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News in Review - April 2021 Crisis Management: From COVID-19 to Climate Change
Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, who predicted the current pandemic back in 2015, is also a crusader in the ongoing battle to bring the world's climate under control. He has advice on how the world can emerge from the COVID-19 crisis and is now looking for ways to tackle climate change. Meanwhile, inventive Canadians are doing their part to ...
- 2021
- 00:18:37
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/11/2021
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News in Review - April 2021 Vaccine Science: Variants, Genomes and Canadian Self-sufficiency
Coronavirus variants are popping up around the world. Drugmakers are working to adapt the current vaccines, while Canadian scientists are tracking the variants to get a genetic picture and map the mutations. Among other things, they want to determine what's coming next. Meanwhile, new vaccines are in the works and the Canadian government is investing billions to develop and manufacture ...
- 2021
- 00:16:20
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/10/2021
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The Nature of Things Rebellion
Sparked by activist Greta Thunberg in Sweden and exploding around the world, the global climate protests have been some of the largest demonstrations in history. Rebellion is a vivid portrait of this extraordinary grassroots movement.
- 2020
- 00:44:08
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/20/2021
The Nature of Things Kids vs. Screens
Babies can scroll before they can crawl. Many kids can’t read a map, but they can navigate an iPad. But how are screens affecting children's development, learning abilities and mental health?
- 2020
- 00:44:08
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/13/2021
BBC Documentaries Inside My Mind
Anxiety, a small bout of depression or an obsessional thought – all of us can have these feelings at some time, but what if these persist and take over our life? In the UK, one in four people will suffer from some form of mental health problem every year. What causes it differs for every one of us: our genes, ...
- 2013
- 00:51:31
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/25/2021
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BBC Bitesize What is the water cycle?
This video explores the water cycle: what it is and how it works. It follows the journey of water and how it starts in rivers, lakes and oceans, evaporates and condenses, then falls as precipitation and runs back into rivers, lakes and oceans. The video illustrates the journey and will help pupils to visualise the continuous water cycle that is ...
- 2017
- 00:00:57
- 5-8
- Added on: 03/22/2021
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News in Review - March 2021 Farah Alibay: Breaking Ground on the Red Planet Must-See
Farah Alibay is a Canadian aerospace engineer working at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Her current mission is to help drive the Perseverance rover on the red planet while it goes in search of past life. Alibay, who grew up in Quebec, is not only a top scientist in a male-dominated industry, she’s also a mentor and advocate for all women ...
- 2021
- 00:12:59
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/12/2021
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News in Review - February 2021 Climate and Science: From Ocean Data to Geothermal Power
From the oceans to the Prairies, scientific research is underway to help Canada reach its climate goals. But even here COVID-19 has had an impact. The pandemic has left some oceanographers dry docked and that means important data that can only be researched on the waters is being missed. Meanwhile, over in the Prairies, one firm is going deep to ...
- 2021
- 00:16:00
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/12/2021
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News in Review - February 2021 COVID-19: Testing and Containment
Many infectious disease experts believe Canada should be testing everyone for COVID-19 to find out who is contagious, and not just the people who have symptoms. They say rapid testing may be one of the tools that could help. They’re cheaper, faster and can be used at home. Many countries around the world use rapid tests. But Health Canada has ...
- 2021
- 00:18:40
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/12/2021
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News in Review - January 2021 COVID-19: A Global Perspective
This report looks at the impact of COVID-19 around the globe. A year after it was first detected in Wuhan, China, the world struggles to get the disease under control and cases continue to increase. Europe has been hard hit in the second wave, with many countries imposing further restrictions on their citizens. Due to its sheer population, India is ...
- 2020
- 00:16:06
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/19/2021
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News in Review - January 2021 Vaccine Hesitancy: Appealing to the Moveable Middle
A year after COVID-19 was first identified, it had spread across the globe, resulting in more than 73 million cases and over 1.6 million deaths. Health experts agreed the only way through the pandemic was with a vaccine. Scientists and pharmaceutical companies worldwide began the research. Now, as those groundbreaking vaccines are being distributed, many people are ready and eager ...
- 2020
- 00:14:20
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/09/2021
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News in Review - January 2021 COVID-19: The Anti-Mask Movement
Throughout 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic grew, health authorities looked for ways to contain the spread. One option was to introduce a mask policy, making it mandatory in public places. But that has not sat well with so-called anti-maskers. They refuse to comply, suggesting it is government overreach and an infringement on their personal liberties. That has led to some ...
- 2020
- 00:15:46
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/08/2021
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News in Review - January 2021 COVID-19: The Race for a Vaccine
COVID-19 was first detected in December 2019 and quickly spread across the globe, infecting more than 75 million people and killing over 1.6 million by the end of the first year. As the disease resurged with a second wave, scientists and medical professionals around the world were in a tight race to develop an effective vaccine. In November 2020, pharmaceutical ...
- 2020
- 00:15:17
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/01/2021
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News in Review - December 2020 The Murder of Christine Jessop: DNA Solves Cold Case
In 1984, nine-year-old Christine Jessop was taken from her small community and raped and murdered. The police investigation led to the arrest of the family’s next door neighbour, Guy Paul Morin. Morin would be tried twice and end up serving 18 months in prison before being acquitted. But Morin’s full exoneration wouldn’t come until 2020. That’s when police announced they ...
- 2020
- 00:11:54
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/06/2021
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About Sex About Sex, Episode 12
Marcus and Maddy’s improv skills are tested when Leah chooses STBBIs as the theme. Warning: The following program may contain mature subject matter and coarse language. Viewer discretion is advised.
- 2020
- 00:06:31
- 18+
- Added on: 01/04/2021
News in Review - November 2020 Resilience in the Bahamas: Rebuilding After Hurricane Dorian
In September 2019, the northernmost islands of the Bahamas were hit by the most powerful hurricane to ever make landfall there. Hurricane Dorian killed over 70 people — though numbers could be higher with so many still unaccounted for. Homes, cars, boats and infrastructure were completely destroyed. Months later, residents are still trying to rebuild. Now they’re getting some extra ...
- 2020
- 00:13:49
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/05/2020
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News in Review - October 2020 COVID-19 Update: What Have We Learned?
The coronavirus pandemic that spread across the world in early 2020 changed all our lives. In March, Canada closed its borders, shuttered all non-essential business and asked its citizens to stay home. For months we waited. Once the infection numbers dropped significantly, the country began to reopen cautiously. But COVID-19 is still here. And some countries are being forced to ...
- 2020
- 00:18:09
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/30/2020
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Li'l Doc Cystic fibrosis
Li'l Doc and Geeko explain how a virus that makes our mucous thick and sticky can also make our respiratory and digestive systems very weak.
- 2019
- 00:02:31
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/22/2020
Li'l Doc Paraplegia
Accompanied by her chameleon Geeko, Li'l Doc tells us how a spinal cord problem can prevent people from moving all or just the lower halves of their bodies.
- 2019
- 00:02:31
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/22/2020
Li'l Doc Whooping cough
Accompanied by her chameleon Geeko, Li'l Doc explains how harmful bacteria that invade our trachea and bronchial tubes can make us cough.
- 2019
- 00:02:31
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/22/2020
Li'l Doc Aerophagia
Why should you always eat slowly and chew your food carefully? Li'l Doc and Geeko describe the discomfort that can come from swallowing too much air!
- 2019
- 00:02:31
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/22/2020
