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Alberta teachers say they’re taking Premier Danielle Smith’s government to court for overriding their Charter rights to end their strike, while some members of her caucus say public outrage toward them is escalating.Jason Schilling, head of the Alberta Teachers’ Association, announced Thursday the union has filed an application asking for a judge to immediately pause the law in full or in part until a full constitutional challenge is heard.

The Vaillancourt Fountain in San Francisco, a provocative tangle of concrete limbs considered the masterwork of 96-year-old Quebec sculptor Armand Vaillancourt, is on track to be dismantled after a vote by the city’s Arts Commission temporarily ended a months-long debate about the sculpture’s fate. The 700-ton Brutalist landmark has been a source of controversy since its unveiling in 1971. The city recently declared it a safety hazard that interferes with plans for a revamped waterfront park, while American cultural organizations and Mr. Vaillancourt’s family describe it as a thought-...