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Police search for prowler; no suspects at the moment
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Waterloo regional police are looking for public assistance in identifying a man that has been spotted looking through windows of residences on Noecker Street. There have been six incidents since September, with five of these occurring between December 2012 and January 2013. The man, estimated to be 30 to 40 years in age, is described…
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Canada in brief
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Wynne unveils new cabinet Kathleen Wynne was officially sworn in as Ontario’s new premier on Monday and subsequently released her 27 member cabinet. This is an increase of five cabinet ministers from the McGuinty government. Among the change in ministers is the instatement of Brad Duguid, the MPP for Scarborough Centre, as minister of training,…
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K-W’s Chinese New Year
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“It’s fun. It’s lots of work,” said Stephanie Hong, communication and public relation coordinator for the Fo Guang Shan Temple. On Feb.9 the newly established Fo Guang Shan Buddha’s Light Temple hosted events throughout the day to celebrate traditional Chinese New Year for the first time with the local Chinese community. The events led up…
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Student info compromised at U of G
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University of Guelph students opened their e-mail inboxes last Wednesday to learn of a situation no one ever wants to deal with — personal information held by their school may have been compromised. A break and enter at an office in the University Centre resulted in 15 electronic devices being stolen, including a mix of…
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Canada in Brief
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Consumer debt at its highest By the end of 2012, Canadian consumers saw their average debt load climb to its highest ever – $27,485. Only British Columbia did not experience an increase from the previous year’s figures. Installment load debt, debt on lines of credit and credit card debt were also higher than in previous…
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Canada gets a ‘B’
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What does it mean to live in a high quality country? This is the question that drove the creation of an annual social report card put together by the Conference Board of Canada that compares 17 different countries, including Canada, on the basis of its social performance. And while many Canadians may consider themselves as…
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Global problem, local action
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Imagine that in the place of fear and secrecy regarding gender-based violence, people stood up all over the world and refused to accept the status quo of violence against women and girls. The One Billion Rising campaign aims to do just that and bring an end to the suffering of women everywhere by raising an…
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Grads find jobs post-recession
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Contrary to the popular rhetoric that university graduates are emerging from their degrees with minimal job prospects and no means of paying down their debt, a survey released this past fall indicated that Ontario university graduates fared reasonably well in spite of the recession. Titled Employment Outcomes of 2009 Graduates of Ontario University Undergraduate Programs,…
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K–W takes the plunge
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“There’s nothing like publically embarrassing yourself for a cause,” joked Laura Geddis minutes before plunging into an icy pool of water in Uptown Waterloo public square. Geddis was participating in the second annual Polar Plunge, a fundraiser which took place on Jan. 26 to support local organization KidsAbility, which helps children with special needs. Approximately…
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Wynne victorious after convention
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It didn’t take long to see that last weekend’s Liberal leadership convention was going to be an exciting race. Three rounds of voting took place before Kathleen Wynne emerged victorious over candidate Sandra Pupatello to be declared as provincial Liberal leader and premier-designate of Ontario. Wynne received 1,150 votes over Pupatello’s 866 on the last…
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