CANORA - Canora Composite’s Student Representative Council hosted two outdoor assemblies for all the the grades of CCS on June 15. The assembly held in the morning was for Grades 8 through 12, while the afternoon assembly was for Grades 5 through 7. There was a surplus of games for the students to enjoy.
In game one, students had to transport water from cup to cup to fill a bucket full enough with water until a ball fell out of a pale full of water. Game two was a tug-of-war. Game three was a spin on bocce ball. Game 4 was called cornhole where students had to land beanbags in a hole. In Game 5, students faced off in ladder ball. The finale was a relay race. Grade 9s and 12s won the senior assembly while Grade 5A scored victory during the junior assembly. The winners won the Cougar Cup and yummy Blizzards from Dairy Queen. The event was a way for the students to have fun before final exam week starts and they head off for the summer holidays.
GLOBAL STORIES OF THE WEEK
Bus crash ignites familiar chills
Manitoba is in mourning after a horrific collision near Carberry on June 15. According to CTV News, at least 15 people were killed and 10 injured when a semi-truck traveling on Highway 1 collided with a bus packed with seniors from Dauphin. Emergency crews from across Manitoba attended the scene including two STARS Helicopters from Regina and Winnipeg. Police stated during a press conference on June 16 that the semi-truck driver had the right of way. The collision brought back reminders for many of a horrific bus crash in April of 2018 where 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos SJHL hockey organization were killed at an intersection near Armley, Sask. Investigators who worked on the Humboldt Broncos crash were called to assist in the investigation of the Carberry crash.
Attacks in Nottingham
A major investigation is underway after a brutal killing spree in the English city of Nottingham on June 13. According to the BBC, a male suspect fatally stabbed three people in the city center just steps from one another. The man then used a van to mow down three other people. Nottingham police are working closely with counter-terrorism police to get to the bottom of the alleged motive. According to Al Jazeera, the suspect was charged on June 16 with three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. The investigation continues.
