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Laurier alumnus Tim Fox is helping launch the fourth annual “A Brush of Hope” fundraiser for the Kidney Foundation of Canada. The fundraiser calls for celebrities around the country to create paintings to be showcased and then sold on ebay with proceeds supporting the Kidney Foundation. “In that first year we had a lot of…

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On Nov. 9, Engineers Without Borders held an all-party forum at the University of Waterloo addressing Canada’s role in the international community. Peter Braid of the Conservative Party Kitchener-Waterloo (KW), Cathy MacLellan of the Green Party of Canada KW, Andrew Telegdi of the Liberal Party KW and Peter Thurley of the New Democrats Kitchener-Centre each…

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Campus Activities Conference held at WLU ONTARIO— From Nov. 4 to 7 Wilfrid Laurier University hosted the regional Canadian Organization of Campus Activities Conference. Attendees included Laurier students, associates of supporting companies as well as students from other universities and colleges in Ontario and Quebec. “The idea of the conference was to bring all these…

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With the United Nation’s Climate Change Conference only six weeks away, Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada, addressed a crowd at the University of Waterloo on Saturday about the importance of Canada taking action. The Copenhagen conference marks the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP) in the UN Framework Convention on Climate…

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Stem cell research funded The Ontario government has invested $10 million in support of a global stem cell research project to assist in developing treatments for major health conditions. The project is being led by Janet Rossant from the University of Toronto, and involves SickKids hospital and a team of 30 world-renowned stem cell researchers.…

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On Nov. 2, CUPE 3906 Unit 1 representing teaching assistants (TAs) and research assistants (RAs) at McMaster University went on strike. “The big issues at the moment are getting some deficits and benefits funding,” said Derek Sahota, a masters of engineering student and member of the Unit 1 bargaining team. Three other issues the union…

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MONTREAL (CUP) – Health Canada approved the H1N1 vaccine earlier this month, and is administration is slowly underway. Because the shots are being administered by the provincial health authorities, how quickly members of the public can get the vaccine varies from province to province. While Health Canada has said the vaccine is safe, a large…

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BURNABY, B.C. (CUP) – A group of streakers stormed a crowded Simon Fraser University quad last week to protest cuts in funding to post-secondary education. Standing in their underwear, a group of five streakers were accompanied by several clothed volunteers who held up signs and handed out pamphlets to raise awareness about provincial funding cuts.…

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TORONTO (CUP) – More than 1,000 people marched silently past Ryerson University last Sunday night in honour of Christopher Skinner, a graduate of the school who was killed on Oct. 18 after being beaten by a group of men. With candles in hand, they headed to the spot near Victoria and Adelaide streets in Toronto…

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WLU murderer pleas guilt ONTARIO- On Oct. 21 Emrah Bulatci attempted to plead guilty after admitting that he murdered Chris Worden, an RCMP officer and a former co-captain of the Laurier football team who was killed on Oct. 6, 2007. Bulatci stood in front of the jury and tried to display his guilt, even though…

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