Waterloo mayor Dorothy McCabe “surprised” to learn about the WRPS sniper at Ezra Avenue St. Patrick’s Day celebrations

Waterloo Mayor Dorothy McCabe said she was “surprised” to learn about the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) sniper deployed to watch over the Ezra Avenue St. Patrick’s Day celebrations on Saturday, March 14. 

“I was surprised to […]

2026-03-16T17:33:52-04:00March 16, 2026|Campus News, Local News|

Exploring the challenges of finding student housing

In February 2022, after spending their afternoon touring several towering apartment buildings with no luck at finding an apartment, then first-year student Olivia Orlic and her three roommates were on their way to get dinner. Months into their […]

2026-05-19T15:29:34-04:00March 16, 2026|Campus News, Local News|

“My head hurts”: A look at how concussions are treated in university sports

Most athletes from the rugby and football programs were anonymously interviewed for this article.  The names John, Martin, Jayden and Dr. Sarton are pseudonyms.

“I got knee’d in the back of the head during a game,” said […]

2026-03-16T14:56:29-04:00March 16, 2026|Sports & Health|

Waterloo updates nuisance bylaw, issues parking ban ahead of St. Patrick’s Day

The city of Waterloo has updated its nuisance bylaw and will implement a street parking ban ahead of the annual St. Patrick’s Day street party near Ezra Avenue.

The parking ban will be in effect from 12:01 […]

2026-03-11T15:32:35-04:00March 11, 2026|Campus News, Local News|

UW announces triple alumnus Bill Rosehart as new president

The university announced that Bill Rosehart, a triple UW graduate who is currently provost and vice president academic at University of Guelph, has been appointed as the new president and vice chancellor of UW. His five-year term will […]

2026-07-06T15:22:28-04:00March 9, 2026|Campus News, Local News|

Ready to spring forward? How to adjust (and make the most) of the time change

Are you ready to spring forward? Well, ready or not, the clocks sprang forward an hour today, Sunday, March 8. At 2 a.m. clocks reset to 3 a.m. If you’re already missing that extra hour of sleep, you’ll […]

2026-03-08T22:05:49-04:00March 8, 2026|Arts & Life|

Remember when The Clash came to PAC? The concerts, clubs, and culture of UW in the 80s

A chapter of Kitchener-Waterloo (KW)’s history, previously hidden from much of today’s generation, was unveiled at the premiere of Rock This Town: A New Wave on Feb. 26 at Princess Twin Cinemas. The documentary, […]

2026-03-06T17:55:17-05:00March 6, 2026|Arts & Life|
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