September 2015
Animals
Sep 25 2015
The Puffin Patrol
Every August, in Witless Bay, Newfoundland, people go hunting. They prowl around at night with nets and flashlights. They’re not planning to kill any animals. They’re rescuing baby puffins.
The Puffin Patrol scoops up all the young pufflings they can find. And in the...
News
Sep 18 2015
How Can I Help?
CIVIL WAR IN SYRIA! BOAT TIPS—200 REFUGEES DIE. UNITED NATIONS BEGS FOR HELP.
Syria has been making headlines since civil war broke out in 2011. Fighting in the country has made life very difficult for many Syrians.
Over the past four years…
Environment
Sep 11 2015
Smoky With a Chance of Ember Showers
Climate change isn’t coming. It’s here. Canada is already feeling the effects.
Just ask people in British Columbia. They’ve had the hottest, driest summer on record. Ponds and creeks have dried up. Water levels are dangerously low. There’s been very little rain…
Sports
Sep 04 2015
We’re Still Running, After 35 Years
Chip Hunter likes to create corn mazes on his New Brunswick farm. He’s been doing it for 17 years.
This year he spent over a year planning his maze. It’s a huge tribute to Terry Fox.
Terry was the 22-year-old from B.C. who tried to run across Canada 35 years ago…