CANORA - In the days before Feb. 14, the Canora Composite School started getting into the Valentine's Day spirit by decorating during every lunch period in the two weeks leading up to the big day.
The Student Representative Council was selling candy crushes in the front foyer. A student who bought a crush got to decorate a paper heart to send to someone special to them in the school, whether it be a student or a teacher. In addition, Crush soda products were for sale. On Valentine’s Day, the drink was delivered to the special person along with the heart. On Valentines Day, the students were asked to dress up in red, white, and pink.
Canora’s senior girls’ basketball team hosted their home tournament on Feb 11. Team Canora ended up earning second place in the tournament. Sacred Heart of Yorkton were first overall with two wins and no losses. Both Canora and Foam Lake each had one win and one loss. Thank you to Coach Gordon and Coach Potts for hosting the tournament, which was considered an overall success.
Global Stories of the Week
On Feb. 6, the world woke up to the news of at least two massive earthquakes that shook the countries of Turkey and Syria. The tremors caused hundreds of buildings to collapse on both sides of the border. As of Feb 11, the death toll stood at 27,510 people, making it the deadliest earthquake in over a decade. According to CTV News reporter Adrian Ghobrial, at least 45 countries including Canada and war stricken Ukraine offered to send aid and support to the Turkish-Syrian quake zone. Even five days after the initial quake, rescues were being performed with some success. According to CTV News Los Angeles Bureau Chief Tom Walters, among the survivors was a newborn baby believed to have been born underneath the rubble of a collapsed condominium. Unfortunately, the newborn’s mother did not survive the disaster.
Northern Syria has been the epicenter of a serious civil war between militant terrorist groups, which made getting aid to the area very difficult and risky. The World Health Organization fears that due to severe damage, disease may spread in the disaster zone creating a health catastrophe for the Turkish and Syrian governments. Turkey and Syria lie on the intersection of multiple tectonic plates, which means the earthquakes are common, especially in Turkey. This quake brings reminders of past disasters including the 2004 Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami and the Haiti earthquake of 2010.
