CANORA- The Canora Europe Trip Club held its final meeting before departure on March 13, 2024. The meeting consisted of a preview of what to expect while in Europe. Travelers were notified about how to get in contact with other group members and to access the itineraries for the trip.
A number of items provided by Education First were also handed out to travelers including backpacks and wrist bands. The Europe Trip is being widely viewed as a great opportunity to travel and see the world, as the trip price is relatively cheaper than if someone were to book their own trip. It is also being also viewed as the possible last opportunity to go on a trip of this scale for some people in the travel group. The EuroTrip Club leader Karen Wilgosh revealed that the Canora group will not be travelling alone on the trip. In fact, a group from the U.S. State of Oregon will be meeting CCS travelers at the London Airport. The destinations for the trip include: England, France, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Germany.
A lot of the travelers in the group are considering themselves lucky as there was fear the trip would be cancelled due to the ongoing job action battle between the Saskatchewan Provincial Government and the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation in which multiple international trips planned via the school had to be postponed. That includes a band trip to New York City planned by a school in the North Battleford area according to a CTV News report from early March. However, it turns out the Canora EuroTrip will not be affected by the job action as it was revealed to be a community trip and not a school trip. The trip is kicking off on March 27 where the travelers will all meet at the Regina airport for the first flight heading to Toronto before hopping on an Air Canada flight to London.
Global Story Of The Week: Concert hall massacre in Russia
The Russian capital became the site of a horrific terror attack on the evening of March 22. According to CTV News, a group of masked men with full tactical gear stormed a concert hall in Moscow, opening fire on concertgoers and setting off explosives. The building, which can hold thousands of fans, was also set on fire. As of March 25, the death toll from the attacks stood at 137 people. The terrorist group known as ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the rampage which is the worst terror attack to hit Russia over 20 years. Russian President, Vladimir Putin called the attack ‘barbaric’ and claimed that four suspects were arrested trying to flee to Ukraine, which Russia invaded in February 2022. Vladimir Putin also called for a National day of mourning on Sunday.
The United States government said they had warned Moscow of the potential threat against concert venues and large gatherings within the capital about two weeks prior to the attacks. The four suspects appeared in a Russian courtroom on Sunday and were charged with terrorism offenses.
Experts say the attacks were well planned and it was likely that ISIS had been planning the Crocus City Hall massacre for a while. ISIS-K, which is based out of Afghanistan, has been gaining more attention in the media in recent months after they started attacking centres outside of Afghanistan. They detonated explosives during the scramble to escape the country in the Summer of 2021 following the Taliban takeover of the country. The terror attacks in Moscow led to the cancellation of all other major weekend events in and around the capital.
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