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Laurier falls 32-13 to Western Mustangs in home opener
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Despite much optimism before one of the hardest games, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team would face this season as they played their home opener on Sunday, Aug. 25 against their long-time rival, the Western Mustangs. The purple and gold did not get the outcome they had hoped for. Laurier opened up the…
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Hawks outlast Gee-Gees in double OT
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The Wilfrid Laurier University women’s basketball team picked up a win and a loss in their first two home games of the season this past weekend. In the home opener Friday night, the Golden Hawks managed to pull off an exciting 87-83 win over the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees in double overtime. It was a…
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Fentanyl crisis becomes increasingly prevalent in Waterloo Region
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The threats associated with fentanyl loom as the drug’s prevalence has grown throughout not only Waterloo, but all of Canada. Fentanyl is a synthetic opiate typically prescribed by medical doctors to alleviate pain and is usually administered through transdermal patches in small doses. However, the extremely powerful drug has been increasingly present in the illegal…
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