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The charming St. Jacob’s Farmer’s Market
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Close to the hustle and bustle of Waterloo is a charming market frozen in time. The St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market will transport you into a different era – an era before food delivery and before you could buy food from a grocery store. Located on the corner of King St N and Weber St N,…
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This year’s Oscars proved more memorable than the last
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The second least watched Oscars ceremony was held this past weekend. On the evening of March 27, Hollywood’s most esteemed stars gathered at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles to honour this year’s greatest films. Last year’s Oscars earned the title of the worst ceremony in Academy history, viewership wise. The low viewership of the…
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Why Kanye’s recent outbursts are cause for concern
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For decades, Kanye West (Ye) walked the line between genius and chaos, staggering on occasion. He has now entirely crossed into the latter. The critically acclaimed rapper, record producer and fashion designer has been engaging in online outbursts so troubling that the Grammys even banned him from performing. Most recent are his new music videos…
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Explore: Une expérience à ne pas manquer!
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Français English Établi en 1971, le programme Explore offre aux jeunes canadiens la possibilité d’améliorer leurs compétences dans l’une ou l’autre des deux langues officielles du Canada grâce à une variété d’ateliers et d’activités socioculturelles, en situation d’immersion dans des établissements partenaires à travers le pays. Le programme fait partie de l’initiative gouvernementale « Les…
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The return of the biggest night in hollywood
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The Dolby Theater in Los Angeles is being prepared as we speak. After a full year without a proper ceremony, the Academy Awards is planning for a full-fledged return this March. Better known as the Oscars, this prestigious ceremony aims to celebrate the greatest films released during the previous year. The event is widely referred…
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Safe New Year’s celebrations to attend in Waterloo
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If 2020 was a chaotic child, 2021 was the slightly more pleasant sibling. The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly undermined New Year’s plans, but a celebration isn’t entirely out of the question. After all, most of us are now desperate for any form of entertainment. Here are three safe events that may be worth checking out,…
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Local programs offer support to people experiencing homelessness during the holidays
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December is associated with festive cheer, but for some, the holiday spirit is hard to feel. More than 1000 people in Waterloo are experiencing homelessness, with 412 living on the street, in their cars, or similar conditions. “It’s a mixed bag of people on the street,” Gail Gilbert, executive director at Supportive Housing of Waterloo…
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Astroworld: a preventable horror
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Far too often at music festivals, thrill turns into disaster. This was the case at rapper Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival on Nov. 5, where a massive crowd surge left ten people dead, including a nine-year-old boy, and hundreds reportedly injured. Scott was performing to a sold-out NRG Park stadium complex in Houston, Texas. Once he…
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Velvet Wells dazzles in Toronto Fringe Festival show “Djinn Joint”
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In what has been one of my more interesting experiences this term, I was invited to participate in Djinn Joint hosted by the one and only Velvet Wells. It was an event full of positivity, improvisation, music and fun. The show was presented digitally, as the pandemic prevents what would have otherwise have been an…
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How Movember came to be (and where the money goes)
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Movember began from a shared quiet beer in Melbourne between Travis Garone and Luke Slattery, two friends who were joking about reviving the moustache trend. This was in 2003 — back when the moustache had long faded out of style (contrary to the red carpet appearances it makes today). Garone and Slattery wanted their friends…
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