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Tutoring moves online
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NEW WESTMINSTER (CUP) — When Douglas College business student Miguel Kudry was looking for last-minute help on an assignment and couldn’t find the resources he desired, he didn’t just give up—no, the entrepreneurial student decided to construct HelpHub.me, an online tutoring marketplace that he says is going to change the face of the tutoring industry.…
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White poppies spark controversy
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A controversial campaign in Ottawa has students and professionals largely divided. The political stir was caused by a “white poppy” campaign for Remembrance Day that promoted an ideology much different than the Royal Canadian Legion’s red poppy. Supporters of the campaign claim that the red poppy glorifies war and violence, saying that a white poppy…
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Locals pitch to Dragons
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People are constantly struggling to lose weight, get in shape and maintain good health and fitness. They invest in gym memberships and buy organic food in order to adapt to a healthy lifestyle. And now, with the development of fitness mobile apps, personal training and workout motivation can be available at the touch of…
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Event considers challenges for women in tech
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Women in the field of computer sciences and engineering are reportedly underrepresented. And according to professionals in the industry, something needs to be done. The University of Waterloo welcomed the Ontario Celebration of Women inComputing (ONCWIC) last Friday and Saturday for its annual conference. ONCWIC was intended to celebrate women in computing as well as…
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Event held ‘to honour our past’
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Waterloo Region gathered in uptown Waterloo on Monday morning to remember and honour those who fought in war. The annual Remembrance Day ceremony began at the Royal Canadian Legion on Regina Street North and worked its way up to Waterloo’s Cenotaph beside city hall. Hundreds braved the cold weather and offered their moment of silence…
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‘Smarter Cities’ wraps up challenge
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The City of Waterloo has earned a grant from the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge, which aimed to address some of the critical challenges facing cities. Waterloo first earned the sponsorship one year ago and is amongst 31 cities world-wide to be a part of the program. Now, IBM specialists from various regions around the globe…
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Exchange students impact learning experience
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The number of international students choosing to take their studies to Canadian universities has doubled in the last decade, with 12 per cent of students on campuses being born outside of the nation. Now, a study has been done to determine how these learners from abroad affect the Canadian classroom. The Higher Education Strategy Association…
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Liberals say ‘no’
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Alcohol will continue to be distributed by Crown corporations, as the Liberal party has made it clear that convenience store realtors will not sell beer and wine anytime soon. At the moment, the Ontario Progressive Conservatives are the stand-alone party differing from the Liberals. Recently, they released a paper calling for the sale of alcohol…
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New 548 area code for K-W
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A new area code, 548, will be introduced into southwestern Ontario come June 2015. Waterloo Region will be amongst those included in the new numbering block. “We have a protected life for area codes of around eight to ten years,” said Guillaume Castonguay a media relations personnel of the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). “226…
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Inter-city transit pushed
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Improved inter-city rail transit to the Region of Waterloo was recently discussed by regional council, who are advocating new solutions to an alleged traffic problem that impedes transit efficiency. Because of the high density of traffic flow to and from the area, a need has been expressed for faster and more frequent travelling systems. Regional…
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