Police have arrested a university student in what they call a “hate-motived” stabbing that took place inside Hagey Hall at the University of Waterloo on June 28. Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) announced in a press release on June 29, that they have arrested a 24-year-old international student, who studied at the university at some…

A study by the University of Waterloo suggests that Canada’s carbon pricing scheme is creating large financial risks, especially for the resource sector. The study, titled Carbon Costs and Credit Risk in a Resource-Based Economy: Carbon Cost Impact on the Z-Score of Canadian TSX 260 Companies and recently published in the Journal of Management and…

The University of Waterloo will distance itself from Chinese tech giant Huawei after its contract runs out this year to “safeguard scientific research” at the school, the university’s Vice-President for Research Charmaine Dean said. Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has warned Canadian academic institutions that research partnerships can be vehicles for espionage; they can compromise…

The University of Waterloo is reinstating a mask requirement for classes, saying Tuesday that it was making the move to avoid potential disruption to the exam season as cases of respiratory illnesses rise. The southern Ontario university said masks will be required starting Wednesday in lectures, seminars, labs, tests, exams and all other forms of…

Ontario’s University of Waterloo has terminated 49 staff members over the school’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccine requirement. The majority of these staff members are non-faculty members, a spokesperson from the school told CTV News. “We have an obligation under the Health and Safety Act to protect our employees, and the employees have the obligation to comply,”…