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WILMOT RESIDENTS FIGHT FOR FARMLAND IN FACE OF POTENTIAL GOVERNMENT EXPROPRIATION
In March 2024, some farmers in the Wilmot Township received notices on behalf of the Region of Waterloo asking them to sell their properties. Landowners who live the intersection of […]
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EDITORIAL NOTE: UW’S RESPONSE TO OCCUPY UW IS DISRESPECTFUL TO THE STUDENTS AND TO THE COMMUNITY
On the morning of June 25, 2024, The University of Waterloo administration started legal proceedings to seek an injunction against the on-campus encampment, Gaza House, which began on May 13. […]
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KW FAMOUS HOSTS VINTAGE FEST, BRINGS “UNLIMITED NOSTALGIA” TO REGION
From May 12 to May 20, Vintage Fest 2024 was hosted by KWFamous at Market Road Antiques’ parking lot. In the style of Coachella with a KW Region twist, Vintage […]
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OHC REPORT FINDS PATIENTS OVERCHARGED BY THOUSANDS
On Apr. 16, 2024 the Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) released their report, Illegal, Unlawful and Unethical: Case Studies of Patients Charged for Medical Care in Ontario’s Private Clinics. This report […]
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SHORE CENTRE OPENS GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE CLINIC AT WATERLOO LOCATION
The SHORE Centre will host a soft launch for a limited number of patients for gender-affirming care on Apr. 29 at 50 Westmount Road North. The center’s mission is to […]
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State and State Violence (“Panel”)
On Mar. 15, FightBack KW hosted a panel about law vs. Justice, where panelists spoke on state-sanctioned violence in our communities. Wren Wombell, Cait Glasson, Kamil Ahmed and Julian Ichim […]
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STUDENTS SHARE STORIES OF ESCALATION OF ANTI-PALESTINIAN RACISM IN SCHOOLS WITH WRDSB
A delegation of Palestinian students and community organization leaders spoke at a WRDSB meeting in February on the escalation of anti-Palestinian racism in schools. Delegates at the meeting asked […]
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KIEFER SNIDER FROM RAINBOW CENTRE SPEAKS ON PROTEST AGAINST HETERODOX ACADEMY
On Mar. 6, 2024, Kiefer Snider, coordinator of the Rainbow Centre, and their team organized a counterprotest to the Heterodox Academy’s visit to the Laurier campus. Heterodox Academy is […]
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UW STUDENTS DEMAND UNIVERSITY SEVER TIES WITH TECHNION
On Mar. 4, University of Waterloo (UW) students interrupted the UW Senate meeting to demand the university sever ties with Technion, an Israeli Institue of Technology. They also demanded an […]
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YWCA REPORT SHOWS HIGH HIDDEN HOMELESSNESS IN CAMBRIDGE
According to Statistics Canada, since 2022, 2.3 per cent of the unsheltered population and 15 per cent of people who experience hidden homelessness are women. Of the 500 shelter beds […]
