COVID-19 cases begin to decline after Ontario implements vaccine passports
Photo by Darien Funk Since the launch of Ontario’s vaccine passport system on Wednesday, Sept 22, COVID-19 cases have declined Ontario officially reported 640 new...
Waterloo Regional police will be enforcing a noise provision bylaw this homecoming weekend
Photo by Darien Funk The Waterloo City Council has announced that they will be implementing a noise provision bylaw for this Homecoming weekend from Sept 24 to Sept 26 The...
COVID-19 safety protocols limit student social interaction while living in residence
Photo by Darien Funk The 2021-2022 academic school year is officially underway as students delve into their first couple of weeks of classes and adjust to a partially reopened...
Should vaccine passports be implemented in Ontario? I don’t think so.
Contributed image After much public debate, the government of Ontario has decided to implement a vaccine passport that will be required in select settings The list of affected...
30 more active COVID cases reported by Waterloo Region Public Health on Tuesday
An additional 30 cases of COVID-19 were reported by Waterloo Region Public Health officials on Tuesday Currently, there are 347 active cases in the region There was one death...
Trinity Bible Chapel breaks COVID-19 rules
Contributed image Trinity Bible Chapel in Waterloo has faced backlash from the local community for continuing to host in-person church services despite Ontario’s...
How excited should we really be about a nationally available vaccine?
Contributed image For months, Canadian citizens have been hoping and praying for a nationally accessible vaccine for COVID-19 But even after all those months, we still have no...
Dos and don’ts of COVID testing
Photo by Alyssa Di Sabatino Ontario recorded 700 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday after 41,100 tests were processed, marking the highest single-day increase of daily infections...
Fighting flu season during the COVID-19 pandemic
File photo Amidst a global pandemic, we must not forget about the other illnesses, diseases and viruses that threaten the health of individuals and the larger...
Why kids are going back to school but university students aren’t
Photo by Mackenzie Schuler Primary and secondary schools are opening across Canada, yet many post-secondary institutions, including Laurier, aren’t For a while, I couldn’t...