After Cole Starkman was sent home from Wilfrid Laurier University in March, he knew he didn't want to just sit idle all summer during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Both schools are expected to offer most courses online this fall.

The University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo each lost two PhD students in the Iran plane crash on Jan. 8.

Longtime Wilfrid Laurier University professor Barry Kay died early Friday morning.

The unsanctioned street party on Ezra Avenue during Wilfrid Laurier cost Waterloo Regional Police a total of $180,000.

“We believe the diminishing numbers can be attributed to a number of initiatives by Waterloo Regional Police and our community partners,” police spokesperson Cherri Greeno told Global News.

“We can say with a fair amount of confidence that the crowds were significantly lower than last year,” a Waterloo Regional Police spokesperson told Global News.

Waterloo Regional Police are investigating the hacking of a company’s web site which rents accommodations to students in the city.

Waterloo Regional Police said they had laid 135 charges over the second week of the campaign, which kicked off on Aug. 27.

A 17-year-old has been charged with arson, damage to property and one count of mischief under $5,000, police say.