Take Back the Night marchers challenge gendered violence
“Tri-Cities Unite! Take back the night!, ” rang the voices of over 200 women and frans-people as they marched through the streets of Kitchener-Waterloo on Sept 26 for the...
Motorola sets up shop in Kitchener-Waterloo
Mere days had passed since BlackBerry Ltd announced mass layoffs when Google-owned Motorola Mobil declared that they would be opening up a new engineering office in the...
Panel challenges education system
Steve Paikin, known best for his popular talk show, The Agenda, paid a visit to Waterloo’s Perimeter Institute for a special filming The episode was a part of the...
Sexual assault a prevailing issue around university campuses
A recent sexual assault near Wilfrid Laurier’s campus is an unsettling reminder that gendered violence continues to be a prevalent issue in not just the Waterloo Region, but...
K-W in brief
UW gets contract Public Works and Government Services Canada has awarded a contract to the University of Waterloo to evaluate rail crossing safety The study, which has been...
Braid appointed to secretary post
Peter Braid, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Waterloo, has been appointed as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of infrastructure and communities, the Honourable Denis...
‘A thriving tech community’
Twitter’s co-founder, Jack Dorsey, has decided to bring his technological innovations to the Kitchener-Waterloo region Dorsey visited the University of Waterloo on...
First look at mind-control technology
It’s not every day that you get to see the inner workings of the brain of Canada’s representative to the Queen But that’s exactly what happened yesterday at the...
BlackBerry could be sold for $4.7 billion to largest shareholder
After a weekend of job cut reports and a delayed BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) roll out for iPhone and Android, Waterloo-based smartphone operator BlackBerry signed a letter of...
Homeless shelter demand rises in Waterloo Region
As the warmth of summer starts to fade and autumn quickly approaches, we begin to turn on our heaters and gear up in hats and mittens For most people, this is something taken...