September 2019
History
Sep 27 2019
The Great Canadian Cold Case
Canadian archaeologists played “I Spy” on two famous shipwrecks this summer.
The HMS Terror and the HMS Erebus left England in 1854 as part of the Franklin Expedition. In command was Sir John Franklin, a famous British naval officer and explorer.
Their mission? Find...
Sports
Sep 20 2019
A Grand Slam Success
Bianca Andreescu is living the dream. She’s the first Canadian singles player to win a Grand Slam title in tennis. She did it by beating one of the best players of all time.
No one expected the 19-year-old Ontario teen to win one of the four major tennis titles. A year...
Environment
Sep 13 2019
Dorian the Destroyer
A deadly hurricane slammed into the Bahamas Labour Day weekend.
Everyone knew Hurricane Dorian was coming. They knew it would be a whopper, too. But it’s hard to escape a hurricane when you live on an island.
Dorian had been brewing for days. It started as a tropical...
Environment
Sep 06 2019
Greta Makes Waves
Have you heard the news? Greta Thunberg has come to North America!
One year ago, Greta was just another Swedish teen. Now she’s in the headlines for launching a global protest movement.
Greta’s protest started small. She began skipping school every Friday. Instead of...