Neighbourhood groups in East Vancouver are calling out the Vancouver school board over the closure of three school fields to the public. As CBC’s Meera Bains reports, they say these green spaces are needed by residents and children in the densely populated neighbourhood when schools aren’t operating.
A student shot two of his classmates in the school's cafeteria before turning the gun on himself, according to local reports
Oliver Levy and Surendra Kumar were charged at Westchester County Court on Wednesday, Jan. 22
As Louisiana schools remain stuck in the middle of a legal battle over a new state law requiring every public classroom to display the Ten Commandments, a panel of three judges heard arguments over the controversial mandate on Thursday morning.
For more than a year, a pastor who opened his church around the clock to shelter and give hope to homeless people has been at odds with an Ohio city over the building housing his ministry. On Tuesday, a city judge found Pastor Chris Avell guilty of violating zoning and fire codes in a criminal case. The church, called Dad's Place, remains open to temporarily shelter people while it also appeals a separate civil case allowing the city of Bryan to enforce its zoning and fire codes on the building. Why did the city take on the church?
It's been called a Nazi salute, a moment of enthusiasm, an awkward gesture, an unintentional social gaffe, and a deliberate act.But whatever billionaire Elon Musk's intentions were when he thrust his arm out at an upward angle during U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration Monday, a lot of people aren't having it. And they're leaving his social media platform, X, or banning links to the platform on Reddit in droves.A moderator for a subreddit of Calgary Flames fans announced Tuesday that the
The app “RedNote” has seen a surge in American users over fears of a TikTok ban in the United States. Jerry Liu, a Chinese Canadian in Vancouver, posted a video to RedNote welcoming new English-speaking users to the predominantly Chinese-speaking app. But over the last week, Americans have mistaken him as “The CEO of RedNote” after Liu’s original video was reposted to TikTok. Jerry and his girlfriend Dani Hao say the attention comes as a complete surprise.
Since March 2023, Pastor Chris Avell has kept the doors of Dad’s Place Church in Bryan, Ohio open 24/7 for anyone in need. Operating this sanctuary for the area’s homeless has put him in legal hot water with the city. (AP Video: Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to end the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of the parents’ immigration status. (AP Video Manuel Valdes)
Cochrane RCMP launched investigation after a student complaint which resulted in the arrest of a Springbank Community High School teacher, who now faces three Criminal Code charges
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has announced plans to cut about a quarter of its workforce over the next three years. As Pinki Wong reports, the news is prompting concerns over backlogs, especially among permanent resident applicants, who already face lengthy processing times.
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A female student was killed and another student was wounded Wednesday in shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria. Police say the 17-year-old shooter killed himself. (AP Video: Kristin Hall)
The proportion of families who admit to flouting rules or playing the system to secure a school place has risen, according to Zoopla.
Columbia University has condemned the interruption by pro-Palestinian protesters of an Israeli history class on January 21.“No group of students has a right to disrupt another group of students in a Columbia classroom,” a statement from Interim President Katrina Armstrong said.Footage captured by student Elisha Baker shows the protesters in headscarves entering the classroom.The protesters interrupted a History of Modern Israel class taught by Avi Shilon, the Times of Israel said.Baker told the Times of Israel: “That is the culture at Columbia University. It is nearly impossible to have a conversation about Zionism unless it is about criticizing Zionism.”Shilon told the newspaper: “I didn’t know how to react because if you would be aggressive they can claim that you pushed them or something, and if you’re going to be more calm they can continue, so I suggested to them to join the class and to learn about the conflict.”“We strongly condemn this disruption, as well as the fliers that included violent imagery that is unacceptable on our campus and in our community,” Armstrong’s statement said. Credit: Elisha Baker via Storyful
A judge has certified a class-action lawsuit over alleged abuse of Indigenous children sent to a northeast Alberta Catholic school in the 1960s and 1970s.Representative plaintiff Cynthia Iris Youngchief filed a lawsuit in 2019 against the federal and provincial governments, as well as local religious and school authorities.Her statement of claim outlines allegations of physical, psychological and sexual abuse against Indigenous students at École Notre Dame in Bonnyville, Alta., about 240 kilomet
A 17-year-old opened fire at a Nashville high school on Wednesday, killing one student and wounding a second student, according to police.
"Reading and education have always been hugely important in my life," Caitlin Clark said of the partnership with Scholastic to distribute books.
Two students are dead following a Nashville school shooting Wednesday morning. The shooter, also a student, then shot himself. None involved were publicly identified.
One of U.S. President Donald Trump's freshly signed executive orders puts the Liberal government's digital services tax into the sights of America's Commerce, Treasury and Trade departments, threatening to further irritate the trade relationship between the two countries.The America First Trade Policy, signed into force by Trump Monday evening, seeks to ensure America's trading relationships bring maximum benefit to "American workers, manufacturers, farmers, ranchers, entrepreneurs and businesse
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