CURRENT EVENTS

TRUDEAU MOCKS TRUMP

• Political story
• Wednesday Dec. 4th
• NATO Meeting in London
• Justin Trudeau mocking Donald Trump
• Trump responded by calling Trudeau two faced
• Trudeau explains how it was a misunderstanding
• Big six thinking idea is cause and consequence

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TRUMP AND CLINTON DEBATE

• Historical event
• US election debate
• October 20 2016
• Called each other names and began to yell
• Never shook hands
• Related to NATO meeting because there are two political leaders arguing
• Involves Trump like NATO meeting

NEW ZEALAND VOLCANO

• Geographic story
• Monday Dec. 9th on White Island
• 47 people there, 5 killed, 31 injured
• Very sudden
• A hydrothermal eruption
• PM and New Zealand Police investigating
• Island is shut down
• Big six thinking idea is cause and consequence

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HAWAII'S KILAUEA VOLCANO

• Historical event
• Erupted for months and made ash clouds
• 700 homes destroyed
• April 30th 2018
• Due to earthquake
• No reported deaths but a lot of damage
• Lava could fill 320,000 Olympic sized swimming pools

SECOND HOSPITAL IN SURREY

• Social story
• Plans unveiled Dec. 9th
• Construction begins in 3 years
• Will be built next to KPU
• Surrey gets 1000 new residents every month
• Fastest growing city in BC
• Will take about 12-18 months
• Big six is continuity and change

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HOSPITAL IN RICHMOND PLANS

• Historical event
• Plans unveiled March 29th 2018
• Replacing 1996 tower at Richmond Hospital
• 12-18 months of construction
• 8 storeys and 321,000 square ft
• Richmond is a growing community

U.S JOB GROWTH 2019

• Economic story
• End of November
• Largest number of jobs within 10 months
• 266,000 jobs made
• Jobless rate dropped
• Average is 180,000
• Big six is ethical dimensions

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U.S JOB GROWTH 2018

• Historical event
• December 2018
• 312,000 new jobs
• During the year 2.6 million jobs opened
• Most jobs were for manufacturing and oil sectors
• In 2017, 207,000 jobs opened in U.S