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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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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

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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

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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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Justice, National, Ontario/Quebec

January 21, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Lawyers for man accused in Ryan Wedding case argue he’s not a flight risk

TORONTO — An Ontario man accused of laundering hundreds of…

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Automotive, Business, Manufacturing, National, Ontario/Quebec

January 21, 2026

Allison Jones and Liam Casey

Doug Ford calls for boycott of Chinese EVs that will enter Canada under Carney deal

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Canadians…

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