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Four people killed in London, Ont. collision in targeted, Islamophobic attack
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Trigger warning: This article contains distressing details regarding Islamophobia and violence that some readers may find disturbing. On the evening of June 6, four members of a London, Ont. family were struck and killed by a vehicle that mounted the curb where they were walking on the sidewalk and collided into them. A 74-year-old woman…
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Unsigned: Laurier community’s fast response to current events
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In the news the past few weeks, there have been many scary examples of intolerance around the world. From Trump’s Muslim ban to the mosque massacre in Quebec City, it’s a scary time for Laurier’s Muslim community. We can’t comment on what other schools did in response to these tragedies, but we were impressed with…
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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 Islamique de Québec. The attack involved several gun shots, killing six men and putting five others in critical condition. The shooting took place in a mosque, where people of Muslim faith…
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ABS hosts on-campus vigil at WLU
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On the evening of Wednesday, October 19, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Association of Black Students held a candlelit vigil to remember those who have died in Haiti and the victims of police brutality in the United States and Canada. The “Don’t Forget Their Names” vigil, which was held in the Quad on the Laurier Waterloo campus,…
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UPDATED: CUPE 926 continues to fight for renewed agreement
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On June 17, Wilfrid Laurier University released an update on the status of negotiations with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 926, which represents all regular workers in Laurier’s department of physical resources. Currently, Laurier and CUPE are in the middle of negotiating the renewal of their collective agreement, which expired last June.…
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Waterloo remembers Orlando at candlelight vigil
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Hundreds gathered late Thursday night for the Waterloo Region Candlelight Vigil for the Orlando Shootings, held in Waterloo Town Square. The event was a response to the mass shooting carried out early Sunday morning, June 12, at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The shooting, carried out on the club’s Latin themed night, resulted in…
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