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“Because It’s 2015.”

Joyce Grant — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 19:32:16 +0000

Canada’s brand-new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is shaking things up a bit. Justin Trudeau’s cabinet is made up of 15 women and 15 men (plus Trudeau). For the first time in Canada’s history, half of the Prime Minister’s closest advisors are women.

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Canadians Elect Liberal Majority Government, Justin Trudeau as PM

Joyce Grant — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 01:24:43 +0000

Canadians will soon have a very different government in power.
In the federal election last week, the Conservative government led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, was defeated.

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Canadians Vote On October 19

Joyce Grant — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 00:37:34 +0000

On October 19, Canadian adults will vote in a federal election. Their votes will help to decide who becomes the next Prime Minister.

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Welcome Back! Your Summer Round-Up

Joyce Grant — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 02:34:47 +0000

Welcome back! Since TeachingKidsNews.com doesn’t publish over the summer, here are some news briefs on stories you may have missed.

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Steve Nash Retires From Basketball

Joyce Grant — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 02:17:32 +0000

Steve Nash retired from basketball on Saturday. He is 41 years old. In this case, “retired” means that he will not play basketball professionally any more.

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Sentence Handed Down In “Pierre Poutine” case

Joyce Grant — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 03:44:56 +0000

Back in 2011, during a Canadian federal election, some people living in Guelph, Ontario received messages on their phones urging them to vote.

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PM Harper Makes His Mark On G20 Summit

Joyce Grant — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 02:22:08 +0000

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper made his mark on the G20 Summit this year.
The Summit is a meeting of the leaders of 20 of the richest countries in the world.
The leaders of Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, France, Germany and other countries met in Brisbane, Australia this year.
The Summit is held in a different location every year.

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Canada Bands Together In Grief, In Strength

Joyce Grant — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 00:34:29 +0000

Note: This article contains information that may not be suitable for very young children.

The main entrance to Canada's government--Parliament--is housed in a clock tower known as the Peace Tower.

It was built as a monument to the people who gave their lives for Canada during the second World War.

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Canada Sends Troops To Middle East

Joyce Grant — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 01:20:05 +0000

Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien doesn't often speak out publicly, these days.

Recently, however, he wrote a newspaper column suggesting that Canada should send help, not fighters, to the Middle East.

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Inspirational Canadians, Proud Deeds

Joyce Grant — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 21:34:30 +0000

When the federal government asked Canadians recently who they consider to be Canada’s most inspirational heroes, the answer was probably not what Prime Minister Stephen Harper expected.

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