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Huge Australian Steer Goes Viral (But Pssst … There’s A Bigger One In Canada!)

Joyce Grant — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 01:43:50 +0000

Knickers the steer has caught people's interest, around the world.
The 6'4" steer is so much bigger than the cattle he lives with that he has become an Internet sensation. Knickers lives in Australia and weighs 1,400 kilograms. An average bull weighs about 1,100 kgs.
Tyne Logan, at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) told reporter Jacqueline Lynch about an enormous Holstein Friesian steer he had seen. She went along to see for herself just how big Knickers is. On the ABC website, she says Knickers was "pretty intimidating when all of his 1,4000 kilograms first came lumbering through the gate towards me."

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Viola Desmond On New Canadian $10 Bill

Joyce Grant — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 04:16:39 +0000

Canadian hero Viola Desmond is the face on the new $10 bill in Canada, which goes into circulation at the end of March.

Viola Desmond was thrown in jail in Nova Scotia in 1946 because, in a movie theatre, she wanted to sit downstairs where the white people were allowed to sit. She didn't want to sit up in the balcony, where the black people had to sit. The police held her in jail overnight. The dignified and brave Desmond paid a fine of $20 the next day, even though she had done nothing wrong. Today, we think of her for being a brave advocate for the rights of African-Canadians and helping to inspire the human rights movement in Canada.

It is a great honour to have your face on a country's money. This is the first time an African-Canadian woman has been featured on Canadian paper money.

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The Truth About Tech

Monique Conrod — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 03:03:38 +0000

Some of the people who created many popular apps are telling kids to put their phones away--at least, a bit more often.
The Center for Humane Technology is made up of people who used to work for big tech companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter. Now they want kids to stop using those apps and websites so much.
In early February the Center, along with Common Sense Media, launched an awareness campaign called the Truth About Tech. Its goal is to teach students, parents and teachers about the dangers of spending too much time on smart phones and tablets.

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Nutella Chaos In France

Joyce Grant — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 21:54:56 +0000

People in France love Nutella, a sweet chocolate-hazelnut spread.
So when a large chain of grocery stores offered the spread last week for 70 per cent off its regular price, customers clamoured to get it. They pushed and shoved their way through crowds to buy as much of it as they could, according to news reports by many organization such as CBC News, The Guardian, Forbes, Le Parisien and The New York Times.
A 950-gram jar of the spread normally sells in France for 4,70 €. For three days, from Thursday, Jan. 25 until Saturday, Jan. 27, the grocery chain Intermarché offered Nutella for 70 per cent off, or about 1,41 €.

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High School Journalists Uncover Info About Principal

Monique Conrod — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 02:25:53 +0000

When a group of high school students set out to write a profile of their new principal for the school newspaper, they didn’t expect the principal would end up losing her job as a result.

On March 6, the school board in Pittsburg, Kansas in the United States, announced that it had hired Amy Robertson as the new principal for Pittsburg High School. Robertson was going to start her new job in July.

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Update On Trump

Joyce Grant — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 12:49:22 +0000

He hasn't even officially taken the job yet, but already Trump has been involved in a series of bizarre incidents unlike any other president. Trump will be "inaugurated" (officially given the job) on January 20. Normally, a presidential inauguration is a big celebration with lots of celebrities and high-profile musical acts performing. For instance, when US President Barack Obama was inaugurated in 2009, Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Wonder were among the performers.

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“Fake News” Is Hard For Kids To Spot

Joyce Grant — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 01:50:59 +0000

There is a lot of "fake news" on the Internet. A new study shows that many young people in the United States have a hard time telling "real" from "fake" news.
Fake news is exactly what it sounds like. It's an article that may look just like any other news article--except that it's not true. Unfortunately, many people can't tell the difference.

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Composer “Adds The Emotion” To Canadian TV Dramas

Joyce Grant — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 00:01:17 +0000

Rob Carli adds the music, and with it the emotion, to many TV shows, including Murdoch Mysteries. Read more about how he does it.>>

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Countdown To The US Election: What You Need To Know

Joyce Grant — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 03:22:38 +0000

Americans go to the polls on November 8.

Either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will (unless something very unlikely happens) become President of the United States. That is, arguably, the most powerful job in the world. No political party is more "right or wrong" than another--they are simply groups of people who hold specific beliefs and even then, not everyone who belongs to that party will agree with everything their party supports.)

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This Summer, Canada Had A Sing-A-Long

Joyce Grant — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 00:09:57 +0000

Recently, people across Canada came together in a unique and emotional musical experience.

Canadians said thank-you and good-bye to the iconic rock band, The Tragically Hip.

Many Canadians have enjoyed the unique Canadian sound of the band for many years. In fact, some people say the band plays "the soundtrack of Canada" and the "music that is in Canadians' hearts." Of course, not every Canadian enjoys the music of The Hip, as they're known, but a great many do.

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