CANORA - On Oct. 31, students in grades 5 through 12 at Canora Composite School showed off their creative Halloween costumes in a massive parade. Each grade displayed their impressive wardrobe in solo costumes and group costumes. Canora Composite’s SRC handed out candy and chocolate to each parade participant. Some of the spooky fashion highlights included a group who dressed up as farmers and a cow, a team who dressed up as the Titanic which sank in 1912, and a another group who dressed like Gatorade bottles. The students with best outfits were promised a free piece of clothing from the school’s upcoming merchandise shipment.
The History 20 class began learning about the effects the First World War had on different regions around the world. Some of the countries or regions included: South Africa, Central America, Iran, Turkey, India and Pakistan. One of their recent assignments included Ghandi’s retribution of nonviolent resistance as India tried to gain independence from Britain following a mass murder of over 340 Indian civilians ordered by a British leader. Hundreds of Indian civilians were chased out of South Africa by a ruthless commander working for the British who were in control of several regions and territories around the world. Students also learned about how the Central American nations weren’t as badly affected by the war as other countries.
Cougar Corner Global Story of the Week
The British weren’t the only regime to expel civilians from the area due to their race. On Aug. 4, 1972, the dictator who ruled over the African nation of Uganda, Idi Amin, demanded that the country’s Asian population flee Uganda in only 90 days. The parents and grandparents of CTV National News chief anchor and senior editor Omar Sachedina were among those expelled by Amin. In July of 2022, Omar took his mother back to the place where she grew up before fleeing to Canada for a special documentary to showcase their roots in Uganda. The documentary which aired for television viewers on CTV News Channel and the CTV main networks on Nov. 4, was made for the sole purpose of reigniting the story some Canadians had forgotten even occurred.
