Trees scorched by N.S. wildfires given new life in home buildsNewsDuration 6:22Thousands of trees in Upper Tantallon, N.S., were burned, blackened or destroyed by the wildfires of May 2023. Now some of them are returning in a very different form. The CBC's Aly Thomson has the story.

Meet Bobby Black, the Nigerian pop musician singing in GanderNewsDuration 2:34Bobby Black, who started singing in 2004, describes his sound as afrobeats. The Nigerian pop musician moved to Canada because he liked its music scene, and he recently performed for the first time since moving to Gander at an international food event hosted by the Rotary club. He talks to the CBC’s Melissa Tobin about his musical journey.

Newfoundland’s unknown soldier finally homeNewsDuration 2:15An emotional homecoming more than 100 years in the making. Current members of the Newfoundland Regiment tasked with bringing one of their own back to the province speak about what the repatriation of Newfoundland’s unknown soldier means to them.

FIBA Men's 3X3 Basketball World Tour: DAY 2 - MarseilleSportsDuration liveDon't miss the latest stage of the global 3x3 basketball competition in France. Elite teams from the world of urban sports will convene to accumulate points towards their rankings on their journey to the final.

How non-alcoholic beer became a player in Quebec's craft brewery marketNewsDuration 1:37Non-alcoholic beer is increasingly popular worldwide and that includes Montreal's annual beer festival. People say they enjoy it for a variety of reasons — and that it tastes much better these days. Brewers say it's now an important part of their business.

Edmonton Oilers superfan goes full Puddy with elaborate face paintNewsDuration 4:39Edmonton Oilers superfan Dale Steil is in Dallas for Game 2 of the Western Conference final against the Stars — in full face paint, just like overzealous Seinfeld character David Puddy. Saturday's game will feature Steil's 102nd different face paint pattern, a process he says takes between 2.5 and three hours to accomplish. 'Just ride the wave, right? It's a lot of fun,' he told CBC's Linda Ward.

Parents, daycare providers frustrated by national daycare programNewsDuration 2:09While many providers have signed up for $10-per-day childcare, waitlists are only getting longer — some years-long — and parents are getting frustrated. Meanwhile, some providers are threatening to pull out of the program because they can't raise fees.

Ticketmaster/Live Nation face possible breakup thanks to Taylor SwiftNewsDuration 7:06When superstar Taylor Swift added her voice to the outrage over soaring concert prices, the U.S. government took notice. CBC’s Eli Glasner breaks down the move to possibly break up Ticketmaster and Live Nation and whether it might bring down ticket prices.

students are using Mi'kmaw concepts to learn environmental scienceNewsDuration 2:38Some Grade 12 students in Nova Scotia are learning a new way of looking at environmental science. They're in a pilot course called Netukulimk 12, which combines Western science with Mi'kmaw knowledge. And after a successful first semester, the course is expanding to more schools this fall.

Here I was, happily thinking about other people’s stories, and now I’m in the recesses of my memories. Youthful days were spent playing softball, exploring local creeks and swimming at the pool through humid summers. Eventually, I studied broadcast journalism at Fanshawe College in London, Ont., then travelled west for a couple years. Then, out of the blue, a journalism school colleague sent me a posting for a reporter position with Pique Newsmagazine in Whistler. Journalism isn’t easy, but when you care about the work and the people whose stories you get to tell, it makes the job worthwhile.

NDP MP Matthew Green says Conservative MP Branden Leslie should apologize for a video published on Leslie’s social media accounts that mixes clips from television newscasts with doctored clips and out-of-context clips. He said he would ask the committee to consider Leslie’s video as part of its deliberations. The four-minute-long video is a critique, narrated by Leslie, of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s legacy. It imagines a day when Trudeau has resigned and, to use Leslie’s phrase, “the media … fawn all over him” and his legacy. Fred Delorey, who was the Conservative national campaign director for the 2021 general election, agreed with Leslie’s assessment.

But in its latest response to The Breach, CBC has shifted its tune, suggesting that its coverage over the past months has “improved” because it took seriously the “feedback” of the author of the Breach essay. Credit: CBC News: The National/YouTubeThis existing context was raised by several of the employees interviewed by The Breach. The Breach sent multiple specific questions to CBC about employees’ responses to the Breach essay, which it answered with a statement. It goes all the way to the top.”Some older colleagues on Del’s team and other teams celebrated Fenlon’s response and criticized the author of The Breach essay for writing under a pseudonym. Screenshot: CBC News: The National/YouTubeAfter months of navigating these practices, slow changes at CBC are too little, too late for some employees.

E-scooters are illegal in Toronto. How is that enforced? NewsDuration 2:14Electric scooters are banned in Toronto but are still widely used. Members of city council are frustrated at the lack of enforcement and say they need more action from the province and federal government in order to legalize e-scooters. CBC’s Dale Manucdoc has more.

Government House leader confirms he did bring gun to legislative buildingNewsDuration 2:30Saskatchewan government House leader Jeremy Harrison has resigned from the role after revealing he brought a long gun into the legislature in the past. After Speaker Randy Weekes made the allegation last week, Premier Scott Moe swiftly denied it.

As it said it would, the University of Toronto issued a trespass notice to a pro-Palestinian encampment at 4 p.m. Friday. WATCH | Pro-Palestinian organizers reject U of T offer:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Pro-Palestinian organizers reject latest offer from U of T adminStudent organizers representing the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Toronto rejected the school administration’s latest offer. Fourth-year undergrad and encampment spokesperson Erin Mackey speaks to reporters in a pro-Palestinian encampment on the main campus of the University of Toronto on May 24, 2024.