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University of Waterloo economics professor Joel Blit joins Global’s Antony Robart to discuss the benefits and pitfalls of artificial intelligence, and why its architects have been named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year.  

Prime Minister Mark Carney marked his attendance at ‘Canada’s Greatest Bavarian Festival,’ Kitchener-Waterloo’s Oktoberfest Friday. Carney participated in keg-tapping and opened the beer barrel for attendees and participants after shouting, “Keg tapping time!” when asked, “What time is it?”

University of Waterloo’s Managing Director of Climate Science Anabela Bonada, joined Global’s Nivrita Ganguly to discuss the key issues in focus at this year’s COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to charge $100,000 for H-1B visa applications has sent shockwaves throughout the tech industry, but it could also be a blessing in disguise for Canada. David Akin explains how Trump’s move has some University of Waterloo students rethinking their future.

A second arrest has been made in connection with an assault on two people in Cobourg in mid-July. Police say on the morning of July 15, two men wearing face masks attacked two people in a tent using baseball bats and bear spray. The incident took place in a wooded area near Fisher and Kerr...

On Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced an investment of over $12.4 million for the Skills Development Fund to help train more than 50,000 workers and students for “in-demand” careers across Waterloo Region and the surrounding areas.

BlackBerry’s profit and sales exceeded estimates thanks to higher demand for its QNX automotive software. The Waterloo-based company’s bottom line is poised to benefit from a rise in cybercrimes and hacks which have spurred companies to invest heavily in cybersecurity. Anne Gaviola has this story and more in Business Matters for June 25, 2025.

A significant moment for labour rights in Canada’s coffee industry as workers at 5 Starbucks locations in Ontario, including Toronto, Ajax, and Kitchener-Waterloo, have ratified their first collective agreements. The move signals growing momentum for unionization efforts in the private sector. Former MP and TMU Labour Relations Fellow Peggy Nash joins Jaden Lee-Lincoln to break...

As Catherine McDonald reports, an Ecuadorian man who went on a stabbing spree inside a University of Waterloo gender studies class, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after a judge ruled that Geovanny Villalba-Aleman was motivated by hate against the LGBTQ2+ community.

Two men from Toronto are facing charges in connection to a scam of allegedly placing fraudulent barcode stickers on top of barcodes for meat at grocery stores in Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo. Police released a video that showed several instances of the men picking up meat and fidgeting with it before returning it to the...

In the midst of the 2024 holiday season, Global News talks to Dr. Kaley Leonard from the University of Waterloo’s Christmas Tree Lab about the pros and cons of real and artificial Christmas trees, including the environmental impacts.

UPS and Purolator have announced they are temporarily pausing shipments from some courier companies as they work to catch up to a backlog of deliveries brought on by the Canada Post strike. University of Waterloo Professor, Jim Bookbinder discusses what that means for consumers and small businesses in the final few weeks before Christmas.

Three men facing charges after Waterloo Police bust a so-called chop shop we’ll explain. Peel Regional Police investigating a deadly shooting in Brampton all caught on camera. And, the Premier pledges tougher legislation to deal with homeless encampments.

As Catherine McDonald reports, the crown said if the judge rejects the federal crown’s arguments that it was an act of terror, the judge should impose a 13-year sentence if she rules the crime was hate-motivated.

Federal prosecutors argued Tuesday that the man who stabbed four people inside a gender studies class at the University of Waterloo in June 2023 carried out a terrorist activity. Catherine McDonald reports.

The psychologist testified it’s possible the international student suffered a psychotic break when he walked into a gender studies class at the University of Waterloo and stabbed four people. Catherine McDonald reports.

Liberal MP for Waterloo Bardish Chagger has been named the new government House leader, replacing veteran MP Dominic LeBlanc. Speaking to reporters Friday, Chagger said she’s looking forward to an “open” and “optimistic” government.

A new report funded by the Heart & Stroke Foundation, in collaboration with the University of Waterloo, examines the health impacts of food advertising on children. Global News Morning speaks with the author of that report, University of Waterloo Professor Leia Minaker, about the findings and the appeal to the federal government to step in...

Siham Ibrahim, a personal support worker from Chartwell Elmira, received Waterloo Region’s first COVID-19 vaccine at Grand River Hospital in Kitchener on Tuesday.

Bessma Momani, professor at the University of Waterloo who specializes in Middle East politics and economics, tells Mercedes Stephenson on The West Block she would expect a G7 country like Canada to come up with more than $5 million in humanitarian assistance for Beirut in the wake of the explosion.