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Hello colleagues, and welcome to Coverage, the newsletter of the Free Press Media Literacy and Learning Project. This week we had our first breath of wildfire smoke, but also a reprieve from those super high temps we’ve been having.
The teacher pages on social media have gone silent, which means most of us are rightfully basking in the sunshine (or chasing our kids around). Here at the Free Press, we’ve been quietly sorting our stories into school subjects to help you with fall planning, once it intrudes upon your summer thoughts.
One highlight this week is this article explaining the composition and role of the Senate. This one is a Social Studies teacher’s dream.
Our first installment of the Manitoba quiz is a great warmup activity for just about any class.
And English teachers will appreciate Melissa Martin’s tribute to our urban canopy as an example of narrative and structure.
Read on for this week’s coverage and see what we’ve written about in your subject area:
—Rebecca Chambers
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For the youngest learners
This man’s job is to keep other people feeling hopeful and happy. What are some ways you could each do this for your classmates?
Every summer, kids run their own market in Victoria Beach, selling things they’ve made or things they can do, like babysitting or playing music.
If your class made a market, what are some things you could make or do that your community would like to buy?
See our full collection of news for young children here.
News for debate and discussion
Should Manitoba pursue establishing publicly owned data centres, as done with Manitoba Hydro and Manitoba Public Insurance?
Should Russian athletes be again allowed to compete in the Olympic games?
Should opiate overdose response training be included in all first aid courses?
See our full collection of topics for debate and discussion here.
News by school subject
A round-up of the latest Free Press news articles, with suggestions for use in the classroom. Click on any subject name below to access our full online archive of stories related to that subject.
Airlines are re-orienting their sales and service around higher-paying customers. Why they are seeing corporate success from this marketing model and the market changes that made them consider it:
Open AI is being accused of stealing ideas and designs from Apple. How copyright law is applied in the tech sector:
An emphasis on young participants’ personal storytelling nets a prestigious award for local theatre entrepreneur:
How art symbolizes who we are and where we come from:
Zoe Pierce:
New Folklorama mural rises in Winnipeg’s West End
A Métis sash, Chinese dragon, Japanese lanterns, Scottish bagpipes and an Italian Vespa scooter are just a few of the cultural symbols taking shape on a new Folklorama mural in Winnipeg’s West End, celebrating the annual festival and the communities that have helped define it. Read More
Trends in rental property pricing in Manitoba, and what needs to happen in order to make it more affordable:
Trends in youth employment, and how the world cup influenced youth employment rates in Canada:
The legal battles around intellectual property rights of written work and AI:
A tribute to trees: narrative, description and structure in writing:
The importance of bilingualism in EMS services, and the considerations of fire safety in rural locations:
Félix Guichard:
Saison des feux: vigilance au rural
Dans un contexte d’incendies plus intenses ces dernières années, l’exemple de La Broquerie permet de mieux comprendre ce qui alimente les feux et comment y faire face.
“On est chanceux, cette année… Read More
The controversial past (and future) of Samuel De Champlain:
When youth age out of government care, gaps appear in transitions to adulthood:
Sherry Gott:
Ready or not: youth aging out of care
Youth in care face the same pressures as other young people their age, except they navigate those transitions without stable family relationships, financial resources or informal support. Read More
The human cost of fast fashion:
Two examples of how Indigenous organizations are leading the push to revitalize downtown Winnipeg:
The push to classify residential school denialism as hate speech:
The inequities of treaty payments:
Food inflation’s future:
The financial and social costs of sports gambling:
Joel Schlesinger:
Losing proposition
Sports gambling marketing during World Cup raises concerns about negative influence on susceptible audiences Read More
Summer skin safety and the online trends that are chipping away at decades of knowledge:
Jen Zoratti:
Tanmaxxing trend leaving gen Z cooked
Tanning isn’t new and, like every beauty norm, has seasons where it’s in and seasons where it’s out. But unlike their bronzed forebears, gen-Z tanfluencers know the risks of sun exposure. Read More
Flexibility is an important part of physical fitness, but can be accomplished through more than just stretching:
Mitch Calvert:
Stretching the limits of our flexibility
Most people think you’re either born bendy or you’re not. Some kids fold up like lawn chairs. The rest of us reach for our shins and call it a win.
Yes, like everything physical, there are genetic … Read More
How low-tech experiments that rely on crowd-collected data still yield valuable data for wildlife conservation:
Sugar! In space! An extremely important scientific breakthrough:
Changes to immigration eligibility will keep Canada’s population flat for another year:
What is the Senate? An explainer:
The current state of the video game design industry in Canada:
One graphic design company’s innovative way of diversifying their market:
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