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How to stay fashionable in the summer heat
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Summer is a time of colour, adventure, fun and more importantly, taking chances. In the eyes of Holt Renfrew fashion coordinator Mackenzie Yeates, summer fashion is always fun to work with because of the creative freedom it can give. “Summer fashion has a certain ease and comfort to it that allows for a lot of…
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Open Cord: Most hated viral video
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Question: Last week we talked about our favourite viral videos but let’s face it, some of them can be downright enraging. Which “funny” viral video managed to do nothing but piss you off? Marissa Evans, Lead Reporter I’m not sure if this is considered a “viral video” and I don’t even remember the name of…
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Catherine Fife acclaimed as NDP candidate
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After five years, Catherine Fife is getting her second shot at running for MPP of the Kitchener-Waterloo riding. Announced at Thursday night’s K-W NDP nomination meeting, Fife has officially joined the race as the New Democrat candidate for the upcoming provincial byelection. Fife previously ran in the 2007 provincial election but lost to Elizabeth Witmer, the…
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Cord International: Theatre shooting signals larger problem
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Everyone hails that we live in a modern, civilized society; but do we? Early in the morning of July 20, reports began to trickle in regarding a mass shooting late last night that occurred during the premiere of Batman: The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado. So far, 12 victims have been declared dead, and up to…
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K-W Liberals to pick byelection candidate Aug. 9
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The local Liberals will be the last riding association to pick their candidate for the impending Kitchener-Waterloo byelection. It was announced Friday morning that members of the Kitchener-Waterloo Provincial Liberal Association will vote to choose their representative Aug. 9 at Bingeman’s Banquet Hall in Kitchener. By that time, every other major party will have chosen their…
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The Cord on Sports: Sex is our new favourite sport
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Everyone’s favourite closet topic is always sex. And everyone’s favourite time of the year is when the Olympics come around. So why not combine the two? Just recently there has been a frenzy of posts being released by the media talking about how so many Olympic athletes are putting away their training shoes in their spare time in…
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Cord International: A cat runs a city?
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At first, many people were baffled. But then, everyone went, “awww”. A cat — and the unofficial favourite animal of the Internet — is apparently the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, a small town of 900 people. 15 years ago, the residents of the city were dissatisfied with their mayoral candidates and persuaded enough people to elect Stubbs,…
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Cord International: Syria still on International Radar
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Clashes between the Syrian government and the opposition groups almost hit a breaking point on Wednesday as four of Syria’s top officials were killed in an attack at a top-level meeting in Damascus. Among those killed were the defence minister, interior minister and the defence minister’s deputy, Assef Shawkat, who is President Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law.…
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Fife first to declare in NDP nomination race
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Current chairperson and trustee for the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB), Catherine Fife, announced Tuesday morning her desire to seek the New Democratic Party candidate nomination for the Kitchener-Waterloo byelection. Fife is the first to announce her decision to run for the NDP nomination. “This is really exciting for me, there’s so much energy…
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