Watch Artzooka, Big Block Sing Song and more. Your trusted daily source for the news, pop culture and sports stories that Canadian kids want to know! On July 23, it will be closest to Earth and most visible, at about 64 million miles away. The U.K.’s Ben Watson got a rainbow as a backdrop during a race at the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championships in England. Your parent or guardian can disable the cookies by clicking here if they wish. We know kids have questions about the … (Colchester Zoo/Twitter), Known as #BabyLongLegs, this healthy calf was born at the Toronto Zoo on May 12. It’s a key pillar of Islam, and usually draws huges crowds to this mosque. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. They’re usually made with a kind of artificial intelligence technology that makes it possible to turn a still photograph into a moving avatar. Daily news content will be published across multiple platforms, and longer-form contextual pieces will also roll out regularly. These boys ignored restrictions banning public gatherings and went swimming in the Tigris River on June 10. Wearing a mask doesn't prevent you from getting sick. Everyone is talking about social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. Staff say the baby is doing well and getting steady on her feet as she practises running alongside her mom. The boys are doing it as a way to stand up for the girls in their school, to protest gender roles and highlight that boys and girls are treated differently when it comes to school uniforms. Feedback or complaints regarding the application of CBC Journalistic Standards and practices. CBC News Network showcases the best of CBC journalism, covering breaking stories with speed, and adding context and meaning along the way. After discovering that a small but powerful clique in his community are part of an international cocaine smuggling ring, pastor Noah Funk must make an agonizing decision. How is it being ensured that CBC Kids News is suitable for kids? When the hose gets turned on, the water pressure thrusts the flyboard — and the person riding it — way up into the air. CBC News Network showcases the best of CBC journalism, covering breaking stories with speed, and adding context and meaning along the way. The animal was part of a herd of 1,000 cows that was being moved back down to the valleys after a summer spent eating grass in the high mountains. (Aly Song/Reuters), American stuntman Nik Wallenda says he has completed his "most dangerous walk yet." School closed for coronavirus? (Image credit: Saudi Ministry of Media/Reuters), The Comet NEOWISE passes over Stonehenge in the early hours of July 21, in Salisbury, England. (Michael Portmann, Gerry Hofstetter/Zermatt.ch), A supermoon glows behind a fast-moving train in Tokyo. Zoo officials said the number of Masai giraffes living in the wild dropped by half in the past 30 years due to illegal hunting and the loss of habitat. Canadian kids have access to more information than ever, and CBC Kids News will be a trusted, reliable source of news and context. Presenters Sullivan and Bobb were removed. Baird, who is a martial arts teacher, did jumps and somersaults as he moved through the neighbourhood. CBC Kids News contributor Elijah Sandiford digs into the history of the Black Lives Matter movement. Why are schools closed for the coronavirus? Subscribe to our newsletter and stay up to date with our latest releases! Sweet! CBC Kids News is real news for real kids. Subscribe for deep dives from young Canadian minds on everything that’s trending. A roundup of the week's best stories for tweens. By submitting your comments, you acknowledge that CBC has the right to reproduce, broadcast and publicize those comments or any part thereof in any manner whatsoever. Many Asian countries and ... Roman Fehr thought the short film he made about depression would be a school project that he submitted and quickly forgot about. “When classes began, every guy wearing a skirt was taken out of class to the cafeteria. A variety of newsletters you'll love, delivered straight to you. Among the more unusual news stories recently…a bear named "747" wins the Fat Bear Week contest, the Irish Supreme Court says the bread in Subway's sandwiches is too sweet to be called "bread", and NASA sends a $23 million toilet to space. Actually, they’re fairly common formations called concretions, which were created when layers of hard, concrete-like rock formed around piles of leaves or shells 100 million years ago. Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Monday. “They were smiling all day, they were saying how comfortable they were and were telling everyone to wear them, too.”. ***IMPORTANT UPDATE! You can’t go to the movies or hang out with large groups of friends. Now everyone is talking about physical distancing. Scientists from the U.S.-based research team Ocearch say she is the largest great white they’ve ever tagged in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. “The message we wanted to show with this movement is that our legs, our skin, our bodies are not a distraction, and showing them should not deprive us of an education.” - Chloe Verret, age 16. (Adnan Abidi/Reuters), A dog wearing a face mask walks through the streets of Shanghai, China, on March 2. Stories will be presented as videos, interactive features (quizzes, polls, etc.) There has already been extensive consultation with educators and researchers in the planning stages of CBC Kids News to ensure that the service is age-appropriate and the content is compelling. On March 4, he successfully crossed the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua, as lava burned below him. ‘Boys of today, men of tomorrow’: Boys react to Gillette campaign, ‘It shows my strength’: Why this boy braids his hair. Sometimes that will mean covering stories that are sad, scary or upsetting. (@malala/Twitter), Even though it’s hot in Baghdad and pools are closed, Iraqis are supposed to be following physical distancing rules in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Here’s what that means. 4,902 talking about this. (Image credit: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images), Lady Gaga used masks as fashion accessories during the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 30. It’s very unusual to see that type of whale near the city. (simsvitious_xp/Instagram). Beyond 94: Truth and Reconciliation in Canada, A brief history of the Black Lives Matter movement. and text/image stories. Chloe Verret and her friends let the boys in her school borrow their extra uniform skirts for the protest. They are also holding coloured umbrellas and following matching coloured rings to stay separated. The birth is important for the survival of the species, originally from East Africa, as Masai giraffes are considered endangered. Please feel free to submit feedback through the form on CBC Kids News, or reach out via email at cbckidsnews@cbc.ca. Historian and sociologist Afua Cooper describes some critical moments in black history and Vancouver activist Jacob Callender-Prasad talks about his role fighting anti-black racism. (Toronto Zoo/Facebook), People around the world are taking steps to stop the spread of the coronavirus and that means kids everywhere have had to change the way they play. CBC Kids News is a brand new offering from CBC Kids, created to be an extension of the trusted CBC News brand aimed at kids aged 9 to 13. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images), People lined up to see a humpback whale swimming off the coast of Montreal on June 2. CBC Kids (2017–present) On June 23, 2016, CBC announced that Kids' CBC would be rebranded as CBC Kids the following winter. (Nik Wallenda/Twitter). “They’re part of it, but they shouldn’t be the ones talking about it because women have been talking about it for a long time and they’re not listened to, and now that a guy wears a skirt everyone listens to them.”. Chloe said that although she and her friends are super proud of the boys for participating, they’re also “kind of sad” that all of the attention, including media attention, is going to boys. ©2018 CBC/Radio-Canada. This photo was taken by 13-year-old Liina Heikkinen of Finland, and recently won a major award. However, Chloe still thinks that boys play a key role in this protest. New segments were also added. (Image credit: Verrrret/Instagram). (Image credit: Chris Ross/Ocearch), Check out these sea creatures in the sky! ... Every year, millions of people celebrate the Lunar New Year in different parts of the world, including right here in Canada. The name Nukumi (pronounced noo-goo-me) means grandmother figure in Mi’kmaw language. CBC Kids News is real news for real kids. Mi’kmaw people are Indigenous to Atlantic Canada and parts of Quebec. | Terms of Use. Scientists have used quantum mechanics and maths to show that gateways connecting two points in space and time and big enough and stable enough for human travel are theoretically possible. Schools are shut down across the country, but because of social distancing, your activities are also limited. A week later experts believe it has died. (Image credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images), Kids can ride on this roller coaster in England again as COVID-19 restrictions ease up in that country, but not without a mask. Local, regional, national and international news that Canadian kids aged 9 to 13 are curious about.