Get Up and Go!
Young people are becoming less active while screen time is on the rise. (Photo via Pixabay.)

Get Up and Go!

Have you been active today? Did you walk or ride a bike to school? Did you play sports, go to gym class, or do some yoga? Did you have a dance party with your friends?

Culture

A Silver in the Chopin

Calgary pianist Kevin Chen has won the silver medal at the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition.
The Chopin is one of the oldest and most famous classical music competitions in the world. It’s been called the musical Olympics.

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Animals

Frosty the Arctic Rhino

Scientists have found a new rhino species. Not in Asia or Africa, where rhinos live today. This Arctic rhino species roamed northern Nunavut 23 million years ago.

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Indigenous

Can You Can? I Can!

Where do pickles come from? If you said, “the grocery store,” you’d be right. 

But Grade 7, 8, and 9 students at Ocean Man First Nation are learning how to make their own. 

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Animals

“The Giraffe Lady”

A new Heritage Minute dropped on October 2. It pays tribute to Anne Innis Dagg. This Canadian zoologist was the world’s leading expert on giraffes.

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Sports

Buff Barbie

A new collection of Barbies was created for the International Day of the Girl.

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Sports

Let’s Go, Blue Jays!

It’s a great year to be a Toronto Blue Jays fan. Canada’s only MLB team had an amazing season. The team finished first in the American League East Division. Now they’re in the playoffs. 

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Animals

Radioactive Rhino Horns

Scientists have found a creative way to protect rhinos from poachers. How do they do it? By making their horns radioactive. It’s called the Rhisotope Project.

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Environment

Slimy, Green, and Flourishing

Did you get to swim in a lake over the summer? Was the water clear, cool, and fresh? Or was there slimy green algae? Maybe algae levels were so high that the lake was closed.

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Culture

Viral Trend, Indigenous Style

Have you heard of Labubus? These little plush monsters with wide eyes and sharp teeth are the latest craze. They’re hard to find and expensive to buy, but people love them. 

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