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Monday, March 31, 2025

 
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Make way for the 'Boys on Blades' 

A figure skating team based in Conception Bay South made history recently in their first competition. Skate N.L. confirmed this is the province's first registered all-male synchronized skating team.

 
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A man with a black toque, red jacket and jeans stands along a rocky shoreline with the sea snd mountains in the background.
 

UNB scientist checks in from first all-Canadian Antarctic mission

Kevin Wilcox, a research scientist with the University of New Brunswick's Ocean Mapping Group, has spent weeks with researchers collecting data in Antarctica.

 
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What you can expect from CBC News this federal election

Helping Canadians understand the issues before they vote is one of the most important things we do, says Brodie Fenlon, general manager and editor in chief of CBC News.

 
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A woman with shoulder-length black hair and glasses in a red top and checkered suit jacket.
 

Black on the Ballot: Most Black Canadians taking part in politics face discrimination, study says

First-of-its-kind study out of Carleton University reflects experience of African Nova Scotian politicians.

 
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A woman smiling in a purple sweater and black top stands in a kitchen holding a pan of sushi.
 

Very northern, very delicious: Meet the sushi queen of the Northern Peninsula

Michelle Lidstone is part owner of Lidstone's Irving in Roddickton-Bide Arm, N.L. —where you can pump gas and head home with sushi.

 
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A woman with long grey hair sits at a table filled with decades-old manuscripts and envelope packages.
 

A Halifax woman found an unproduced play written by her grandfather, it opens next month

Wallace Russell Harper's play will premiere in Cambridge, U.K. in April, thanks to his granddaughter's mission to bring it to the stage.

 
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A woman in black top and jacket, with long red hair smiles to the camera in an auditorium setting. There are flags behind her.
 

Foreign-trained family doctors graduate from N.B. licensing program

The wait for a family doctor may soon come to an end for many New Brunswickers as 10 new internationally trained physicians join the health-care system. 

 
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A woman with long black hair in a blue and white striped shirt sits in an office. There is a tree behind her. And a table with items on it.
 

Woman who spent 16 days in extreme solitary confinement sues federal government

Lisa Adams, whose case changed federal prison law, is now seeking compensation. 

 
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A poster that reads: Celebrating 60 years LAND & SEA in gold type and a gold half-frame with a blue backdrop.White CBC logo in the centre of the graphic.
 

Land & Sea: 60 years of memories from the road

Creators reflect on why the show means so much to Newfoundland and Labrador.
 
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A female athlete with a shirt that reads Canada, holds up the Canadian flag behind her after winning the shot put at the world indoor championships.
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Sarah Mitton, of Brooklyn, N.S., repeats as world indoor shot put champion. Her golden throw measured 20.48 metres.

A para biathlete in a black hat, ski googles and red and white jacket holds up his hand making the NO. 1 sign with his fingers. He's smiling. And on the ski course.
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Mark Arendz, of Hartsville, P.E.I., won the men's overall World Cup title in standing Para biathlon after a victory final race of the season.

 
Two young soccer players display their blue jerseys of the Halifax Tides FC.
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Halifax's first pro women's soccer team, the Halifax Tides, unveiled its new kits. Watch Amy Smith's interview with Courtney Sherlock, co-founder and CEO of the Halifax Tides, and Diana Matheson, the co-founder of the Northern Super League.

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A young arm wrestler from Prince Edward Island is adding 'Two-time North American Champion' to his list of accomplishments. Alberton's Thomas Dumas talks to Sheehan Desjardins on CBC Compass about his recent victory in Las Vegas.

 

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