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Charlie Kirk, Trump’s ally was assassinated on Wednesday at Utah University
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Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist, media personality and the co-founder of Turning Point USA organisation was shot dead at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. The rally was Kirk’s conservative political college appearance in a series of events that took place from Colorado to Virginia and was called “The American Comeback Tour”. Kirk, 31 was…
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News Review: The top five stories from this semester
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Lindsay Shepherd Controversy surrounding a Laurier teaching assistant, Lindsay Shepherd, has enveloped the Laurier campus for the past month. The controversy stems from Shepherd’s decision to show a Jordan Peterson debate on gender pronouns in her first-year tutorial. When concerns were raised, Shepherd was pulled into a meeting with three individuals from Laurier who condemned…
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New funding given to universities works to alleviate mental health and addictions
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New funding has been granted to a local organization that will use it to bolster surrounding universities’ mental health services. The funding was dispersed by the Local Health Integration Network of Waterloo Wellington (LHIN) to several local organizations, including the Canadian Mental Health Association of Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW), who will use that funding…
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