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Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale, Columbia cancels in-person classes
Several hundred students and pro-Palestinian supporters rally at the intersection in front of Woolsey Hall on the campus of Yale University, in New Haven, Conn. April 22, 2024. (Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP)
opinion
I may have to stop writing plays with Native characters
Drew Hayden Taylor
canada
Suspect charged in mass killing of Sri Lankan family in Ottawa not seeking bail, lawyer says
An Ottawa Police officer enters a home, the scene of a homicide where six people were found dead, in Ottawa, Thursday, March 7, 2024. The 19-year-old charged with killing six people in an<div>Ottawa suburb last week is being held in protective custody, his lawyer said. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld</div>
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Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia, including congresswoman’s daughter
Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Pro-Palestinian organizers as they block a street, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 18, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
canada
At Alberta’s all-female ranch bronc school, the buck starts here
world
Russian missile attack kills at least 17 in Ukraine’s Chernihiv, officials say
An officer of State Emergency Service of Ukraine looks on as rescuers work at the site of a destroyed building during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attacks on Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
lives lived
David Marchiori loved good food, family and sharing the perfect way to cook salmon
David Marchiori
canada
Three teens arrested in alleged high school hockey hazing in Manitoba
The flag of Manitoba flies on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 in Ottawa. Sixteen schoolchildren and one adult are in hospital after a fall at a popular tourist attraction in Winnipeg.. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
world
Wife of ex-Harvard morgue manager pleads guilty to transporting stolen human remains
FILE - Denise Lodge, left, covers her face with a printout of the indictment against her as she walks from the federal courthouse, Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Concord, N.H., following her arrest on charges related to an alleged scheme to steal and sell donated body parts. Lodge, 64, the wife of a former Harvard Medical School morgue manager has pleaded guilty Friday, April 12, 2024, to a federal charge after investigators said she shipped stolen human body parts to buyers. (Steven Porter/The Boston Globe via AP, File)
canada
Graduate teaching assistants go on strike at Western University as exams underway
Students walk by the Social Science Centre at the University of Western Ontario Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. About 2,000 graduate teaching assistants at Western University have gone on strike, as the spring exam season gets underway. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins
canada
Nova Scotia teachers vote in favour of strike mandate as conciliation talks near
A Nova Scotia flag on the grounds of Province House in Halifax on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
canada
Universities ask federal government for additional funding in upcoming budget
Université de Montréal campus is seen Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, in Montreal. Université de Montréal says it has launched an internal investigation after one of its lecturers was filmed appearing to hurl insults during a confrontation linked to the Israel-Hamas war at another university earlier this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
soccer
Herdman happy to be back in B.C. as Toronto FC takes on the Vancouver Whitecaps
Toronto FC's Head Coach John Herdman stands on the touchline MLS action in Toronto against Charlotte FC, on Saturday March 9, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
done deal
Buyer of older Burnaby condo reaps price per square foot bonus
Done Deal, 4373 Halifax St., No. 303, Burnaby, B.C.
canada
University of Winnipeg says some staff, student information stolen in cyberattack
An investigation into a cyberattack that took down the University of Winnipeg's network last week has found personal information from some staff and students was compromised. A man uses a computer keyboard in Toronto in this Sunday, Oct. 9, 2023 photo illustration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
canada
Spring storm hits Eastern Canada, tens of thousands without power in Quebec, Ontario
People make their way through a heavy snowfall in Ottawa on Thursday, April 4, 2024. A spring storm sweeping through Quebec and Ontario has left tens of thousands in the dark as the significant system rolled through on Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
world
Finnish police say bullying was motive for school shooting
People bring candles and flowers at the Viertola school in Vantaa, Finland, on April 2, 2024. REUTERS/ File photo
lives lived
Independent, well-dressed and fabulous to the end, Folly Markle made 105 look fun
Folly Markle
done deal
Bungalow with an in-law suite attracts 13 bidders
Done Deal, 86 Langside Ave., Toronto
world
One dead, two wounded in Finland school shooting; 12-year-old suspect held
Police officers guard the scene behind police tapes at the Viertola comprehensive school in Vantaa, Finland, on April 2, 2024. Three minors were injured in a shooting at the school on Tuesday morning. A suspect, also a minor, has been apprehended. Lehtikuva/MARKKU ULANDER via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. FINLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN FINLAND.
canada
Trudeau announces budget funding for national school food program
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks to ten year old Chakai as cuts fruit next to chef Jason Simpson at photo opportunity as they prepare food for a lunch program at the Boys and Girls Club East Scarborough, in Toronto, before an announcement to launch a National School Food Program, Monday, April 1, 2024. The Government is to commit $1 billion over five years with the hope that the program will deliver meals to an additional 400,000 children per year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
arts
More than 400 Canadian artists sign letter denouncing ‘anti-trans’ policies
<p>Tegan and Sara accept the humanitarian award at the Juno awards, in Halifax, Sunday, March 24, 2024. Music superstars Tegan and Sara have released an open letter signed by artists like Neil Young, Alanis Morissette and Carly Rae Jepsen denouncing “anti-trans” legislation in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese</p>
canada
B.C. struggles toward province-wide policy on phone use in schools
Director of Student Life at Shawnigan Lake School Matt Clinton-Baker is photographed with a cellphone in a classroom on campus in Shawnigan Lake, B.C., on Friday, March 15, 2024. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail
canada
Four Ontario school boards sue Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok
FILE - The Facebook app is shown on a smart phone in Surfside, Fla., Friday, April 23, 2021. Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform continues to deemphasize news and politics. The feature was shut down for users in the U.K., France and Germany last year. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
lives lived
Sylvia Goodson moved from model to copywriter to businesswoman. Yoga helped
Sylvia Goodson
canada
Are tech companies to blame for smartphone use in schools? Globe readers share their thoughts
FILE - This June 16, 2017, file photo shows social media app icons on a smartphone held by an Associated Press reporter in San Francisco. The Ivy League university announced Monday, June 17, 2019, that it would revoke an admission offer to a survivor of the Parkland high school massacre because of racist social media posts. The decision serves as a reminder to aspiring college students and all young people that their online comments, even those considered private, can resurface and be used against them. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
canada
Nova Scotia sees 35 per cent cut in international student permit applications in 2024
Nova Scotia universities and colleges are seeing a 35 per cent cut to the total number of international study permit applications they will receive in 2024 from the federal government. The Cape Breton University cafeteria is seen in Sydney, N.S., Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Wadden
world
Nigerian parents finally get a chance to see their children who spent more than two weeks in captivity
The freed students of the LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga upon their arrival at the state government house in Kaduna, Nigeria, Monday, March 25, 2024. More than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren rescued after more than two weeks in captivity have arrived in their home state in northwestern Nigeria ahead of their anticipated reunions with families. (AP Photo/Habila Darofai)
alberta
Alberta judge urges cross-boundary alerts after teen from B.C. died from neglect
Alexandru Radita is shown in a handout photo from his 15th birthday party, three months before his death. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Alberta *MANDATORY CREDIT*
canada
Quebec parents file $1.6-million suit after teacher allegedly puts kids’ art for sale online
Student drawings on sale through website fineartamerica.com by Montreal high school teacher Mario Perron. A growing number of parents are threatening to sue the junior high art teacher and his Montreal-area school board after their children found thousands of items for sale online bearing their classroom artwork. They demanded $1.4-million in damages Friday, which could increase if more parents join the action.
world
Some of nearly 300 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria’s north are freed after weeks in captivity
FILE - Parents wait for news about the kidnapped LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga students in Kuriga, Kaduna, Nigeria, on March 9, 2024. Nearly 300 schoolchildren abducted from their school in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state have been released, the state governor said Sunday, March 24, more than two weeks after the children were seized from their school. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
canada
Mother says package presenting cannabis like ‘treat’ put children in N.S. hospital
The mother of a nine-year-old boy says packaging that depicts highly potent cannabis as a "treat," as shown in this handout image, led her son and his classmates at a Halifax school to consume them and become violently ill earlier this week. Katrina MacDonald, who is also a health-care worker, said her son threw up multiple times and had to be rushed to emergency, while the mother of another child — who spoke on the condition of anonymity — said her child was taken to intensive care for treatment before stabilizing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Katrina MacDonald *MANDATORY CREDIT*
hockey
Edmonton Oilers’ Zach Hyman returns to Toronto in peak form
Mar 21, 2024; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Buffalo Sabres defensemen Bowen Byron (4) chases Edmonton Oilers forward Zach Hyman (18) up the ice during the third period at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports
canada
Pilot project that allowed alcohol in Toronto parks a success, report finds
A report by city staff says a pilot project that allowed Torontonians to sip on beer, wine, spirits and other booze at select parks can safely become a fixture in the city should council vote in favour of doing so. A person sits near to a sign notifying the public of the start of a pilot project by the City Toronto to allow drinking alcohol in public parks, in Trinity Bellwoods Park, in Toronto, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
report on business
Pitching in: Promoting eye care in Ecuador
Paul and Cynthia Dusseault from Edmonton. They have started Mision Claridad in Ecuador which provides free cataract surgery, eye exams and glasses to people in need. Handout
alberta
Supreme Court ends long-running legal spat over prayer at Calgary private school
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen, Friday, June 16, 2023 in Ottawa. The court says it won't hear an appeal from Webber Academy in Calgary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld