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foster resiliency in the face of the stressors that are part of the post-secondary experience." Victim
Lawrence Hong was also granted a posthumous degree in 2015, and memorial scholarships have been established for him and two other victims, Joshua Hunter, and Jordan Segura, in their respective disciplines. Zackariah Rathwell was granted a posthumous degree in 2015 from the Alberta College of Art and Design.
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On April 15, 2015, the university held the UCalgaryStrong
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De Grood was charged with five counts of first-degree murder and was ordered to stand trial on May 29, 2015. He had no previous run-ins with the police. On May 22, he was found mentally fit to stand trial after undergoing a psychiatric assessment. On May 29, 2015, his trial was set to begin on
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The attack occurred at 1:20 a.m. at a house at 11 Butler
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song "Dread and the
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who threatened his life. The NCR order means de Grood will be locked down in a psychiatric facility, and receive periodic reviews that could lead to his release under certain conditions.
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1217:Silver City
1104:(22–23 Jul)
1085:(18–19 Dec)
884:(11–12 Feb)
659:December 9,
567:Calgary Sun
191:Perpetrator
137:Perpetrator
124:Large knife
110:Attack type
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56:51°5′25.4″N
46:Coordinates
1541:Categories
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1233:Sacramento
1051:Isla Vista
782:October 1,
577:August 22,
527:August 22,
475:August 22,
290:References
236:werewolves
91:2014-04-15
1289:St. Cloud
1273:Home Hill
1035:Guangzhou
204:Inspector
148:Brentwood
102:UTC−06:00
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1450:Kawasaki
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548:630 CHED
521:CTV News
496:CBC News
450:CBC News
430:CBC News
407:CBC News
312:NBC News
273:See also
240:vampires
212:Megadeth
208:Facebook
166:Stabbing
40:, Canada
29:Location
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936:Etajima
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200:Safeway
179:Victims
156:Alberta
152:Calgary
121:Weapons
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34:Calgary
1083:Cairns
175:unit.
129:Deaths
1528:2020s
1380:Turku
1185:Thane
1442:2019
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784:2019
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