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Whether it’s George Floyd, systemic racism and defunding the police, or forestry monoculture and increasing wildfires, give your students the opportunity to explore multiple perspectives on many of today's most important issues. From September to April, four news stories every month are broken down and given context.

Each story comes with a teacher guide that provides discussion prompts, viewing questions and activities that emphasize collaboration, inquiry-based thinking and connections to real-world problems.

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Remembering Joyce Echaquan: Systemic Racism in Canada’s Health Care

News in Review - December 2020 Remembering Joyce Echaquan: Systemic Racism in Canada’s Health Care New

Calls for the Quebec government to recognize and address systemic racism within the province were revived by the death of Joyce Echaquan, an Atimatekw woman who filmed as nurses at a hospital in Joliette hurled racist slurs at her before she died. Joyce’s family has announced a lawsuit and a criminal complaint against the hospital. Meanwhile, Quebec premier Francois Legault ...
  • 2020
  • 00:12:51
  • 13-14
  • Added on: 01/08/2021

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  • NIR-20-12 - PPT - Remembering Joyce Echaquan: Systemic Racism in Canada’s Health Care

  • NIR-20-12 - PDF - Remembering Joyce Echaquan: Systemic Racism in Canada’s Health Care

U.S. Election 2020: The Count and the Controversy

News in Review - December 2020 U.S. Election 2020: The Count and the Controversy New

Over 150 million people cast their ballot in the U.S. elections, and both Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden received a record number of votes. In the end, Joe Biden won not only the popular vote but also the electoral college. This News in Review video looks at voting day, delays with ballot counting, how the electoral college works, ...
  • 2020
  • 00:17:14
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  • Added on: 01/08/2021

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  • NIR-20-12 - PPT - U.S. Election 2020: The Count and the Controversy

  • NIR-20-12 - PDF - U.S. Election 2020: The Count and the Controversy

The Murder of Christine Jessop: DNA Solves Cold Case

News in Review - December 2020 The Murder of Christine Jessop: DNA Solves Cold Case New

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
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  • Added on: 01/06/2021

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  • NIR-20-12 - PDF - The Murder of Christine Jessop: DNA Solves Cold Case

  • NIR-20-12 - PPT - The Murder of Christine Jessop: DNA Solves Cold Case

Lobster Wars: Nova Scotia’s Fishery Dispute

News in Review - December 2020 Lobster Wars: Nova Scotia’s Fishery Dispute New

Indigenous and non-Indigenous lobster fishers in Nova Scotia are locked in a dispute over the right to fish. Members of the Sipekne'katik First Nation say that the Mi’kmaq people are within their rights to catch and sell lobster to earn a “moderate livelihood” as outlined by a 21-year-old Supreme Court decision. But non-Indigenous fishers say they are breaking the law ...
  • 2020
  • 00:13:46
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  • Added on: 01/05/2021

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  • NIR-20-12 - PPT - Lobster Wars: Nova Scotia’s Fishery Dispute

  • NIR-20-12 - PDF - Lobster Wars: Nova Scotia’s Fishery Dispute

COVID-19: Social Inequities Exposed by the Pandemic

News in Review - November 2020 COVID-19: Social Inequities Exposed by the Pandemic New

COVID-19 is exposing the social inequalities in our society. Socio-economic data being studied on the coronavirus pandemic is now revealing that the most at risk in our society are the poorest, living in densely populated communities, as well as low income residents and front line workers. Data is also showing those most at risk are from racialized communities. We look ...
  • 2020
  • 00:13:59
  • 13-14
  • Added on: 11/05/2020

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  • NIR-20-11 - PDF - COVID-19: Social Inequities Exposed by the Pandemic

  • NIR-20-11 - PPT - COVID-19: Social Inequities Exposed by the Pandemic

Resilience in the Bahamas: Rebuilding After Hurricane Dorian

News in Review - November 2020 Resilience in the Bahamas: Rebuilding After Hurricane Dorian New

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
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  • Added on: 11/05/2020

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  • NIR-20-11 - PPT - Resilience in the Bahamas: Rebuilding After Hurricane Dorian

  • NIR-20-11 - PDF - Resilience in the Bahamas: Rebuilding After Hurricane Dorian

Unaffordable Cities: Canada’s Housing Crisis

News in Review - November 2020 Unaffordable Cities: Canada’s Housing Crisis New

Does Edmonton have the answer to the homeless crisis? Affordable rental options in Canada were already a scarcity prior to the onset of COVID-19. But the pandemic has increased the housing challenge as more people lose their jobs and government rent benefits run out. As the pandemic drags on, housing experts predict that the number of people living on the ...
  • 2020
  • 00:14:37
  • 13-14
  • Added on: 11/03/2020

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  • NIR-20-11 - PDF - Unaffordable Cities: Canada’s Housing Crisis

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Election 2020: Battle for the U.S. Presidency

News in Review - November 2020 Election 2020: Battle for the U.S. Presidency New

The U.S presidential election race is in its final days. It’s been an unprecedented race, with Democrats and Republicans deeply divided across the country. It's taking place during a global pandemic that has seen more than 200,000 American lives lost. The president himself contracted and survived COVID-19 during the campaign. News In Review takes a look at some of the ...
  • 2020
  • 00:16:09
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  • Added on: 11/02/2020

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  • NIR-20-11 - PPT - Election 2020: Battle for the U.S. Presidency

  • NIR-20-11 - PDF - Election 2020: Battle for the U.S. Presidency

COVID-19 Update: What Have We Learned?

News in Review - October 2020 COVID-19 Update: What Have We Learned? New

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
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  • Added on: 10/30/2020

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  • NIR-20-10 - PDF - COVID-19 Update: What Have We Learned?

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Care Homes and The Elderly: What COVID-19 Exposed

News in Review - October 2020 Care Homes and The Elderly: What COVID-19 Exposed New

When COVID-19 came to Canada we saw a large number of deaths. Four out of five of those deaths were among the elderly housed in long term care homes. The situation in Ontario and Quebec was so serious that the government called in the Canadian military to assist in the worst-hit facilities. The military produced a report that shocked many. ...
  • 2020
  • 00:20:25
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  • Added on: 10/30/2020

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  • NIR-20-10 - PDF - Care Homes and The Elderly: What COVID-19 Exposed

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