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Demerit points considered for texting while driving
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Drivers who are caught texting may be facing a penalty worse than a fine. Ontario’s governing Liberals have plans to administer potentially three demerit points to motorists who are phoning or texting while driving. “I’m hoping that once people receive demerit points it will wake them up,” said Bas Balkissoon, the MPP for Scarborough-Rough River…
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‘Pedestrian scramble’ debated by Region
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A report issued last year by the Region of Waterloo evaluated the congested intersection at King St. and University Ave. and proposed solutions to make it safer for drivers and pedestrians. One of the suggestions was a “pedestrian scramble,” which has been a debated by city counsellors for a number of years. A pedestrian scramble…
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BBM extends to all platforms
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BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) appears to have made a comeback, as the mobile messaging system became available to iPhone and Android users last Monday. The app had 6 million pre-registrations go through and saw over ten million downloads in its first 24 hours. “It was pretty thrilling to see those numbers,” said Victoria Berry, the communications…
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Quidditch jumps from fiction to the field
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“Finally, it’s here.” Nathan Boutilier said these words as he sat back and watched students from the University of Waterloo play Wilfrid Laurier University in a recreational sporting match. However, the game that Boutilier was admiring wasn’t your typical sport — it was Quidditch, a sport that requires broomsticks, “bludgers” and “golden snitches.” Emma Morrison, the…
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Death spurs demand for criminal investigation
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The president of the Waterloo Regional Labour Council has asked the Waterloo Regional Police to investigate further into the death of 23-year-old Nick Lalonde, who died on a construction site on Oct. 11. Marc Xuereb believes that the incident could warrant a criminal prosecution of negligence or failing to meet proper health and safety codes.…
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A year in review: Fife’s first term in office
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It has been one year since Catherine Fife assumed the responsibilities of Kitchener-Waterloo’s Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP). Fife spoke with The Cord and was asked to reflect on her first year in office. “It has been a huge learning experience,” Fife said. “There have been moments of great intensity, but I’ve truly enjoyed working…
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Canada’s wireless outperforms US
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Canada’s wireless speed is reportedly much faster than our southern neighbours. A new study, conducted by an online computer magazine, PC magazine, investigated the speed and reliability of Canadian courier networks, comparing our “big three” (Rogers, Bell and Telus) to the United State’s “big four” (AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint). The study found that while…
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Work orders issued to 173 King after fatal incident
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Following the events of the death of 23-year-old Nick Lalonde, the Ontario Ministry of Labour has issued stop work orders against the property management group through which he was employed. Lalonde was an employee of Central Construction and was installing masonry blocks on the twelfth floor of a student housing building at 173 King St..…
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Province to evaluate flat-rate tuition billing
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The Ontario government may soon be changing the way tuition is administered across the province’s universities. For nine out of the 20 universities in Ontario, the tuition framework has a much different model than the rest, something known as flat-fee rates. Flat-fee tuition is the practice where students who are enrolled in a 60 to…
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National anthem debated
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A new initiative, aiming to change and restore the original lyrics of Canada’s national anthem, O’Canada, has taken the country by storm. The project, called the Restore Our Anthem Campaign, was organized to promote a “gender neutral” version of Canada’s national anthem. The anthem Canada currently uses was actually rewritten in 1913, changing Robert Stanley…
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