For the youngest learners
Your favourite sugary cereal is changing how it gets so colourful. Why does colourful food make us more interested in eating it? What are some natural foods that have lots of colour that we can add to our meals?
Manitoba scientists are gently attaching GPS trackers to butterflies to see how far they fly. You can learn about them and follow them online too, including one named Eddie!
Scrap journaling is a way to process our thoughts by making something with our hands. After reading the article, what might you include in a scrap journal that would show others something about yourself?
Getting enough sleep is important! What time do you usually go to bed? What time do you wake up? According to the article, are you getting enough sleep?
See our full collection of news for young children here.
News for debate and discussion
Should Alberta cancel a pre-separation referendum in light of the trade war with the U.S.?
Should Winnipeg repeal a law banning certain dog breeds?
Elayna Hurtig:
Breed-specific dog ban should be overturned
Though there have been multiple calls for repeal, Winnipeg continues to enforce its controversial 36-year breed-specific dog ban.
The ban prohibits American pit bull terriers, Staffordshire bull te… Read More
Should social media companies adopt standards of safety for children and youth?
Editorial:
Meta settlement should be first of many
Who knew? A massive company knew its products were harmful to children and teens, and not only kept its products on the market, but worked to make them more addictive, to build their own profits. Read More
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.
Challenges and opportunities for business owners amid changing interprovincial trade rules:
Portraits of passion-fueled entrepreneurship in niche markets:
The WAG-Qaumajuq is host to a reality-show inspired ceramics showdown:
Portrait of a self-taught Indigenous artist positions academic study of art against streetwise and culturally specific learning:
Lifelong love of painting at the root of global brand:
David Sanderson:
Committed to creativity
Enthralled by art early in life, entrepreneur conceived and crafted a better — and cruelty-free — paint brush Read More
Increased military spending means manufacturing and job opportunities in related sectors:
A detailed look at the life and work of city paramedics and firefighters:
Scott Billeck:
Ready for turn out, day in, day out
At Station No. 1, the city’s busiest firefighter and paramedic hall, first responders face a relentless, taxing workload within a system heavily strained by the opioid crisis Read More
Writing product and book reviews:
Writing interesting and engaging opening paragraphs:
Russell Wangersky:
The silent stalker overtaking our sidewalks
I used to joke that I’d probably die in a McPhillips slip lane, run over by a car with a driver looking left for other traffic while turning right. Odds are pretty high on it being by an e-bike or e-scooter now. Read More
The impact of French-language laws on U.S trade negotiations:
Making sure top officials in Manitoba courts are bilingual:
Hugo Beaucamp:
Assurer la continuité bilingue
À la suite de la nomination cet été de Glenn Joyal à la Cour suprême, l’Association des juristes d’expression française du Manitoba (AJEFM) a adressé une lettre à l’intention de Mark Carney.
Dans c… Read More
The importance of sleep throughout developmental stages:
A new accessibility suite in Winnipeg provides children with disabilities an opportunity to explore ways in which tech can improve their communication and independence:
Enacting the spirit of Gladue reports, new Indigenous justice programs to come to Northern Manitoba:
Carney’s rebuttal of Trump’s attempt to rename Lake Ontario is a powerful statement acknowledging the history and importance of Indigenous place names:
A realistic look at Canadian household financial planning:
Joel Schlesinger:
Money struggle is real
Recent surveys point to sizable cross-section of financially stressed Canadians — who can blame them with myriad of challenges they face? Read More
Graphs, statistics and problems of supply and demand in Manitoba health care:
A new Phys Ed curriculum will be debuted this year:
School backpacks can be so heavy they’re a safety concern for children:
How drought affects soil and plant sustainability, and how converting land to agricultural purposes contributes to carbon emissions:
Invasive plants harm agricultural production and threaten farm incomes:
Laura Rance-Unger:
Beware invasive, ‘frightening’ waterhemp
There’s a threat lurking on the edge of Manitoba farmers’ fields this fall that’s even scarier than the escalating trade war with their biggest customer.
Provincial extension advisers are warning f… Read More
Access to health care in rural areas can be challenging. Here’s one solution implemented by Manitoba:
The promise and complexities of natural resources in Manitoba:
Trump’s power and legacy viewed through three different historical lenses:
Allan Levine:
History not meant to be nice and comforting
Anyone who has extensively studied history or read a history book knows that the past is complex and rarely black and white; that men and women have their good and bad sides. Most of us understand this except, it seems, U.S. President Donald Trump and his White House officials. Read More
John R. Wiens:
Trump: Ozymandias revisited?
In 1818, Percy Bysshe Shelley, inspired by the shattered statue of the most powerful Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramses II, wrote the sonnet Ozymandias as a comment on human hubris and impermanence. It provides a fitting epithet for the imperialistic forays of the current United States’ president and would-be autocrat, Donald J. Trump. Read More
Logistics of building and trades in remote areas:
Increasing the tech power and inventory of Canada’s military and law enforcement:
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