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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina changed the face of education in New Orleans forever. The school system was utterly destroyed and then utterly transformed, becoming the first and only all-charter school district in the country.

MOUNT GRETNA, Pa. (AP) — It takes a 54-page pamphlet to list all the classes, concerts, outdoor recreation and other self-improvement and entertainment going on at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua in Mount Gretna this summer.

Menopause can usher in a host of disruptive symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats and sleep problems. Hormone therapy promises relief. But many women wonder about taking it.

EDMONTON — Ren Alva is no stranger to leaving a good tip. The Edmonton university student believes in tipping service workers for a job well done, even leaving more during the holidays and after special events.

WINNIPEG — Some trappers are expecting "catastrophic losses" to their food and financial security this year, as Canada's second-worst wildfire season on record sent swaths of remote boreal forest up in flames.

TORONTO — Until last year, communications instructor Lara Cardoso saw an influencer-shaped hole in the University of Guelph-Humber's course offerings.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lyle Menendez was denied parole Friday, a day after his younger brother Erik received the same recommendation by a California state board.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lyle and Erik Menendez have both been denied parole after serving decades in prison for killing their parents in a case that continues to fascinate the public.

TORONTO — Sarah McLachlan wasn't about to skip her daughter's high school graduation for a splashy gig in Ibiza with American DJ John Summit.

MONTREAL — Quebec's finance minister says $300,000 of expiring American alcohol that is banned from the province's shelves will be donated rather than destroyed.