From Our Homes To Theirs – Responding To Attawapiskat
When Xenia Benivolski heard about the problems in Attawapiskat, she wanted to do something to help. The people in the northern Ontario community of Attawapiskat are living in terrible housing...
View ArticleDo You Want to Buy A Piece Of Facebook?
Facebook is the most popular “social networking” website in the world and it may be for sale soon. Or at least part of it. A “social networking” website is one that lets people meet and chat with each...
View ArticleSelena and Justin — Why Do We Care?
Who knows what’s going on with Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez? Well, they do, for sure—but does anyone else? Bieber is, of course, a famous teen pop idol and Gomez is a television actress; the couple...
View ArticleCommander Hadfield’s Son, Evan, Helps Bring Space To Earth
Chris Hadfield is the Canadian astronaut living and working on - and commanding - the International Space Station. He’s the first astronaut to bring the “space experience” to Earthlings in the form of...
View ArticleWant To Be An Astronaut? A New Post Has Just Opened Up
Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield will soon be simply, “Mr. Hadfield.” That’s because he has announced that he is resigning. In this case, “resigning” means stopping his job as an astronaut....
View ArticleCheerleader Fined In London, Ont. For… Cheering
Normally, some cheerleaders going down a street cheering before a big football game wouldn't be a problem. Unfortunately for the squad, they were cheering in an area where police were cracking down on...
View ArticleWord Of The Year: Selfie
"Selfie” has been named the word of the year. Oxford Dictionaries chose the word because its usage increased by 17,000 per cent over last year. A “selfie” is a photo that a person takes of himself,...
View ArticleThousands Of People Rally On Facebook To Show Noah That Glasses Are Cool
Lots of people wear glasses to make their vision better, or even just for fashion. But when Noah, 4, found out he needed glasses, he wasn't happy about it. In fact, he was downright sad. His mother...
View ArticleFacebook Founder Wants Internet For Everyone
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, recently told the Mobile World Congress Conference that he wants to give five billion more people around the world access to the Internet.
View ArticleToronto Police Officer’s Random Act Of Kindness Goes Viral
Toronto police officer Mark Borsboom is a bit amused by social media -- he doesn’t quite understand what all the fuss is about. And his opinion hasn’t changed, now that a photo of him has gone viral....
View ArticleStudent In Texas Builds Clock
Ahmed Mohamed is a bright, well-spoken and creative grade 9 student in Texas. One of his favourite things to do is invent and build things. He once built himself an extra long-life battery charger for...
View Article“Fake News” Is Hard For Kids To Spot
There is a lot of "fake news" on the Internet. A new study shows that many young people in the United States have a hard time telling "real" from "fake" news. Fake news is exactly what it sounds like....
View ArticleFacebook CEO Answering Tough Questions From US Government
Mark Zuckerberg, the high-profile creator and CEO of social media website Facebook, is being asked a lot of tough questions by the US government. US Senators were asking him how Facebook uses the...
View ArticleCommander Hadfield’s Son, Evan, Helps Bring Space To Earth
Chris Hadfield is the Canadian astronaut living and working on - and commanding - the International Space Station. He’s the first astronaut to bring the “space experience” to Earthlings in the form of...
View ArticleWant To Be An Astronaut? A New Post Has Just Opened Up
Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield will soon be simply, “Mr. Hadfield.” That’s because he has announced that he is resigning. In this case, “resigning” means stopping his job as an astronaut....
View ArticleCheerleader Fined In London, Ont. For… Cheering
Normally, some cheerleaders going down a street cheering before a big football game wouldn't be a problem. Unfortunately for the squad, they were cheering in an area where police were cracking down on...
View ArticleWord Of The Year: Selfie
"Selfie” has been named the word of the year. Oxford Dictionaries chose the word because its usage increased by 17,000 per cent over last year. A “selfie” is a photo that a person takes of himself,...
View ArticleThousands Of People Rally On Facebook To Show Noah That Glasses Are Cool
Lots of people wear glasses to make their vision better, or even just for fashion. But when Noah, 4, found out he needed glasses, he wasn't happy about it. In fact, he was downright sad. His mother...
View ArticleFacebook Founder Wants Internet For Everyone
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, recently told the Mobile World Congress Conference that he wants to give five billion more people around the world access to the Internet. The post Facebook...
View ArticleToronto Police Officer’s Random Act Of Kindness Goes Viral
Toronto police officer Mark Borsboom is a bit amused by social media -- he doesn’t quite understand what all the fuss is about. And his opinion hasn’t changed, now that a photo of him has gone viral....
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