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All that glitters is microplastics this New Year’s Eve, Waterloo researcher warns

As the new year approaches, it’s worth considering the prevalence of glitter in our celebratory festivities. Glitter can be found…

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University of Waterloo stabber apologizes at sentencing hearing, saying ‘violence is not good for any reason’

The former student who pleaded guilty in the 2023 stabbing rampage in a University of Waterloo gender-studies class in 2023 told his…

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Canada

University of Waterloo stabber’s COVID-19 isolation may have worsened his mental state, sentencing court told

Defence lawyers in the sentencing hearing for the former student who went on a stabbing rampage at the University of Waterloo last…

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Canada

Ex-student attacked University of Waterloo gender-studies class to ‘instil fear,’ sentencing hearing told

WARNING: This story contains disturbing details. Federal prosecutors at the sentencing hearing of a former student who went on a…

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Canada

Waterloo region has highest rate of police-reported hate crimes in Canada. What police, advocates are saying

New Statistics Canada data indicates Waterloo region in southern Ontario had the highest rate of police-reported hate crimes in the country…

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Canada

University of Waterloo student is 1st recipient of scholarship honouring slain Owen Sound restaurateur

The sudden, violent death of Sharif Rahman — owner of The Curry House restaurant and a dedicated community member — rocked people…

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Canada

Waterloo region organizations hungry for donations to help feed kids

A Waterloo region charity that provides food to school children in need says it’s hungry for donations as kids prepare to return to…

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Canada

Will we ever be able to drink water from the moon? This Waterloo company thinks so

A Waterloo, Ont., water purifying company is inventing a way to extract and purify water on the moon. The Canadian Space…

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Canada

University of Waterloo encampment set to end Sunday after 8-week protest

Following eight weeks of protests on the University of Waterloo campus, members of Occupy UWaterloo informed the school they will be voluntarily…

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Business

Waterloo software firm OpenText cuts 1,200 jobs as part of business optimization plan

OpenText Corp.’s chief executive says the company plans to shed about 1,200 roles as part of a business optimization plan.…

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