Coverage dated June 28, 2023

3 people stabbed in university classroom in Canada

Headline from NBC New York

A student at University of Waterloo told CTV News the attack happened in a gender studies class

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  1. NBC New York

    3 people stabbed in university classroom in Canada (opens NBC New York)

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    A student at University of Waterloo told CTV News the attack happened in a gender studies class

  2. KTVZ Bend

    A professor and 2 students were stabbed during class at Canada’s University of Waterloo, police say. A suspect is in custody (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A professor and two students were stabbed during a gender studies class at the University of Waterloo in Canada on Wednesday, and one person is in custody, authorities said. A male suspect walked into a university lecture classroom and stabbed the three victims with a knif…

  3. WWLP Springfield

    Professor and 2 others stabbed in gender issues class at Canadian university. Suspect is in custody (opens WWLP Springfield)

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    TORONTO (AP) — A professor and two students were stabbed Wednesday during a class on “gender issues” at a university in the Canadian city of Waterloo and a suspect has been taken into custody…

  4. 6ABC Philadelphia

    2 students and a professor stabbed during gender issues class: Police (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    Two students and a university professor were stabbed during a class on gender issues, police said.

  5. Jezebel

    A Man Entered a Gender Studies Class, Asked What It Was About, Then Stabbed 3 People (opens Jezebel)

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    After the University of Waterloo professor said it was a gender studies class, the man shut the door, took out two knives, and attacked the professor.

  6. Anchorage Daily News

    Professor and 2 others stabbed in gender issues class at Canadian university (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    A suspect has been taken into custody. The wounds were non-life threatening, police said, adding the motive for the attack at the University of Waterloo was not immediately clear.

  7. The Guardian

    Canada police arrest man after three stabbed in university gender issues class (opens The Guardian)

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    Professor and two students injured in attack in class on gender issues on Wednesday at University of Waterloo

  8. New York Post

    Canadian university professor and two students stabbed in gender studies class on trans issues (opens New York Post)

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    After confirming it was a gender studies class, “the guy attacked our professor with two very big knives,” a student at the University of Waterloo said.

  9. Los Angeles Times

    Professor, two students stabbed in gender studies class at Canadian university (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A suspect is in custody after a professor and two students were stabbed during a class on gender issues at a university in Waterloo, Canada.

  10. Triblive

    3 people stabbed in Canada university building, police say a person is detained (opens Triblive)

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    TORONTO — Three people were stabbed on Wednesday in a university classroom in the Canadian city of Waterloo and a person has been taken into custody, police said. The extent of the injuries in the attack in the University of Waterloo’s Hagey Hall was not immediately known. The victims were

  11. NBC News

    Professor and 2 students stabbed in gender issues class at Canadian university (opens NBC News)

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    The wounds were non-life threatening, police said, adding that the motive for the attack at the University of Waterloo was not immediately clear. A suspect was taken into custody.

  12. Newsweek

    Three stabbed during Gender Issues class on college campus (opens Newsweek)

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    A professor and two students were transported to hospital after the attack at the University of Waterloo in Canada.

  13. CBS News

    Professor, 2 students stabbed in gender issues class at Canadian university; suspect in custody (opens CBS News)

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    Students who were in the class at the University of Waterloo said the assailant entered the classroom and started stabbing people after speaking with the professor.

  14. New York Times

    3 People Are Stabbed in a University Gender Studies Class in Canada (opens New York Times)

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    A professor and two students at the University of Waterloo were treated for their injuries. A 24-year-old student was charged with assault.

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