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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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Sports

January 22, 2026

Joshua Clipperton

‘It’s going to be … loud’: Maple Leafs ready for Marner’s return to Toronto

TORONTO — Mitch Marner heard boos from the Maple Leafs’…

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Iranian Canadians suing B.C. currency exchange they allege owes them thousands
Star

January 22, 2026

Iranian Canadians suing B.C. currency exchange they allege owes them thousands

A B.C. currency exchange specializing in transfers between Canada and…

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From Alberta to the Maritimes, Canada faces a wind-chilled deep freeze this weekend
Star

January 22, 2026

From Alberta to the Maritimes, Canada faces a wind-chilled deep freeze this weekend

“Cold” might be a bit of an understatement when it…

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Manitoba man hopes father will be among prisoners released in Venezuela
Star

January 22, 2026

Manitoba man hopes father will be among prisoners released in Venezuela

The son of a southern Manitoba man who has been…

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Business, Construction, Justice, Retail

January 22, 2026

Tara Deschamps

Trouble in toyland: Toys ‘R’ Us Canada facing suits seeking millions in unpaid rent

TORONTO — Toys “R” Us Canada is facing at least…

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'Generational' winter storm set to hit U.S. Here's why it's so significant — and dangerous
Star

January 22, 2026

‘Generational’ winter storm set to hit U.S. Here’s why it’s so significant — and dangerous

A major storm system is set to bring “potentially catastrophic”…

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Education, Health, Ontario/Quebec

January 21, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Parents of Ontario boy with autism fatally hit by bus call for more special needs resources

TORONTO — Max Simao had three loves in his life,…

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Business, Construction, Real Estate

January 21, 2026

Sammy Hudes

New condo sales in Greater Toronto Hamilton Area plunge to lowest level since 1991

TORONTO — Sales of newly completed condominiums in the Greater…

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National, Politics

January 21, 2026

Kelly Geraldine Malone

Trump says Carney is not ‘grateful’ in Davos speech

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Mark…

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