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Students express frustration over Canvas outage during finals season

Peak Web January 5, 2026

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer From 11:00 p.m. on December 14 to 4:00 a.m. on December 15, 2025, SFU Canvas experienced a service outage that left students unable to upload assignments or access course materials. Students took to the r/simonfraser subreddit to express their frustration and anxiety around the situation, given that the outage occurred during final exams and projects. A user who created a thread on the situation said, “This outage directly affected our ability to study and prepare for exams.” They also stated that the incident is “not something students should just be expected to absorb and move…

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