  | | |  | | | | George Lim on finding pride and joy in Labrador City.
I remember a vendor in Yangon, Myanmar, the city where I was born, trying to make a hamburger and failing miserably. My mom and I were so excited to try a hamburger, which we had heard about by word of mouth, only to discover the vendor’s buns were dry, stale and cold. The meat wasn't seasoned.
Three years later, when I was eleven years old and we were in Thailand en route to Toronto, I had a McDonald’s Big Mac for the first time.
I didn't know what it was but I vividly remember this wonderful, flavourful and appetizing burger making my mouth water. Those first bites, before my first trip to North America, marked the beginning of a journey of self-discovery and acceptance. | | | | | George's pick: | | | | | |  | Thank you and Wela'lioq to everyone who participated, celebrated and connected at the North American Indigenous Games in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Dartmouth, Millbrook First Nation and Sipekne'katik Nova Scotia. How do you sum up an unforgettable week of Indigenous sport and culture? Take a look.
For more stories and highlights, visit cbc.ca/naig. | | | | | | | |  | When Pilick First Nation decided to have its first-ever Pride celebration, organizers weren't sure if many people would show up. They were pleasantly surprised.
A good number of people attended the Pride celebration in June. Aside from a barbecue and a bouncy castle for kids — the organizers wanted to involve children to show them its normal to be around Pride — the event had all the features of an Indigenous celebration: smudging, prayer, dancing and song.
Those activities are included in any Indigenous celebration; why would Pride be any different? Ann Paul asked. | | | | | | | |  | | | Two female entrepreneurs on Prince Edward Island have launched new beverages this summer, both of them inspired by women.
One is a vodka sparkling beverage with connections to the best-selling novel Anne of Green Gables, while Kool Brew takes its inspiration from female farmers, whose beans are roasted on P.E.I. to end up being served cold from a can. | | | | | | | |  | | | Growing up as a beekeeper in Nigeria, William Kigbu said protecting his bees over the winter months was a foreign concept before continuing his hobby in Newfoundland.
"I've never heard that term before," Kigbu told CBC News. "Here you have to winterize them, protect them from too much exposure to the cold and wind."
Kigbu is the volunteer beekeeper at O'Brien Farm in St. John's, and works to maintain the apiary's four hives. | | | | | | | |  | | | At first glance, Kathleen Dyer's obituary might seem like any other.
Beneath the photo of a smiling, older woman, we learn the basics: Dyer, who was living in Halifax, died on June 14 at age 84. She is survived by her husband, her son and his wife, and two sisters-in-law. But it's the third and final line that stands out: In lieu of flowers, Dyer asked for donations to the Nova Scotia Women's Choice Clinic. | | | | | | | |  | | | Aboard the MV Polar Prince, 25-year-old Leanne Rich said she was in awe while watching machines suck up water for environmental DNA testing.
"I was really inspired by how they've been working [with] the ecosystems," Rich said, describing the complex equipment.
Rich is one of 24 young adults who boarded the research vessel as part of the three-week Uinipeku Ocean Expedition, facilitated by Innu Nation. | | | | | | | |  | | | L'Arche Connects empowers adults with intellectual disabilities to live independently.
In her new apartment, April Urquhart can lie in bed at night and look up at the stars through a big picture window. It's the first time the 23-year-old has ever lived on her own. The sky's the limit.
Her dreams include getting a job — and visiting Paris one day. Her brand-new unit at The Wellington, a 47-unit housing development in uptown Saint John, is decorated wall-to-wall with photos of French landmarks, Parisian maps and Audrey Hepburn quotes. | | | | | | | |  | | | A new project is allowing Prince Edward Islanders to share their stories of grief and love for trees they lost during post-tropical storm Fiona last fall.
P.E.I. Tree Stories gathers anecdotes from people across the province about trees that carried personal meanings for them, but are no longer standing after the fierce storm. The stories are then written and published to the P.E.I. Tree Stories website.
Stuart Hickox came up with the idea. He said it's meant to give Islanders a place to embrace their vulnerability. | | | | | | | |  | | | Jessica Winters is a self-taught painter and textile artist from Makkovik, Nunatsiavut, N.L. and was invited to create the latest header design for this newsletter. "My masthead design is a painting of a lichen I found in Nuuk, Greenland. I am fascinated by lichens." Learn more about Jessica's inspiration. | | | | | Listen |
Tony Walker is a professor at Dalhousie University and he has a lot of thoughts about plastic dog poop bags, and where they don't belong. From CBC Information Morning - Moncton with Jonna Brewer.
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Orders for her new piece are pouring in! We spoke with Cassandra Budgell about her Dickie Berg suncatcher. From the St. John's Morning Show with Krissy Holmes.
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A group of Ukrainian families are living together in a community near Baddeck. From Information Morning - Cape Breton with Steve Sutherland.
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Studying water plumes on one of Saturn's icy moons to see if there's evidence of life. Islander Peter Willis will share his latest work at the NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in California. From Island Morning with Mitch Cormier.
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