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University of Waterloo stabber's COVID-19 isolation may have worsened mental state, sentencing court told | CBC News

University of Waterloo stabber’s COVID-19 isolation may have worsened mental state, sentencing court told | CBC News

Defence lawyers at the sentencing hearing for the former student who went on a stabbing rampage in June 2023 at the University of Waterloo are asking the judge to consider his mental state. A psychologist presented a report on Geovanny Villalba Aleman to the Kitchener, Ont., court that says he had a poor sense of self-worth and found social interactions to be stressful.

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

March 16, 2026

Hamilton man charged with manslaughter in death of his elderly mother: police

HAMILTON — Police say they have charged a Hamilton man…

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Health, Ontario/Quebec, Social

March 16, 2026

Liam Casey

Preventable cold-related deaths take toll on Ontario’s homeless population, hospital staff

TORONTO — Seven times over the past two winters, doctors,…

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Health, Ontario/Quebec, Social

March 16, 2026

Liam Casey

Preventable cold-related deaths take toll on Ontario’s homeless population, hospital staff

TORONTO — Seven times over the past two winters, doctors,…

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Health, Ontario/Quebec, Social

March 16, 2026

Liam Casey

Preventable cold-related deaths take toll on Ontario’s homeless population, hospital staff

TORONTO — Seven times over the past two winters, doctors,…

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Business, Construction, Real Estate

March 16, 2026

Sammy Hudes

CMHC reports February housing starts up 4.5 per cent from January

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of…

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Business, Construction, Real Estate

March 16, 2026

Sammy Hudes

CMHC reports February housing starts up 4.5 per cent from January

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of…

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Business, Construction, Real Estate

March 16, 2026

Sammy Hudes

CMHC reports February housing starts up 4.5 per cent from January

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

March 16, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Umar Zameer’s lawyer expresses ‘serious misgivings’ about report into police conduct

TORONTO — The lawyer representing Umar Zameer, a man cleared…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

March 16, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Umar Zameer’s lawyer expresses ‘serious misgivings’ about report into police conduct

TORONTO — The lawyer representing Umar Zameer, a man cleared…

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