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Monday, June 30, 2025

 
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Here's how to celebrate Canada Day 2025 with CBC

CBC invites Canadians to reflect on Canada Day and celebrate with us through a full day of original programming on CBC-TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio and CBC's streaming channels. Find out what's happening and how you can join us.

Want to celebrate with us in person? Join CBC in Charlottetown and Halifax for fun Canada Day activities for all ages.

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Grade 9 class travels 230 km to bring grad party to P.E.I. teen in Halifax hospital

Fifteen-year-old Lauchlan McCabe is going to miss his Grade 9 graduation later this month because he is undergoing treatment for leukemia at the IWK Health Centre. But his class wasn't going to let him graduate without a proper ceremony. 
 
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Inside the creation of a ji’kmaqn

CBC Indigenous reporter Sis’moqon goes to Eskasoni First Nation in Nova Scotia to learn about the ji’kmaqn and why this traditional musical instrument has been vital to the Mi’kmaw culture.
 
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These firefighting women made history in St. John's with the first all-female shift

A recent shift at the St. John's Regional Fire Department had just about everything a firefighter could ask for, but the group of eight women on deck at Kent's Pond Station had a little added significance. The shift marked the first time in the 130-year history of the department that an all-female crew deployed together.

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He thought he was calling Air Canada. The airline says it wasn't them

A Stellarton, N.S., man says he was baffled when he discovered his $2,000 non-refundable airline ticket to Texas was cancelled. He was even more baffled when he reached out to Air Canada, only to be told the airline's records showed that the cancellation had been made online and that they were unable to give him a refund, as per the fare rules of his ticket.

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A woman with a golden retriever with a stick beside a wooden shelf with three sticks, called the dog stick library.
 

Riverview opens library for tails not tales

Riverview's newest library is going to the dogs — and they couldn't be happier. Dogs get their own ruff-erence library and it’s a pup-ular spot.

 
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More than just a dance, salsa helps Latino community feel at home on P.E.I.

For years, Victoria Lange was focused on competitive figure skating. But deep down, she always wanted to do something that connected her to her Latin American roots. Her father is originally from Peru, and growing up she listened to a lot of salsa music. She often watched her parents dance salsa around the house.

 
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Former gold medal winners, St. John’s Mayor Danny Breen and Canada Games officials were among the group gathered to light the torch from the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill. The torch arrived in N.L. on June 28.

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Two-time Stanley Cup winner Stéphane Richer, a 1984 Montreal Canadiens draft pick, dropped by a Saint John driveway on Tuesday to fire a few shots at seven-year-old Logan Gibbons — and to pass along some pro-level pointers on his game.

 

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