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Uptown Waterloo continues with streetscape improvements
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The City of Waterloo, in partnership with the Region of Waterloo, will be working towards improving the uptown streetscape starting this spring. The roadway…
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WRPS to investigate unfounded sexual assault cases
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On Feb. 3, The Globe and Mail published a 20-month investigation that focused on police-reported sexual assault allegations. The investigation, titled “Unfounded: Why Police…
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K-W to see improvements in transportation options
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Ontario’s provincial government recently announced that they will be boosting funding and support in the Region of Waterloo in order to improve transportation options.…
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EPOCH aids refugees in K-W region
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Students and Alumni at the University of Waterloo have started a new social enterprise project called EPOCH and their goal is to provide relief…
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Kitchener mourns victims of Quebec attack
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On Sunday Jan. 29 at 7:50 p.m. emergency responders received a frantic phone call from various individuals reporting an attack at the Centre Culturel…
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Changes made to waste collection in Waterloo
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Changes to how waste will be collected in the Waterloo Region will come into effect this March 2017. The new changes will affect all…
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Premier Kathleen Wynne visits WLU campus
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On Jan. 24, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne visited Wilfrid Laurier’s Waterloo campus to hold a town hall. The town hall focused on the problems…
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Laurier officially designates fair trade coffee in most cafés
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On Jan. 17, Wilfrid Laurier University received a fair trade campus designation from the Canadian Fair Trade Network and Fair Trade Canada. After over…
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Seminary presents talk on water protection
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On Monday, Jan. 16 Waterloo Lutheran Seminary presented a talk called Protecting Water Through Prayer and Resistance: Witness from Standing Rock and Line 9.…
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Student in University of Waterloo residence passes away
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Yesterday afternoon Waterloo Regional Police and the fire department’s hazardous materials unit were called to a University of Waterloo residence on Seagram Dr to…
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