public safety
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Laurier hosts provincial pop-up rapid antigen test distribution
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Wilfrid Laurier University and many other universities across Ontario have been hosting pop-up rapid antigen test distributions on campus. With limited PCR testing available and the highly transmissible Omicron variant continuing to spread, rapid antigen tests are helping individuals who have either been exposed to someone with COVID-19 or are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms receive quick…
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Is Québec’s unvaccinated fine a mistake?
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The government of Quebec has announced that it will place a financial penalty, in the form of a fine, on residents who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine. Justification was found by claiming those who refused the vaccine are too burdensome for an overwhelmed healthcare system. Premier Francois Legault believes that this sacrifice (if we can use…
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Strangulation law in Ontario targets domestic violence in Waterloo region
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In 2019, strangulation was added as a separate offense under the Criminal Code and there have been over 200 strangulation-related charges in Waterloo region since then. This year has had an increase of cases with 120 laid, 10 of those being in November. Sergeant Jamie Brosseau, who is in charge of the Waterloo region police’s…
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Astroworld: a preventable horror
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Far too often at music festivals, thrill turns into disaster. This was the case at rapper Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival on Nov. 5, where a massive crowd surge left ten people dead, including a nine-year-old boy, and hundreds reportedly injured. Scott was performing to a sold-out NRG Park stadium complex in Houston, Texas. Once he…
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Noam Chomsky makes comments about people who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19
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World-renowned linguist and political commentator Noam Chomsky received significant media attention following his comments about people who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine. Chomsky claimed that voluntary isolation should be expected of people who refuse to be vaccinated, as they pose a potential harm to society. He was hesitant to claim enforcement would be necessary but acknowledged…
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COVID-19 update Waterloo Region and the politicization of vaccines and vaccine mandates
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As of Monday Nov. 1, there were 49 new cases of COVID-19 logged by health officials since Friday in Waterloo region, bringing the active number of cases to 140. There are currently seven outbreaks and 15 residents hospitalized for COVID-19 related reasons. No new deaths were reported in the region. 91.02 per cent of eligible…
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Eight new COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday, October 26
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Health officials logged eight cases in Waterloo region on Tuesday, Oct. 26th, bringing the total number of active cases to 100 in the region. There are currently four outbreaks and 12 hospitalizations. 50 cases were recorded over the weekend and the region’s total number of cases since the pandemic began surpassed 20,000. Province-wide, Tuesday marked…
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‘After the Pandemic’ conference series, run by Laurier’s International Centre for Economic Analysis, starts Friday
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Laurier’s International Centre for Economic Analysis (ICEA) is hosting a series of conferences on the topic of life after the COVID-19 pandemic. The first of these will be this Friday, Oct. 29. ICEA is a non-profit organization meant to bring together researchers to share ideas with each other. “It’s dedicated to developing links between people…
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Total of 107 active COVID-19 cases and 302 total number of recorded COVID-19 related deaths as of Tuesday, Oct. 19
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As of Tuesday, Oct. 19, eight new COVID-19 cases were logged by health officials in Waterloo Region, bringing the total number of active cases to 107. Two deaths were also logged bringing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 302. There are currently four outbreaks in the region and six people are hospitalized for…
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11 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo Region as of October 4
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As of Monday, Oct. 4, 11 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Waterloo Region. In addition, the number of active cases decreased by four to 176. There are currently six active outbreaks in the region. Some of the cases reported so far this month have been located within public schools. Ontario logged 511 new cases…
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