  | | |  | | | | My mom knew I was a sentimental kid who had trouble letting go of things and emotions. To prevent me from crying too much, she gave me my grandpa's vintage film camera and said, "Why don't you capture moments you want to remember?"
Since then, a camera has always been by my side, serving as my second pair of eyes, my pen, and my canvas. | | | | | Joyce's picks: | | | | | | | |  | Michael J. Fox, the iconic Canadian actor and activist, shares his experience of living with Parkinson’s Disease, how he fights to unlock the secrets of his disabling condition, and his "tremendous bond" with Canadians.
It's a powerful and unique conversation with CBC's Harry Forestell, a journalist also living with Parkinson's Disease. | | | | | | | |  | | | Forty-three years ago, the city of Gwangju was the epicentre of a pro-democracy civil uprising. Steven Lee, now living in Port Williams, N.S., experienced the violence first hand. | | | | | | | |  | | | Six kids sit on spruce boughs inside a white canvas tent, held up by wooden stakes. The fire in the wood stove by the tent door keeps the cool April air out.
“It’s breathtaking,” Ray Sillitt said, sitting on one of the sleeping bags. “This is one of the spots where our people used to live.
“The Nutshimit to me is just very beautiful.” | | | | | | | |  | | | Moncton poet Josephine Watson has published her first children's book in honour of her adoptive mother's generosity and unwavering love. It's also for the woman who gave her life.
Momma Gave captures Watson's early life as an adopted child who was loved and accepted by her chosen parents, while exploring the challenges of growing up in a mixed-race family. | | | | | | | |  | | | A retired teacher in Nova Scotia has combined her love of squirrels and photography to make a second career for herself — right in her own backyard.
Nancy Rose's sixth children's book, Oakley the Squirrel: Camping 1, 2, 3!, comes out next week and, like its predecessors, features photographs of squirrels in elaborately staged sets — this time in camping scenes. | | | | | | | |  | | | It's not where you'd expect to find gourmet mushrooms growing. Deep inside the industrial park in Summerside, P.E.I., is a row of shipping containers. At any given time, one of the containers is full of fungi — king oyster, cinnamon cap, lion's mane and blue oyster mushrooms among them.
Darren Tran and his family came to P.E.I. from Vietnam about a year ago. He's the owner of 2B Green Farm, a business which is looking to make the market for gourmet mushrooms bloom on the Island. | | | | | | | |  | | | The N.L. Queer Research Initiative just launched a collection of rare documents and photographs detailing the province's LGBTQ past, and it's the first of its kind in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Sarah Worthman, the non-profit's executive director, says the new archive tells the hidden stories of gay, lesbian, bisexual and gender-diverse Newfoundlanders and Labradorians throughout history. | | | | | | | |  | | | It's the first thing you see when you drive into Tignish, a small town on P.E.I.'s northwestern tip: A large sign arching over the main road, welcoming visitors and residents in both English and French.
But the town's residents say it's more than a sign — it's a show of pride for this community that boasts a population of fewer than 1,000 people. | | | | | Listen |
The Halifax Declaration lists demands and expectations for improving the lives of Black Canadians. Matt Galloway talks to former governor general Michaëlle Jean, whose foundation spearheaded the document’s creation; and one of its authors, the activist and poet El Jones. From The Current with Matt Galloway.
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Our local parenting consultant, Alison Smith, and Chroma's Zara MacKay-Boyce, who facilitates a group called "Beyond Acceptance" for parents and loved ones of LGBTQ+ youth, have advice for parents of kids questioning their sexuality or gender. From Information Morning Saint John. | | | | Watch |
A father and son from Newfoundland were on P.E.I. recently to help Island youth experience hockey specifically for people who are visually impaired. Video producer Kirk Pennell stopped by to learn more. From CBC Compass.
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There's a long history of handwork in Katalisk — the Mi'kmaw name for the area around the Codroy Valley on Newfoundland's west coast. The L'nu'k from this area were famous for their basketry and hand-looming. From CBC Newfoundland & Labrador.
| | | | | Applications to CBC's Indigenous Pathways to Journalism program are now open.
This paid, full-time, nine-month learning and development opportunity supports seven First Nations, Inuit or Métis candidates to hone their skills as storytellers in CBC newsrooms.
One candidate will be selected for the Halifax newsroom. Journalism education or experience are not required to apply.
Learn more at cbc.ca/pathways or join a virtual public info session on Friday, June 9 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET. or Monday, June 12 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET. | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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