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QELA’s
Student
Newsletter

The Informer Volume 2, Issue 3

November

INSIDE THIS
World News 1
World News
National News 2
Obama Wins U.S. Meeting about
3
Election Economic Crisis
Quebec News
Americans elected Barack World leaders met to discuss
Hot Cocoa Recipe 4
Obama as their 44th Presi- ways to fight the world’s eco-
Tips to Save Cash 4 dent. Obama has said, “We nomic crisis. They say they
will change this country and will work together to deal
Games 4
change the world”. Many have with the problems.
Trivia 4
great hopes for the new
president. Lack of Sleep
Linked to Heart
Disease
Do You A Japanese study showed
Have News that sleep affects heart
to Share? health. Less than 7.5 hours a
night was linked to a higher
Send it to rate of heart disease. The
study also showed that poor
Vicki Hugli Britons Want
Troops Out sleep adds to health problems
Newsletter Editor Britain has over 8,000 troops like obesity and diabetes.
at in Afghanistan. More than
vhuegli_qlwg@hotmail.com 120 British soldiers have
been killed. A new poll shows
This project made possible through fund-
ing from a joint IFPCA funding initiative of that 68% of Britons want
the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills
and the Direction de l’éducation des their troops to come home.
adultes et de l’action communautaire.
 National News
CBC Reporter Set
Free
Melissa Fung was kidnapped last
month in Afghanistan. The CBC re-
porter was held for 28 days by ter-
rorists. She was set free in early
November. Fung is doing well after
her difficult time.
Canadian Kids
Growing Up Poor
About one in nine Canadian kids are
growing up poor. A new report has
called on the Harper government to
take action. Activists say we must
raise the Canada Child Tax Benefit.

World’s Oldest
Polar Bear Dies
The world’s oldest polar bear died at
the age of 42 at a Winnipeg zoo.
Debby the polar bear had thrilled
many visitors over the years. Zoo co-
ordinator Gordon Glover says, “She
will be missed by millions of zoo visi-
Canadians Plan to
Spend Less this
tors”.
Season
‘Tis the season for shopping, but Cana-
dians plan to spend less. A survey
showed that shoppers will spend
around 14% less this shopping season.
Many people say they will look for big
deals and pay cash instead of using
credit cards.
Polar bears usually don’t live
past 20 years in the wild.
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Quebec News
Snap Election for
Quebeckers
Quebeckers will head to the polls on
December 8th. Party leaders have
been debating hydro, health care,
and the economy. Voters have not
shown much interest in this election.
Before it was called, 70% were
against having an election now.
To find out more about the
election, go to:
www.nodice.ca/elections/quebec
OR
www.monvote.qc.ca/en
Montreal Roof
Collapse
The roof of a Montreal parking ga-
rage collapsed on November 26th.
One person died in the disaster.
Witnesses say it is lucky more peo-
ple were not harmed.
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Quebec Called
Puppy Mill Capital
Quebec has been called the puppy mill
capital of North America. Animal
rights groups say Quebeckers need to
do more to protect animals. Dogs have
been found living in very poor condi-
tions. There could be as many as
2,000 puppy mills in the province.
Quebec City Police
Reject Contract
Quebec City police have not had a con-
tract since 2006. Despite this, 99% of
officers have rejected the city’s last
offer. Officers are asking for better
pay and benefits. Police cannot strike.
Instead, they use tactics like breaking
their dress code by wearing army pants
and jeans to work.
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A Winter
Treat! Tips to Save Cash
1. Make a shopping list before you
Hot Cocoa
shop. People save when they stick
Ingredients: to a list.
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 cup hot water 2. Buy only what you need.
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
4 cups milk 3. Keep a sweater on at home to keep
1/8 teaspoon salt your heat bill down.
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
4. Don’t eat out. Prepare meals at
Steps: home instead.
1. Mix cocoa, sugar, water and salt
in a saucepan.
2. Over medium heat, stir until
mixture boils.
3. Stir in the milk and heat, but do
not boil.
4. Add vanilla.
5. Serve

Games and Trivia

Sudoku
Fill in the missing numbers so every row,
column, and quadrant has the numbers 1
through 9.
Riddle
I’m where yesterday follows today, and tomor-
row’s in the middle. What am I?
Trivia
1. Complete the expression: A picture is worth
a _____ _____ (2 words).

2. What is the most common word in the Eng-

lish language?

3. Find the link: and - or – but.

Check answers below.

3. conjunctions 2. the Trivia: 1. thousand words

Riddle: a dictionary

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