While Ontario has ordered Peel District School Board to stop removing library books, the removal may have been prompted by a ministry directive
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Ukraine in focus at Toronto film festival
Documentary makers who screened their latest work at TIFF say they were motivated by the need to keep the war in Ukraine on people’s minds
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The rise of non-denominational baptisms
Many families are customizing religious rituals to fit their own approach to faith, adopting ‘guide-parents’ and holding non-denominational baptisms
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Scorsese’s writer muse David Grann on making facts plausible
The New York Times best-selling author talks about his research method for his back-to-back film adapted books
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How NB, Sask’s parental consent policies for pronoun changes differ
New Brunswick and Saskatchewan’s policies requiring parental consent for name and pronoun changes reveal differences in safeguards for kids
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French school abaya ban opens fresh secularism row
France’s decision to ban schoolgirls from wearing abayas has re-ignited debate about the country’s secular laws and treatment of Muslims
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Outcry after topless French woman prosecuted
Residents of a southern France town have rallied in support of a woman who faces prosecution after walking through its streets topless
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Confessions of a university essay ghostwriter
Canadian Affairs sat down with a man who writes essays for university students for a living. He spoke about how his work is being affected by ChatGPT.
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All paws on deck: Singapore company launches luxury cat cruise
Singapore company introduced its cat cruise this month after the dog cruises it launched in 2021 proved popular
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Forever young: Octogenarian competes in Cowboy Up Challenge
Competing with his horse in extreme cowboy races has kept 80-year-old Jim Ochs young. The Kansas cowboy raced against the best of the best through the gruelling obstacles of the Cowboy Up Challenge at the Calgary Stampede this week. “It’s kept me healthy and young – for my age,” said Ochs on Wednesday. Ochs and […]