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Families express relief after Toronto man gets life sentence for killing 2 strangers
Richard Edwin was arrested in April 2022 and charged with the deaths of 21-year-old Kartik Vasudev and 35-year-old Elijah Eleazar Mahepath.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-man-first-degree-murder-sentencing-9.7172461?cmp=rss

Georgia Pioneers 13h ago

https://medium.com/@jeannetteaustin261/why-you-need-to-read-old-out-of-print-books-2352b9df6e54 #ireland #irish #families

WHY YOU NEED TO READ OLD, OUT-OF-PRINT BOOKS

The advantage of reading out-of-print books is the publishing date. Example: Historical accounts are more accurate with a near-to-the-event…

Medium

Global News Canada 16h ago

Grieving families devastated in wake of disturbing vandalism at Kelowna memorial site
Danielle Pritchett is heartbroken over a disturbing case of vandalism at Kelowna’s RISE Memorial garden. “It’s like a stab in the heart,” Pritchett said wiping away tears. “Like he’s been lost all over again.” The grieving mother was seeking solace a...
#Canada #cranecollapsevictims #Kelowna #Kelownacranecollapse
https://globalnews.ca/news/11809590/grieving-families-devastated-kelowna-memorial-site-vandalism/

Richard Michael Blaber 17h ago

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/21/iraq-yanar-mohammed-assassination-women-rights-activists-feminist-yazidi. "As well as organising the refuges, Mohammed ran #public #awareness campaigns through the #media about #sexual #slavery, #human #trafficking & #violence against #women, demanding #gender #equality. She also documented the #conditions of #female #survivors in the #shelters, especially those who had been rejected by their #families." #Children in #Iraq are permitted to marry at age 9. Yanar Mohammed was #Yazidi, so there was a #religious, as well as a #political, motive.

‘Will they kill us too?’ Murder of leading feminist has chilling effect on Iraq’s activists

Yanar Mohammed’s assassination comes amid a number of killings, as fellow campaigners warn women’s rights are going backwards

The Guardian

Journeys In Film 1d ago

📚 Boost student engagement & get hesitant readers excited about reading with film-book pairings for National Library Month! Check out our suggestions for films to pair with Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story The Yellow Wallpaper and more!

https://journeysinfilm.org/boost-student-engagement-with-film-book-pairings/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_id=National+Library+Week&utm_content=link

@bookstodon

#NationalLibraryMonth #NationalLibraryWeek #Bookstodon #Books #Reading #Libraries #Librarians #Education #Homeschooling #Parenting #Families

Milo Dide 1d ago

Israel’s “Black Wednesday” #Massacre Leaves Lebanese #Families Giving #DNA to ID Loved Ones’ Remains https://theintercept.com/2026/04/17/lebanon-israel-black-wednesday-bombing-id-dna/
#StopWars #Ceasefirenow

Israel’s “Black Wednesday” Massacre Leaves Lebanese Families Giving DNA to ID Loved Ones’ Remains

In Lebanon, an unprecedented campaign of DNA tests is being used to identify mangled bodies left trapped under rubble by Israel’s blitz.

The Intercept

Milo Dide 1d ago

Israel’s “Black Wednesday” Massacre Leaves Lebanese Families Giving DNA to ID Loved Ones’ Remains

In Lebanon, an unprecedented campaign of DNA tests is being used to identify mangled bodies left trapped under rubble by Israel’s blitz.

The Intercept

Nonilex 1d ago

#SCOTUS will decide if #preschools that decline #children of #SameSex couples may receive state #funding

The #SupremeCourt agreed Monday to review a #Colorado #law that requires preschools receiving taxpayer money to enroll children of same-sex couples — setting up an important #FirstAmendment showdown at the high court that pits “#religious” “rights” against #LGBTQ #families.

#heterosexism #bigotry #discrimination #hate #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/politics/supreme-court-same-sex-couples-preschool?cid=ios_app

Supreme Court will decide if preschools that decline children of same-sex couples may receive state funding

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a Colorado law that requires preschools receiving taxpayer money to enroll children of same-sex couples — setting up an important First Amendment showdown at the high court that pits religious rights against LGBTQ families.

CNN

CBC Newfoundland & Labrador 1d ago

This Pouch Cove couple puts dinner on about 200 tables with rescued food
Pouch Cove residents rescue truckloads of free food destined for the landfill. It's safe to consume and and feeds hundreds of families in their community.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/community/pouch-cove-food-rescue-9.7168939?cmp=rss

Chery (Great Australian Pods)2d ago

Tired Mums Podcast
Where two fashion obsessed Aussie mums swap the chaos of toddlerhood, laundry mountains, and lukewarm coffees for real talk about style, confidence and dressing for joy...

Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/tired-mums/

#AusPods #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Arts #Fashion #Parenting #Families