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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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Turning up the heat on learning about how female bodies deal with higher temperatures | CBC Radio
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September 14, 2024

Turning up the heat on learning about how female bodies deal with higher temperatures | CBC Radio

As our world heats up, endocrinologists and researchers say there’s…

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She was killed while rollerblading in Gaza. Her father hopes she'll be the last child killed in the war | CBC News
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September 14, 2024

She was killed while rollerblading in Gaza. Her father hopes she’ll be the last child killed in the war | CBC News

A photo of Tala Abu Ajwa wrapped in a white…

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How this grandfather-grandson duo ended up in the same university class | CBC News
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September 14, 2024

How this grandfather-grandson duo ended up in the same university class | CBC News

Doug Manning and Sam Cooper knew they both planned to…

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Cabinet minister tells Liberals to 'change their attitude' as MPs return to Commons | CBC News
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September 14, 2024

Cabinet minister tells Liberals to ‘change their attitude’ as MPs return to Commons | CBC News

A cabinet minister who serves as the federal Liberals’ national…

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Vancouver Island is shaping into a Conservative-NDP battleground in the next federal election | CBC News
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September 14, 2024

Vancouver Island is shaping into a Conservative-NDP battleground in the next federal election | CBC News

When the next federal election rolls around, five of the…

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FIRST PERSON | For a lot of people, being trans is a journey. For me, it's reached a specific end | CBC News
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September 14, 2024

FIRST PERSON | For a lot of people, being trans is a journey. For me, it’s reached a specific end | CBC News

Noah Yang’s identity as a transgender man is now a…

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Canada tried to copy New Zealand's gun buyback program — what went wrong? | CBC News
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September 14, 2024

Canada tried to copy New Zealand’s gun buyback program — what went wrong? | CBC News

The Canadian government sought to follow New Zealand’s lead in…

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How redefining 'normal' iron levels could help women's health | CBC News
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September 14, 2024

How redefining ‘normal’ iron levels could help women’s health | CBC News

Doctors call iron deficiency a largely hidden problem that often…

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This boy was killed crossing a highway. His family wants Quebec's school bus rules to change | CBC News
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September 14, 2024

This boy was killed crossing a highway. His family wants Quebec’s school bus rules to change | CBC News

Quebecer Nathan Macameau was hit by a car moments after…

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