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Student nutrition program struggling to feed Waterloo region children
Nutrition for Learning has been providing student nutrition programs in schools across Waterloo region in a way that is accessible and not stigmatizing for children in need. The organization will not be able to meet all the local need for the first time in 30 years.
'We give up': Illegal magic mushroom chain FunGuyz closes all 30 Canadian locations
FunGuyz has closed all of its locations across Canada after hundreds of police raids made it impossible to carry on with business as usual.
Canada Post strike could lead to sharp drop in donations for local charities
Charities in Waterloo region are concerned about the impact the Canada Post strike will have on mail-in donations during this holiday season.
Local advocate wants to change the tax code to help Canadians with disabilities save money
Currently, Canadians who access disability services in-person do not have to pay taxes, but the tax code has not yet been updated to consider virtual support services. A Waterloo-based advocate is hoping to change that.
EV project aims to help Indigenous people in Waterloo region travel to ceremonies, events
Indigenous people who have to travel to take part in traditional ceremonies may face transportation barriers. Madison Green wants to find a solution for people in and around Waterloo region.
'Violence is not good for any reason,' University of Waterloo stabber says in apology at sentencing
The former student who pleaded guilty in the 2023 stabbing rampage at the University of Waterloo told his sentencing hearing Friday he apologizes to "anyone who might be affected" by his actions. Geovanny Villalba Aleman, 25, spoke on the fifth and final day of proceedings in Kitchener, Ont. He'll learn his fate in January.
Crown details prison terms sought for University of Waterloo stabber if actions ruled hate, terror
Crown lawyers at the sentencing for the former student who pleaded guilty in the 2023 non-fatal stabbings in a University of Waterloo gender-studies class are asking for him to receive nine to 16 years in prison, hinging on whether the judge overseeing the hearing in Kitchener, Ont., determines if his actions amounted to terrorism.
University of Waterloo stabber's COVID-19 isolation may have worsened his mental state, sentencing court told
Defence lawyers at the sentencing hearing for the former student who went on a stabbing rampage in June 2023 at the University of Waterloo are asking the judge to consider his mental state. A psychologist presented a report on Geovanny Villalba Aleman to the Kitchener, Ont., court that says he had a poor sense of self-worth and found social interactions to be stressful.
Ex-student attacked University of Waterloo gender-studies class to 'instil fear,' sentencing hearing told
Federal prosecutors at the sentencing hearing of a former student who went on a stabbing rampage at the University of Waterloo in southern Ontario last year told court on Tuesday that his actions were ideologically motivated.
Instructor, students share physical and emotional pain at sentencing for University of Waterloo stabber
The associate professor and students victimized by a former student in a stabbing rampage last summer at the University of Waterloo told his sentencing hearing about the nightmares, and physical and emotional scars they've been living with since the June 2023 attack in a gender-studies class. The week-long hearing for Geovanny Villalba Aleman began Monday.