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Monday, May 6, 2013

CBC News in Review April plus some magazines


In this months News in Review DVD we have


The Pope: Resignation and Election 2013 (Length: 14:45)
In early February, Pope Benedict XVI announced he would be retiring as head ofthe Roman Catholic
Church. The announcement came as a surprise to those both inside and outside Vatican City. With
extreme haste,the church moved to elect a new pope. And on March 13,the Archbishop of Buenos
Aires, Cardinal Bergoglio, became Pope Francis.


BlackBerry Fights Back (Length: 15:45)
After years of declining marketshare,the makers of the popular BlackBerry launch a new product to
reinvigorate the company. We go behind the scenes in the days leading up to the launch to see the
strategy and how they hope to pull it off.


U.S.Gun Debate (Length: 14:00)
The city of Chicago saw more than 500 murders in 2012. Most of those crimes were committed by
people with guns. We look at why guns are so readily available in the U.S. and examine whether Canada
is any different.

If you have not used this resource in the past, CBC provides a fully editable word file for both teachers and students.

Some new magazines that have just been shelved are:







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