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Fighting flu season during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Amidst a global pandemic, we must not forget about the other illnesses, diseases and viruses that threaten the health of individuals and the larger…
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Why we party (and why it’s dangerous)
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At a certain age, the excitement around throwing house parties simply loses its novelty. At twenty-one — although premature this conclusion — I think…
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Why kids are going back to school but university students aren’t
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Primary and secondary schools are opening across Canada, yet many post-secondary institutions, including Laurier, aren’t. For a while, I couldn’t see the reasoning behind…
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COVID-19: A summary of major Canadian and local news
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, more extensive measures have been put in place to protect the health and safety of Canadians and…
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Many of us are not responding to the coronavirus as we should
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The explosion of COVID-19 has induced panic buying amongst Canadian consumers, creating shortages of in-demand items like hand sanitizer, N95 masks and toilet paper.…
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Editorial: The actions of a few are threatening the lives of many
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We are in the midst of a global pandemic. Those are words that I never imagined myself writing in any context other than a…
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The vices with vaping: A dangerous habit that’s taking over teen and young adult culture
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“Kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray.” I remember this poster hanging up in my high school health classroom. If you smoke, no…
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Study shows that KW-Cambridge the least safe place for women to live
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Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge have been named as one of the least safe metro areas for women in Canada, according to a study published…
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Region cautions students over rising rates of sexually transmitted infections
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Sexually transmitted infections, notably chlamydia and gonorrhoea, have had an increasingly widespread presence in Kitchener-Waterloo over the past several years. This rise in cases…
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