Globe and Mail
Probe under way into firing of infectious disease scientists at top-secret Winnipeg lab
The man who stabbed three people at the University of Waterloo was motivated by hate and broadly targeted the LGBTQ community, Waterloo police say. Geovanny Villalba-Aleman, 24, faces multiple assault and weapons charges.
National Post
University of Waterloo emergency alert system delayed during stabbing
The university’s vice-president says the emergency system did not activate as quickly as expected, despite being tested earlier that day.
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CapU students head back to class as striking workers enter mediation
MoveUP local 378, the union representing about 350 striking workers, said Wednesday it was heading to mediation with the college, and was offering a “picket pass” to faculty and students.
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