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Hello colleagues, and welcome to Coverage!
Highlights this week include two stories about the civic election: one about the role of school trustees, and another highlighting the priorities of mayoral candidates.
Grade 9 Social Studies teachers will find great discussions of Canadian demographics in comparing immigration to housing build capacity.
Indigenous education meets clothing and textiles on the runway and on TV in a celebration of Inuit fashion design.
Both stories for young learners this week involve how we care for our pets and ourselves: Girl Scouts have branched out into selling dog cookies, and one Winnipegger’s mission is to ensure no dog is left behind at the animal shelter. These stories can set the stage for learning about needs and wants, and how to care for one another.
Read on for more stories from every school subject!
—Rebecca Chambers
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For the youngest learners
Girl Scouts have sold cookies for over 100 years in order to make money for their organization. What fundraising does your school do? Where does the money go? What other reasons for fundraising at school would you like to see?
A story of one man’s love of dogs, and how he works to ensure all dogs are happy and healthy. What are some needs of animals and humans to make sure they are healthy and happy? How can you help one another and your pets to be healthy and happy?
See our full collection of news for young children here.
News for debate and discussion
Should citizens face punishment for abstaining from voting in elections?
Erna Buffie:
Why our democracy depends on your vote
I think that fining people who don’t vote and paying people who do isn’t a bad idea. Because people who don’t vote aren’t participating in our democratic system of governance, and we all pay for that. Read More
Should schools be required to stock EpiPens?
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.
90-year-old Winnipeg business still growing and innovating:
Podcasting as business promotion:
A play that shows the action both on stage and back stage:
Housework and emergency response roles are eyed as jobs for robots at the World Humanoid Robot Games, among other competitions:
What you say online matters, as this mayoral candidate is learning:
Writing a strong opinion and backing it up with evidence:
Kate Kehler:
Winnipeg and choosing its future direction
Winnipeg, the capital of “Friendly Manitoba,” is becoming far less friendly to anyone who is struggling to survive. The city is also less and less supportive of the not-for-profit sector which struggles to support those struggling to survive. Read More
The ongoing momentum for preservation of French history and culture in Manitoba:
Félix Guichard:
La facture grimpe mais Ottawa répond présent
‘Préserver ce lieu, ce n’est pas seulement préserver un bâtiment. C’est préserver notre mémoire. C’est transmettre notre histoire.” C’est sur ces mots que Ginette Lavack, députée fédérale de Saint-Bon… Read More
Changes to Quebec prayer laws are creating ripple effects in many work and education settings:
For the first time in a national report, the top threat to children’s health is online:
Entrepreneurship and textile science combine in new store at Polo Park:
Inuit fashion in the spotlight in a Canadian TV series and on the runway:
Digital equity is about to improve for Northern Manitobans:
Innovative ideas to bring job-ready training to First Nations in Manitoba:
Portage and Main’s Métis past, present and future:
Polls and statistics regarding Winnipeggers’ perceptions of safety downtown:
Financial markets are signalling effects of global events:
Upgrades to soccer complex will benefit the new Winnipeg NSL team as well as local athletes:
Ottawa hosts wheelchair basketball world championships:
Shifting global weather patterns mean changes for Manitoba:
Editorial:
Is ‘tornado alley’ moving north?
There’s a famous fictional story in which a ruby-slippered, tornado-tossed traveller takes a wide-eyed look around and declares, “I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Read More
Laura Rance-Unger:
Multiple factors add up to difficult harvest
Earlier this month, farmers sent agriculture publications some heartbreaking photos showing how heavy rains across the Prairies had pummelled a promising harvest.
An idled combine up to its axles i… Read More
Ensuring the health of beluga populations near Churchill even as trade development plans move forward:
Two stories of governmental involvement in conservation efforts:
The influence of the U.S. on the Canadian aviation sector:
The burgeoning need for new homes construction in Canada:
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