The Philippines wants Canada to take back its trash. A hundred and three huge shipping containers filled with plastic and electronic garbage have been sitting at a port near Manila, the country’s capital city. The Philippines is made up of […]
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How Garfield Phones Ended Up On French Beaches
A thirty-year-old environmental mystery has finally been solved. Since the 1980s, pieces of plastic telephones that look like Garfield—the lazy cartoon cat—have been washing up on beaches in France. People living in Brittany, in the northwest of France, have picked […]
Investigation Into US President Ends
An investigation into possible illegal activities by Donald Trump, the president of the United States, and people involved in his election campaign, is over. The investigation, which was headed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, took two years. Mueller and his […]
100 Days Aboard The ISS
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques recently celebrated his first 100 days in space. He left Earth aboard the Soyuz rocket on Dec. 3, 2018 with American astronaut Anne McClain and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko. They will live on board the International […]
She Said, He Said: A Big Week For Political Testimony
Politics heated up last week in Canada and in the United States. In both countries, people were giving “testimony” about their leaders–Justin Trudeau (Canada) and Donald Trump (United States). “Testimony,” in this case, is when people make a public statement […]
2019 Oscars Awarded
Every year, the biggest awards for movies and actors are given out at a star-studded ceremony known as the Academy Awards, or “Oscars” for short. The award for Best Picture went to the movie Green Book, Best Actress was awarded […]
#ThanksOppy: Mars Rover Mission Ends
Opportunity, a rover sent to explore the surface of Mars, has completed its mission, NASA announced on February 13. The rover is a motorized vehicle about the size of a golf cart. It had explored the surface of Mars for […]
2019 Baby-Name Trends: Global, Nonbinary, Gems
Do you know anyone named Aroha, Laken or Frost? By the end of the year, you might. Those names follow some of the biggest baby-name trends for 2019, according to nameberry, a website that is all about names for babies […]
Patriots win 2019 Super Bowl
This year’s Super Bowl was between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams. In a fairly uneventful game, the Patriots won, 13 to 3. The Patriots led the Rams 3-0 at half-time. In the second half, the Rams […]
Food Groups Are Out, Plants Are In: New Health Canada Guidelines
Eat more fruits, vegetables and proteins that come from plants. That’s the advice from Health Canada, which introduced a new Canada’s Food Guide last week. You should also limit “processed” foods and try to eat out less often. Processed foods […]
