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Sunday, June 30, 2024

 
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CBC goes Behind The Line with Indigenous musicians

CBC’s Behind The Line connects with Indigenous musicians from the East Coast to find the meaning behind their lyrics. Morgan Toney, a Mi’kmaw Celtic fiddler from Cape Breton, Dee Dee Austin, a singer-songwriter from Halifax and a member of Abegweit First Nation in P.E.I., and Wolf Castle, a rapper from Pabineau First Nation, share insights into their songs.

 
 

Being Black in Nova Scotia brings together news stories, profiles and interviews

 
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Being Black in Nova Scotia is a new digital space at CBC featuring the stories and experiences of Black people in the province. 

One of the stories is about Grade 12 student Seth Borden, a 2024 CBC Black Changemaker.

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'My trademark is my accent': Acadians embracing their brand of French

 
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Jacques Alphonse Doucet was in high school when he was at a Burger King in Quebec and ran into a language problem.

Doucet, who is originally from the Clare, N.S., area, was trying to order in French. With Doucet's Acadian accent, the employee requested he speak English instead.

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Why is Pride celebrated in different months across Canada?

 
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Pride is well underway across Canada. The timing of local celebrations varies, with some events taking place in June and others after the formal start of summer. Why?

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He gave up 4 guitars for a sailboat. Now this Fredericton man has plans for adventure

 
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Most guitar collectors sell their guitars for cash or trade for other guitars, but not Chris Mercer. In 2020, he sold four collector guitars to pay for a 27-foot C&C 27 sailboat, named the Blue Lotus, which he is restoring and plans to sail around North America.

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A multigenerational women's choir is helping this community heal from within

 
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Inside a community centre in Miawpukek First Nation, a group of women sit together and sing The Climb by Miley Cyrus — but parts of the song have been translated to Mi'kmaw from English. 
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Discover everything you need to know about the Olympic Games Paris 2024

 
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CBC’s comprehensive coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will feature live broadcasts from every venue and include every Canadian medal-winning moment, totalling more than 3,000 hours of live content.
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A young woman gymnast stands on the balance beam. Arms stretched in a gym. She's in a gymnastics outfit of multiple shades of purple.
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Halifax gymnast Ellie Black will be the first Nova Scotia woman to compete in the Olympics four times when she competes in Paris in July.

A woman, with long brown hair and pink long nails, leans into a race car.
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Get a look inside a real NASCAR vehicle, driven by a woman from Chance Cove. She tells us about her need for speed.

A man with a blue helmet and pink shin pads, light blue shirt and grey pants holds a cricket bat, while a man in a blue, white and orange shirt and orange pants, shows him how to use the cricket bat.
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CBC P.E.I.'s Jay Scotland tries his hand at cricket. P.E.I. has only one field so far to accommodate a group of players that is 500 strong and growing.

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Pants party! Fredericton artist strings up a colourful new display. The semi-retired doctor leaves it all on the line with his new art installation, right in his own front yard.

 

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