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Author Ta-Nehisi Coates sat through a meeting in South Carolina to support a high school teacher told to stop using his book, “Between the World and Me,” in her English class.

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The federal government says it is looking at all options after the longshore workers union in B.C. rejected a tentative mediated deal and resumed strike action that had been put to a temporary halt last week.

Lauded as the largest single expansion of pediatric health-care capacity in Ontario history, Ford said the new funding would “provide more children with the care they need close to home.”

Loneliness is increasingly being seen as a public health issue that needs to be taken seriously, and research is showing its effect on our well-being is profound.

The return of the strike had Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre demanding a solution within 24 hours, while NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said the government shouldn’t even “signal” it is considering legislating an end to the strike.

The pilot program, running August 2 to October 9, was approved Wednesday by city council to allow alcohol consumption in parks including Christie Pits and Trinity Bellwoods.

Toronto residents will be allowed to consume alcohol in a select number of parks in the coming months after city council approved a time-limited pilot program.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A gunman killed two people before he died Thursday at a construction site in Auckland, New Zealand, as the nation prepared to host games in the FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer tournament, authorities said.

Some travel websites help you search for these “hidden-city” fares, but some experts warn it could get you in hot water with the airlines.