| | | | | From the big stage back to Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula, Canada' Got Talent winner Jacob Lewis was welcomed home to celebrate his newfound fame and fortune. | | | | | | | Root the wood turtle is missing his right front foot, so his shell was getting damaged from scraping on the floor at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax. The CBC's Frances Willick has the story. | | | | | | | | The medals were designed by Torbay artist Heather Coughlan, who says the design of an iceberg symbolizes the province's beauty while hinting at an athlete's training — what you see on competition day, and the trials and support underneath it all. | | | | | | | | As Tristan Grant closed out 2024 and took stock of the future, he kept thinking about something that was missing: an Indigenous music label in Atlantic Canada. As far as Grant can tell, there doesn't ever seem to have been a label of its kind on the East Coast. So the award-winning rapper, who has also hosted CBC Music's contemporary Indigenous music show Reclaimed, wants to expand the network. | | | | | | Five Indigenous-themed Absolutely Canadian series docs you should watch in time for June National — Indigenous History Month. | | | | Celebrating Pride and Indigenous voices. CBC's top 5 picks for June. | | | | | | | The eight-week course is offered by The Thoughtful Giver, an organization that provides programming and care services, such as tutoring and housekeeping. Students aged 18 to 30 will learn basic cooking skills, such as knife skills, poaching, searing and how to cook a three-course meal. | | | | | | | In Bridgewater, N.S., 25 per cent of the town's working-age people rely on Michelin. Francois Michelin picked Nova Scotia to be the home of his company's first foray into North America in 1969, and there are now 35 production facilities, including six in Nova Scotia and Quebec. As troubling times loom over Canada, people remain optimistic, looking to Michelin as an investment in Nova Scotia. | | | | | | | Thinking about a career in policing? Take a look at some of the physical demands. CBC meteorologist Jay Scotland does his best to beat the required fitness assessment test times that help determine whether a new recruit will become an RCMP officer. | | | | When Colin Zhang got a piano on his third birthday, his father wasn’t sure he’d be able to play it. But in the 14 years since then, Zhang’s physical limitations haven’t stopped him. | | | | |