Ontario recovers after ice storm hits province hard

On Saturday, Dec. 21, most of southwestern Ontario faced an ice storm causing multiple power outages across the province. More than 1,400 workers from various hydro companies pooled together towards restoring power to more than 160,000 HydroOne customers. By Dec.…

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Expositor residence experiences minor fire

Shortly after 10 a.m. this morning, Laurier Brantford’s Expositor residence building experienced a small fire. One student was injured in the incident with second degree burns, and was taken to the hospital. “The university is dealing with the affected students…

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Ontario plans changes to aboriginal justice system

The Ontario government is creating a special advisory group to look at judiciary issues specifically affecting those in the First Nations population. The new group, which will be known as the Aboriginal Justice Advisory Group, is the official response by…

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Errors found in The Great One’s statue

The errors made on the Gretzky monument have left many offended and hoping that the mistake will soon be fixed. The sculpture that sits outside the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre at 254 North Park St. was revealed to have inaccurate…

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Rob Ford has had enough… and gets enough

November 15th, 2013 – TORONTO, ON: Toronto’s Mayor, Rob not only used graphic language but finally cracked and admitted to being “pushed over the line,” while apologizing for his comments towards released police documents. Early Thursday morning, new allegations we’re…

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Ford repents … Kind of.

By Swathy Sooriyakumar, Staff writer and Nathanael Lewis, News Editor November 7th, 2013 – TORONTO, ON: Toronto Mayor, Rob Ford is in the fire again after the release of a video. Not the crack video everyone has been expecting, but another…

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Students in debt, volunteering abroad

  Fresh out of graduation, high school graduates dread the increasing price of tuition. Reality strikes and students currently in post-secondary live off of cheap microwaveable meals in order to balance spending costs – including pricy volunteer trips abroad. At…

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Tackling student debt through looking at the future

  The debt crisis is affecting more than student’s pocketbooks, as deficits grow, health and grades are also at risk of collapsing. With scores of students at Laurier Brantford working full-time jobs, and accessing resources like the campus food bank,…

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Ontario to unite children and the outdoors

The Ontario government encourages kids to get outside and be active with the new Ontario Children’s Outdoor Charter. Ontario is the first province in Canada to develop an outdoor charter for children and youth. Survey results found that 70 per…

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Halloween safety

A gentle breeze rustles as the sun sets; creatures begin lurking in the dark under a pale moonlight. Not a single light can be seen, with the exception of a few flickering jack-o-lanterns. That’s when everyone knows it’s that time…

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Brantford zombies fill downtown core during Thanksgiving weekend

Brantford’s sixth annual Scare in the Square festivities ushered in a new era of fear for the city after playing host to Brantford’s first Zombie Walk. While most Laurier students fled Brantford’s downtown core, heading back to their hometowns for…

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Laurier hosts Fire Safety Week

It’s Fire Prevention Week, and this year’s fire safety campaign aims to get students spreading the word about preventing kitchen fires. “Kitchen fires often occur due to someone leaving the kitchen for only a few minutes,” said Philip Teskey, Laurier’s…

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New legislature bans youth from tanning beds

Ontario moved forward yesterday with the passage of the Skin Cancer Prevention Act, a piece of legislature that put new restrictions on the use of tanning beds. Specifically, the new legislature restricts youth under the age of 18-years-old from using…

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Brantford residents and students hungry for more

With local food banks providing food to over three thousand people on a monthly basis, hunger is a prevailing issue within the Brantford community. One of the most underrepresented groups going hungry within Brantford is the student community. “We want…

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Wayne Gretzky Centre grand opening: a great day for Brantford

Wayne Gretzky, Brantford’s own hockey legend, is now a permanent feature at the Wayne Gretzky Sport Centre. Thousands gathered as the star returned home to mark the grand reopening of the Wayne Gretzky Sport Centre. “This is really something our…

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Flu Season is on its way

With October fast approaching, Brantford and Laurier health centres are preparing for the flu season. “The flu lasts about 7-10 days, it potentially shuts a person down for a week or two,” said Richard Hesch, a public health nurse with…

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Brantford Police crack down on cocaine

Last Thursday, the Brantford Police Street Crime Unit apprehended a suspect on drug related charges. This is yet another investigation into people trafficking cocaine from residences in the City of Brantford. Grupreet Singh Sandhu, 28, was arrested Thursday evening after…

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Brantford Police catch robber

Last Wednesday, a man by the name of Matthew Clifford Marshall, 22, was arrested and charged with robbery involving a firearm on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Police found a modified .22 caliber rifle in his backpack with an abundance of…

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Andrea Horwath visits Brantford; talks student debt

Andrea Horwath, leader of the provincial NDP, met with local supporters last Friday evening at the Blue Dog Café. Horwath, along with Local NDP representatives Alex Felsky and Marc Laferriere, met with supporters to speak one-on-one about their concerns for…

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