Articles

Ex-University of Waterloo student sentenced to 11 years in prison for gender-studies class stabbings

Ex-University of Waterloo student sentenced to 11 years in prison for gender-studies class stabbings

A former University of Waterloo, Ont., student who pleaded guilty to stabbing several people in a gender-studies class in 2023 was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison. The judge said Geovanny Villalba-Aleman’s actions were a “particularly grave hate crime,” while the instructor wounded in the attack said “work to cultivate inclusive spaces of belonging continues.”

Read More »
Business, Justice, Retail

March 17, 2025

Hudson’s Bay court hearing wraps without a ruling on liquidation plan

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay spent Monday in court asking for…

Read More >

Justice, National, Politics, Social

March 17, 2025

Court denies certification of $2.5-billion Black civil servants class action lawsuit

OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge on Monday dismissed a…

Read More >

Education, Justice, Ontario/Quebec

March 17, 2025

Brampton, Ont., man suing police after sex assault, exploitation charges stayed

A former principal of a private school in Brampton, Ont.,…

Read More >

Business, Economy, Finance

March 17, 2025

S&P/TSX composite up more than 200 points, U.S. markets also rise

TORONTO — Strength in energy, financials and base metals helped…

Read More >

Business, Economy, Finance

March 17, 2025

S&P/TSX composite up more than 200 points, U.S. markets also rise

TORONTO — Strength in energy, financials and base metals helped…

Read More >

Business, Economy, Finance

March 17, 2025

S&P/TSX composite up more than 200 points, U.S. markets also rise

TORONTO — Strength in energy, financials and base metals helped…

Read More >

Justice, Ontario/Quebec

March 17, 2025

Toronto man charged with crimes allegedly motivated by hatred toward Jewish community

Toronto police say a 32-year-old man has been charged with…

Read More >

Justice, National, Ontario/Quebec, Social

March 17, 2025

Court finds UWaterloo stabbing was a hate crime, not terrorism in sentencing attacker

A mass stabbing at a University of Waterloo gender studies…

Read More >

Environment, National, Politics

March 17, 2025

Poilievre says he’ll repeal carbon price law including for big industrial emitters

L’ORIGNAL, Ont. — A Conservative government would repeal the entire…

Read More >

National, Politics

March 17, 2025

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney to be featured on Canada Post stamp

OTTAWA — Former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be featured…

Read More >

2nd set of remains found at Manitoba landfill confirmed to be Marcedes Myran
Star

March 17, 2025

2nd set of remains found at Manitoba landfill confirmed to be Marcedes Myran

A second set of remains found at a Winnipeg-area landfill…

Read More >

Disaster, Justice, Ontario/Quebec

March 17, 2025

Second child dies after Oshawa, Ont., fire that killed mother and daughter: police

Police say a 12-year-old girl has died after a house…

Read More >

Disaster, Ontario/Quebec

March 17, 2025

Flood warnings issued for parts of central, southwestern Ontario after weekend rain

Flood warnings are in effect across parts of Ontario after…

Read More >

Entertainment

March 17, 2025

American culinary series ‘Top Chef’ comes to Canada amid a simmering trade war

TORONTO — The new season of American competition show “Top…

Read More >

Business, International, Lifestyle, Politics

March 17, 2025

‘Danish Viking blood is boiling.’ Danes boycott US goods with fervor as others in Europe do so too

Ivan Hansen, a retired Danish police officer, loaded up his…

Read More >

Business, Construction, Economy, Real Estate

March 17, 2025

CREA reports home sales fell in February amid tariff uncertainty

OTTAWA — Home sales in February fell to their lowest…

Read More >

Business, Economy, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

March 17, 2025

Toronto’s plan to counter tariffs includes barring U.S. suppliers from some contracts

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the city’s response to steep…

Read More >

Poilievre says he would repeal federal carbon pricing for industrial emissions
Star

March 17, 2025

Poilievre says he would repeal federal carbon pricing for industrial emissions

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a government led by him…

Read More >

Ex-University of Waterloo student sentenced to 11 years in prison for gender-studies class stabbings
Star

March 17, 2025

Ex-University of Waterloo student sentenced to 11 years in prison for gender-studies class stabbings

A former University of Waterloo, Ont., student who pleaded guilty…

Read More >

Sports

March 17, 2025

Berrios named Blue Jays’ opening-day starter for second straight year

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays announced Monday that right-hander…

Read More >

Hair loss drug finasteride can cause debilitating side-effects, men say
Star

March 17, 2025

Hair loss drug finasteride can cause debilitating side-effects, men say

WARNING: This story contains discussion of suicide. Marc Turner’s mother remembers…

Read More >

Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Social

March 17, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Court finds stabbing at UWaterloo was not terrorism but was hate crime

An Ontario court has found that an attack at a…

Read More >

Justice, Lifestyle, Ontario/Quebec

March 17, 2025

Toronto bar ‘heartbroken’ by mass shooting, says it’s co-operating with police

TORONTO — The Toronto bar where 12 people were injured…

Read More >

Entertainment

March 17, 2025

Dina Pugliese rejoins ‘Breakfast Television’ alongside new host Tim Bolen

TORONTO — Longtime former “Breakfast Television” co-host Dina Pugliese is…

Read More >