NEWS AND

CURRENT EVENTS

NEWS FOR KIDS

TV NEWS SITES

NEWSPAPER SITES

NEWS IN THE CLASSROOM
Ideas for Teachers

INTERNET NEWS SITES

 

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NEWS FOR KIDS:

CBC For Kids

This is a great site for kids to view current news stories and more. Here you can also find Science projects, music and information about a wide variety of subjects. There is also a section on how to write the news.

 

Sports Illustrated for Kids

Here you can learn about today's sports stories as well as doing sports trivia, sports surveys and playing games.

 

Time
For Kids

Visit this site to read today's news in kid friendly language and voice your opinions about the news. There is also a teacher's section with lesson suggestions and a weekly world news quiz. (American)

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TV NEWS SITES:

CBC

Visit this site for Canadian news, weather and sports. Also find on-air guide for T.V. and radio programs and information about many different topics.

 

tvforbc.com

Here you can find BC's news, weather, sports and more. You can also find links to T.V. stations in other cities across Canada and the United States.

 

CTV News

Here you can watch videos of today's news on-line.

 

 
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NEWSPAPER SITES:

The Globe and
Mail

 

Read today's news on-line and more.
The Province

Read the Province from Vancouver on line.

 

The Vancouver Sun

 

Read the Vancouver Sun on-line and participate in on-line surveys and more.

The New York Times Learning Network

 

Here you can read news articles from the New York Times using knowledge tools to help you. Teachers can get lesson plans to go with the articles.
AJR News Link

This is an excellent site to connect you to newspaper sites of your choice. Choose the province that the paper is from and then choose the paper that you are interested in.

 

National Post

Read the National Post on-line.

 

Canada.com Here you can search newspapers across Canada and the world to find articles about the topic of your interest.
   

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INTERNET NEWS SITES

Canoe

 

Time Magazine This has very up-to-date news articles and information.

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NEWS IN THE CLASSROOM
Ideas for Teachers
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Newsday This is a collaborative newspaper project from the Global Schoolhouse inwhich students will write articles and submit them and then choose articles from students all over the world to include in their own newspaper along with their own. This newpaper is created twice a year and they include deadlines for you to follow.
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