If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.” Genesis 4:7 From kindergarten until high school, I received a Catholic education. I took required religion classes where I…
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