CanLit challenge looks to make Canadian history an open book

How long would you need to read 150 pieces of Canadian literature? If you’re a student in Ms. Pearman-Smith’s Grade 5 class at St. Brigid Catholic School, the answer is: not long. The class was the first to complete Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s Canada 150 Literacy Challenge, which is encouraging classrooms in the riding […]

Beach swimmer medals at indigenous games

Beacher Emma Kinsella was one of around 4,000 young athletes who travelled to the North American Indigenous Games in Regina in late July. She was invited to swim for Team Ontario, which won the swimming competition. She won six medals at the event, two as part of relay teams, and four individual races, including silver […]