The Wrap: Disconnecting students from their devices, pushback on proposed pool closures, punishment puzzles Jets and remembering The Beatles!

The surge in screen time among youth has prompted many in education to question the place — if any — phones should have at schools.

One school has come up with a simple solution: phones are to be put away in lockers or designated spots in every classroom during lessons. As of this week, students at West Kildonan Collegiate can respond to texts and scroll social media only during spares, lunchtime and before and after classes.

The 2024-2027 preliminary city budget proposes to close the Happyland outdoor, Windsor Park outdoor and Eldon Ross indoor pools this year, while also decommissioning or replacing 20 wading pools, deeming them too expensive to maintain and staff.

Residents and councillors say the pool losses would be a major hit for working-class communities.

Brenden Dillon crossed the line with a dangerous check to Pittsburgh Penguins forward Noel Acciari, and he got punished with a three-game suspension.

“You’d like to see… you have your own opinion on it as a team, that you’d like to see things done. But it is what it is,” associate coach Scott Arniel said when asked if there’s a consistency issue at play.

Beatlemania remains alive and well 60 years after the Fab Four made their famous North American television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. 

The Beatles performed five songs that night in front of an audience in rapture – young women screaming and becoming part of history along with the band. Joining in were millions of television viewers across North America, including many Winnipeggers who still remember the event.