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‘Prosit’: Keg-tapping kicks off 45th Oktoberfest
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The official Oktoberfest keg-tapping took place last Friday in front of Kitchener city hall, celebrating the event’s 45th year. Hundreds of people walked around
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Regulations restrict pot production
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The laws on marijuana are changing. Right now, people who are authorized to use medical marijuana are permitted to do so by one of
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New goal for GHG emissions
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Regional government approved last week a more ambitious target reduction level for its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions after achieving its initial goals. The initial
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Week of Action comes to K-W
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A demonstration was held in Uptown Waterloo earlier this week to protest government changes and funding inadequacies in social assistance programming. The protest was
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$1 milllion donation kick-starts new start-up fund
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The Wilfrid Laurier University School of Business and Economics got a $1 million boost on Tuesday to help fund student entrepreneurship. The donation, made
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Province seeks feedback on specialization
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A paper leaked in early September revealed potential intentions by the Ontario government for universities and colleges to differentiate among themselves and to specialize
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Gang program to be shut down
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A regional pilot program targeted at youth gang prevention will be unable to continue its program past this year due to an inability to
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Homecoming crowd stays peaceful
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The streets were filled with purple and gold this weekend, as Sept. 28 marked Wilfrid Laurier University’s (WLU) annual Homecoming festivities. Laurier is often
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Ethel’s owner might make bid for recently closed Boathouse
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Kitchener-based music venue, The Boathouse, was closed up earlier this month after the City of Kitchener found that its previous owner, Kevin Doyle, was
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University: ‘there’s still plent of parking available’
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Complaints about parking availability are about as common to hear as frustration with lack of study space and general campus overcrowding. However, while it
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