1. Saskatchewan Mom's Kids on school bus that hit and killed her.
She was driving. Bus hit truck and hit her.
Why is it important?: Accidents can happen to anyone.
2. Raising minimum wage can rescue the economy.
Kathleen Wynn, president Obama, and Stephen Poloz all want to raise minimum wage.
Why is it important?: Could help many Canadians that are earning minimum wage that have trouble supporting their families.
3. Harper tries to make peace.
Two weeks ago Stephen Harper talked to Israel about world peace.
Why is it important?: Shows that Canada is on Israel's side.
4. CSEC's collation of metadata.
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) collects data on people's communications.
Why is it important?: Takes away privacy from many Canadians. They tried to keep it a secret.
5. Air Canada issues travel alert due to unexpected snow storm. All Air Canada flights were cancelled from Toronto.
Why is it important?: Effects a large number of Canadians and their family members.
6. Canadian forces soldiers who admit stress are at risk of being kicked out of the army.
1700 soldiers are being released due to mental stress.
Why is it important?: Canadian soldiers risk their lives and are suffering from depression. They need our help.
7. In Sochi there is a possible terrorist attack. People are smuggling bombs in a toothpaste bottles.
Why is it important?: Canadian athletes are going there to complete. We have the most athletes there.
- Which story do you think is the most significant?
- What does this say about you and your values?
I then introduced the current events assignment.
Handout: Current Events Assignment
You were divided into groups and we set up a schedule. If you are not sure on which day you are presenting, please let me know.
Here are some great sources for national news:
- http://www.cbc.ca/news
- http://www.ctvnews.ca/
- http://www.nationalpost.com/
- http://www.theglobeandmail.com/
For your Current Events assignment, you can also look at local or international news. Here are some sites for international news.
The are of course many other sites for news. You can also watch TV or listen to the radio for other news sources.
Homework: Those who are away or did not complete the homework from the past two days, you need to find 3 international news stories. (If you already have a total of 6 stories from the previous days, you get a break!)
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