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Sep 22 2017
A Whale of a Tale
Talk about beginner’s luck! Last month, an Inuk teen harpooned a bowhead whale on her very first hunt.
Adult bowheads grow to 18 metres. They weigh up to 100 tonnes. That’s twice as long as a school bus and seven times as heavy!
Aboriginal people living in Canada’s Far North have always hunted whales...
Technology
Sep 15 2017
Two Hundred Years on Two Wheels
The bicycle turns 200 this year. Karl Drais, a German inventor, came up with the two-wheeler to solve a transportation problem.
Before bikes were invented, there were no cars or trucks. For most folks, the only way to travel and carry goods was on foot.
Some people...
Environment
Sep 08 2017
Hurricane Harvey Hits Houston
A powerful hurricane struck southeast Texas in late August. By the time it blew itself out, Hurricane Harvey caused an estimated $180 billion of damage and killed at least 60 people.
People knew Harvey was coming. Meteorologists tracked the tropical storm. It sucked up...
Politics
Sep 01 2017
Countdown to Our New Governor General
Canada gets a new governor general this fall.
It’s a great honour to be the Queen’s representative. You meet with royalty and presidents. You sign laws and give out medals and awards. You swear in the prime minister and his cabinet, and open and close Parliament.
You’...
News
Aug 28 2017
Fighting Fires in B.C.
Summer is fire season in British Columbia. This summer was the worst in B.C.’s history.
The B.C. Wildfire Service knew it was coming. The spring was cool and wet. But by early July, the weather was blazing hot. Temperatures soared into the 30s. There had been no rain...
Sports
Jun 16 2017
Feeling on Top of the World
Nothing’s impossible if you set your mind to it. Just ask 15-year-old Naomi Prohaska. She’s the youngest person to climb to the top of Canada’s highest mountain.
Summiting Mount Logan is no small feat. The Yukon mountain rises from the biggest nonpolar ice fields in...
News
Jun 09 2017
Bringing Down the Big Top
There’s something magical about the circus. Death-defying feats, performing animals, goofy clowns, graceful trapeze artists. It all starts when the ringmaster steps into the spotlight, wearing a jaunty top hat.
“Ladies and gentlemen. Children of all ages. Welcome to...
Sports
Jun 01 2017
Still in Motion
It’s been 30 years since Rick Hansen’s Man in Motion Tour. On his tour he did something no one has ever done before. He travelled around the world by wheelchair. Can you imagine?
Rick wheeled through 34 countries on four continents. He saw the Great Wall of China and...
Environment
![Plastic debris on East Beach, Henderson Island. [Photo by Jennifer Lavers]](https://www.currents4kids.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_teaser/public/images/article/lead_960.jpg?itok=T3DjP3WB "Plastic debris on East Beach, Henderson Island. [Photo by Jennifer Lavers]")
May 26 2017
Paradise Lost
Have you ever heard of Henderson Island? Probably not. It’s tiny. No one lives there. Almost no one goes there. It’s just a tiny dot on the map, halfway between New Zealand and Chile.
In 1988, that tiny dot on the map became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Why? Because...
News
May 19 2017
Ketchup Wars
Last year, an Orillia man started a ketchup war. How? With a Facebook post.
He told people to stop buying Heinz. Get French’s instead, he said. His post went viral.
Canadians love ketchup. We eat more per person than every country but Finland.
You can find a bottle in...
News
May 12 2017
TED Talk Surprise
TED conferences bring in big-name speakers. The top scientists and thinkers. World leaders. Sports heroes and artists and movie stars. But at last month’s event in Vancouver, organizers promised something extra-special. A mystery guest.
“Who is it?” everyone wondered....
Animals
May 05 2017
Goosebusters!
Canada geese are party animals. They migrate together in big Vs. They waddle around together. They eat together, too.
Cornfields are the perfect place for a goose party. There’s room for thousands of geese. Predators can’t sneak up on them. And waste corn is all over...
News
Apr 28 2017
“We Are Proud to Call You Canadian”
Canada welcomed a new citizen April 12. This brave teen was born in Pakistan. She is the world’s youngest Nobel laureate.
Can you guess who it is?
It’s Malala Yousafzai. Her citizenship is honorary, of course. She can’t vote or get a passport.
This honour is given...