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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.”

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Education, Featured, Ontario/Quebec, Social

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Featured, Star

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Justice, National, Ontario/Quebec

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Sports

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Stronach's lawyer accuses sex assault complainant of having a 'tendency to lie'
Star

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Stronach’s lawyer accuses sex assault complainant of having a ‘tendency to lie’

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Manager of Edmonton assisted living service defrauded mentally ill man of more than $73K: docs
Star

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