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Officials investigate grim weekend
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Human remains identified The dismembered human remains discovered behind an apartment building in Kitchener last Saturday have now been identified. Police confirmed on Tuesday that 24-year-old Kitchener woman Kelsey Louise Felker is the victim of the homicide. No information has been released on the nature of the homicide and no suspects have been identified. The…
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Canada in brief
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Canadian government commits more funds to Mali On Tuesday, the Canadian government announced its decision to send another $13 million in aid to Mali. The announcement came from the office of International Operation minister Julian Fantino. The funding will not be directed toward military assistance, as with the funds raised thus far by the African…
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K–W in brief
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House explodes in west Kitchener Four people were injured after a house exploded at 429 Activia Drive in Kitchener on Sunday. Firefighters were called at 11:45 p.m. Investigators have yet to determine what blast was caused by, and are still rummaging through the flattened remains of the house. Power shovels have been brought in to…
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Human torso found behind Kitchener apartment
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The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) confirmed at a news briefing Sunday that the torso of an unidentified Caucasian female was discovered in Kitchener on Saturday and that a homicide investigation is underway. The torso was discovered, wearing a t-shirt that read “Forget princess, I want to be a vampire”at approximately 11:05 a.m. Saturday morning…
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Fighting family homelessness
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Family homelessness in Waterloo Region is coming under greater scrutiny with a federal funding allotment from the Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) to study this local issue. The funding, which was announced by Kitchener-Waterloo MP Peter Braid last Monday, totals $64,000 and will be used by the region to research more effective means of addressing family…
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Local universities free from censure
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Waterloo’s universities can now breathe a little bit easier. After months of work and deliberation, a threat of censure put forth last April by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) against Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo (UW) was withdrawn this past weekend. The original notice stated that both universities would face…
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Electoral proposals create concern
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A second proposal to change federal electoral boundaries in Waterloo Region has raised concerns from local representatives about the potential negative impact it could have on regional constituents. It would see, along with a number of other changes, the riding of Kitchener-Conestoga eliminated as the townships of Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich, which compose the riding…
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Fund looks to prevent violence
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A new governmental funding initiative aims to benefit women on university and college campuses across Canada by supporting local organizations that address sexual violence. Nearly $4 million is being distributed to 21 organizations that will work in partnership with various post-secondary institutions to deal with issues of violence against women on campus. One organization that…
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Locals oppose changes to pipeline
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While most are aware of the controversy surrounding the Keystone XL Pipeline project, only recently has similar attention been raised locally about Waterloo Region’s own pipeline, Line 9. A small group of protestors gathered in Uptown Waterloo last Monday night to raise awareness about the issue. It’s just kind of this pipeline that’s sneaking past…
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Exploring the value of voluntourism
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Perspectives on volunteering abroad are as diverse as the organizations that facilitate it and the countries who host it. A highly contested contribution to global development, voluntourism is an example of this type of exchange and an increasingly common way of exploring international volunteering. The divergence between those who believe in the enormous opportunity for…
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