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Canadian Sex Education on Q for 6-18

Despite protests, Ontario is going forward with a newer, more modern sex ed curriculum. These girls helped make it happen.

There’s a battle afoot over sex education in the Canadian province of Ontario. The government says it’s overhauling its sex ed curriculum — which it hasn’t done since 1998 — to prepare kids for issues like tolerance and consent.

FROM THE NEWSROOM:  The tragic shooting in Charleston has captured the world's attention, and attention here in our World newsroom. We're chasing the story, and exploring global angles.  Stay tuned.

In other news, Pope Francis finally issued his long-awaited new encyclical on the environment, in which he urges sweeping action to combat climate change.  The World's Matthew Bell will have the details.  And host Marco Werman will speak with John Grim from Yale University's Forum on Religion and Ecology, to find out what leaders of other faiths are saying about climate change.