Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
School boards in Toronto and Ottawa have launched a suit against major social media firms, claiming they are "disrupting students' fundamental right to education." The schools boards are seeking $4.5 billion in damages from SnapChat, Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.
#BREAKING: Ontario school boards are suing social media giants TikTok, Meta Inc. and Snapchat for $4.5 billion for "disrupting student learning and the education system." https://t.co/bWvpANsoTk
— CityNews Toronto (@CityNewsTO) March 28, 2024
A senior UN official has claimed it is "plausible" that Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. Volker Türk, the UN's commissioner for human rights, said it would amount to a war crime if true. Israel has rejected Türk's claims as "total nonsense."
Gaza starvation could amount to war crime, says UN human rights chief https://t.co/NYigazGL0f
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 28, 2024
A row between Disney and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board have reached a settlement over how Disney World is governed. The dispute, which has lasted almost two years, was prompted by Disney's criticism of a state law regarding the teaching of sexuality in schools.
Disney and appointees of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis reached a settlement to end a high-profile lawsuit over control of the special district that includes the Walt Disney World theme parks https://t.co/uP97O3Npx3 pic.twitter.com/M7AY5cEjAt
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 28, 2024
Police and hunters in a remote northern community have killed a polar bear after it was apparently prowling for prey in a schoolyard. Police said the bear, which was shot in Peawanuck in Ontario, was "very likely treating people, specifically children, in the area as potential prey."
Polar bear put down by Far North police https://t.co/1GE2sHwZqu
— CTV News Northern Ontario (@CTVNewsNorthern) March 28, 2024
The premier of an Australian state has called for a famous magpie to be returned to its rescuers. The bird, dubbed Molly, was rescued as a chick by a couple in Queensland and went on to form a strong bond with their pet dog, Peggy.
The couple behind Molly the magpie and Peggy the dog's
— The Today Show (@TheTodayShow) March 27, 2024
much-loved, unlikely friendship have spoken out after Queensland authorities seized the bird. #9Today pic.twitter.com/kJ3IZUyqZ6
