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Apr 30 2021
Stand Up and Be Counted
More than 38 million people live in Canada. How does the government know how many people live here, where they live, and who needs help? How does it know what to build and where to build it?
It gets those answers from the census.
A government agency called Statistics...
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Apr 23 2021
“We’re Not the Virus”
Anti-Asian racism is on the rise in Canada. People of Chinese descent reported 1150 racist incidents between March 2020 and February 2021. The data was gathered by the Chinese Canadian National Council (CCNC).
Forty-four percent of the incidents happened in B.C. Forty...
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Apr 16 2021
Prince Philip, Dead at 99
On April 9, Buckingham Palace posted sad news.
“It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.”
Prince Philip and the Queen were married for 73 years. He met his...
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Jan 08 2021
They Desire a Better Country
The Order of Canada is one of our country’s highest honours. The Order’s motto is “They desire a better country.” Canadians who make a difference are chosen to belong to it.
The Order of Canada was created in 1967. Since then, more than 7000 Canadians have been...
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May 29 2020
Voyage of the Stødig
Most people who want to visit Norway book a tour or a take a cruise. Not Guylee Simmonds and David Schnabel. These young British architects were seeking adventure.
They wanted to visit the wild, remote parts of Norway. They wanted to explore its fjords and hike in its...
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May 15 2020
Cooking for a Crowd
When COVID-19 benched pro sports in Toronto, a new team moved in. On April 24, it took over Scotiabank Arena. That’s the home of the Raptors and the Maple Leafs. Two weeks later, it took over BMO Field. That’s where the Argos and Toronto FC get their kicks.
This new...
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Oct 18 2019
On the Road to Learning
Moving to a new school isn’t easy. New teachers. New classmates. It takes time to settle in.
It’s even harder when you’re a refugee. You’re not just at a new school. You’re in Canada for the first time. You may be studying in a second language – or even a third!
Take...
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Apr 26 2019
Rescued From the Flames
The Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the most famous buildings in the world. It is a Gothic masterpiece, and has been the heart of Paris for more than 850 years.
The first stone was laid in 1163. It took nearly 200 years to finish construction. But on April 15, this...
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Jan 24 2019
Undetectable
A Montreal elementary school had a brush with danger on January 14. Des Découvreurs elementary school had a carbon monoxide leak.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous gas. It’s created when gasoline, oil, wood, and other fuels burn.
In the open air, CO is harmless. When...
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Nov 24 2017
Highway to the Arctic
A new highway opened last week. The Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highway is short, just 137 kilometres long. But it’s important. It’s the first year-round road connecting Canada to the Arctic Ocean.
The two-lane gravel road is built on permafrost. It took four years to build....
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May 19 2017
Ketchup Wars
Last year, an Orillia man started a ketchup war. How? With a Facebook post.
He told people to stop buying Heinz. Get French’s instead, he said. His post went viral.
Canadians love ketchup. We eat more per person than every country but Finland.
You can find a bottle in...
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May 12 2017
TED Talk Surprise
TED conferences bring in big-name speakers. The top scientists and thinkers. World leaders. Sports heroes and artists and movie stars. But at last month’s event in Vancouver, organizers promised something extra-special. A mystery guest.
“Who is it?” everyone wondered....