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It's America's most important holiday. Did you even know?

The most important national holiday in the U.S. doesn't earn its citizens a day off from work or school. It wasn't formally created until 2004, when Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) quietly inserted it into an omnibus spending bill. Most Americans have no idea when it is celebrated or even what it commemorates. And yet, given...

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16-year-old boy faces first-degree murder charge in death of North York teen

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested and faces a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of another teen in North York earlier this week.

  • 16-year-old charged with first-degree murder in Cashie Auguste's death
  • Cashie Auguste, 17, died after shooting near Jane Street and Finch Avenue West
  • Suspect to appear in court; incident marks 24th Toronto homicide in 2026

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