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The National Teens make history as first graduates from small community
Three teenagers have made history as the first graduates from a small community in the Northwest Territories. The students from Ulukhaktok, a hamlet with a population of 400, successfully obtained all their high school credits and will be going on to post-secondary education, thanks in large part to distance learning. CBC News takes a look at how the groundbreaking moment ...
- 2018
- 00:02:30
- 9-12
- Added on: 05/23/2018
The National Service dogs won't get funding without a national standard
Service dogs in Canada won't get funding from the federal government without a national standard — and that's unlikely to happen anytime soon, after a group aiming to establish those guidelines was disbanded. Veterans Affairs is now taking over, but some people suffering from PTSD aren't optimistic.
- 2018
- 00:02:42
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/23/2018
The National Students hold walkouts on Columbine High School massacre anniversary
Students across the United States held walkouts on the anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre. CBC News spoke to a group of students who say the protests are about more than just school shootings — they are about gun violence in their everyday lives.
- 2018
- 00:06:12
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/23/2018
The National Catholic bishops offer no clarity on residential school apology
Catholic bishops weren't able to offer any clarity on a potential apology for the church's role in Canada's residential schools. During a news conference, the bishops appeared to try and distance the church from its ties to the schools. Despite the setback, Indigenous leaders say they won't stop seeking an apology from the Vatican.
- 2018
- 00:02:08
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/23/2018
The Weekly Zeynep Tufekci on Facebook’s business model
Socio-technologist Zeynep Tufekci says Facebook’s business model is problematic. She tells the CBC’s Wendy Mesley that your data can be used to identify your politics and your personal weaknesses – even if you have never disclosed it.
- 2018
- 00:06:16
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/23/2018
CBC News #Beyond94 – Waiting on Ottawa's promises in Attawapiskat
In the midst of a suicide crisis in 2016, Ottawa promised a youth centre. Two years later, the community is still waiting.
- 2018
- 00:15:25
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/23/2018
CBC News Ask an Elder: Winter Solstice in the Cree Tradition
Anishinaabe reporter Lenard Monkman asked elder Wilfred Buck of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Manitoba to share the Cree story of the winter solstice.
- 2017
- 00:01:03
- 9-12
- Added on: 05/22/2018
CBC News Ask an Elder: What's an "Elder?"
Wolastoqew reporter Nic Meloney interviews Mi'kmaw elder Bernie Francis of Membertou First Nation, N.S., about what he thinks makes an elder.
- 2017
- 00:03:59
- 9-12
- Added on: 05/22/2018
CBC News #Beyond94 – Inside the Pathways program at Bowden Institution
Every day is predictable at Bowden Institution, a medium-security prison near Red Deer, Alta, where routines are highly regimented. But things are different on the Pathways unit at Bowden. It's a program designed by Correctional Services Canada for Indigenous offenders who are serious about pursuing their healing journey, aimed at reducing Indigenous overrepresentation in Canada's prison system.
- 2018
- 00:05:48
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/18/2018
CBC News #Beyond94 – Aging out: First Nations youth on life after foster care
Meet a young Manitoba man who's just aged out of foster care. For Troy Bird, turning 18 wasn't nearly as happy an occasion as it is for most young adults. For him, it was terrifying. He was one of the estimated 11,000 children and youth in the care of the Manitoba child welfare system, close to 90 per cent of ...
- 2018
- 00:08:14
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/18/2018
CBC News #Beyond94 – Canada's cultural genocide of Indigenous Peoples
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission spoke to thousands of survivors and found that what took place in residential schools in Canada amounted to the cultural genocide of Indigenous Peoples. So what changes have been made since then?
- 2018
- 00:03:59
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/18/2018
CBC News #Beyond94 – Why language is vital for this Inuk residential school survivor
Inuk residential school survivor Jack Anawak once fired back at a fellow MP who criticized his speaking Inuktitut in the House of Commons.
- 2018
- 00:06:12
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/18/2018
CBC News #Beyond94 – From residential school to one of Manitoba's first Indigenous nurses
Ann Callahan began residential school in the 1930s at age four. Despite facing challenges she pursued higher education, becoming one of the first Indigenous nurses in Manitoba.
- 2018
- 00:07:20
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/18/2018
CBC News #Beyond94 – Visit this Mi'kmaq immersion school in Nova Scotia
Eskasoni, Nova Scotia is taking steps to preserve its Indigenous language among the next generation.
- 2018
- 00:10:50
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/18/2018
CBC News Outdoor daycare in Thompson
It's a chilly winter morning in Thompson, the largest Manitoba city north of Winnipeg, and kids at the early learning and child-care centre are running around playing in the snow and building forts. This isn't recess, though — this is how they spend the majority of their days at their northern daycare.
- 2017
- 00:02:39
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/17/2018
CBC News Alert Ready to send emergency messages to smartphones
Alert Ready, the national emergency system that already sends alerts to television and radio, will soon be sending them to mobile phones too.
- 2018
- 00:01:46
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/16/2018
The National Asylum seekers in Canada face harsh working conditions
Some asylum seekers in Canada face harsh and sometimes dangerous working conditions as they wait for a decision on their refugee status. CBC News spoke to one Haitian asylum seeker who came forward to tell his story of how he was recruited to work for a temp agency in Montreal, given false documentation, and asked to work in unsafe conditions.
- 2018
- 00:04:22
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/02/2018
The National Stopping killer robots before they get to us first
Stopping killer robots before they get to us first sounds like fiction, but experts fear they could be a reality in the very near future. This month, governments convened in Geneva at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons to discuss concerns over lethal autonomous weapons systems, also known as “killer robots.” The National takes a look at the advancements in technology, what ...
- 2018
- 00:05:24
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/02/2018
News in Review - April 2018 Homelessness and Poverty: How the Poor Survive
It’s not something we like to think about but we see it every day no matter where we live: people living on the streets. Now some cities are turning to social and supportive housing developments to deal with the homeless problem. One recently opened in Vancouver but it’s not going over well in the community. Meanwhile, there’s another level of ...
- 2018
- 00:12:11
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/19/2018
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News in Review - April 2018 Missing, Murdered, Mishandled: Systemic Racism in Canada's Justice System?
Can Indigenous individuals receive fair treatment in Canada’s policing and courts system? Three high profile cases — the acquittal of the accused killers in the deaths of Colten Boushie and Tina Fontaine, as well as the mishandled investigation into the death of Stacy DeBungee — have highlighted the harsh reality of our justice system when it comes to Indigenous people. The outcome ...
- 2018
- 00:17:58
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- Added on: 04/19/2018
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News in Review - April 2018 Parkland School Shooting: How the Students Turned Tragedy into a Youth Movement
On Valentine’s Day 2018 a gunman entered a high school in Parkand, Florida and opened fire. By the time he was apprehended there were 17 dead including teachers and students. The massacre became a warrior cry for the students. They raised their voices to demand stricter gun control laws and it swept across the country. It’s not the first time ...
- 2018
- 00:18:13
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/19/2018
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The National Newfoundland government encourages residents to abandon their small communities
A provincial government plan in Newfoundland and Labrador is encouraging residents to abandon tiny communities for cost savings. The plan is not without its critics, who say they prefer life in rural communities over the potential benefits of city living.
- 2018
- 00:07:04
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/12/2018
The National Preventing Jordan's water crisis: How tech can help
A new project is trying to help Jordan prevent a water crisis. Water from the Red Sea would be desalinated and used in communities in southern Jordan and Israel.
- 2018
- 00:05:24
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/11/2018
The National Canadian Indigenous girl makes safe water plea to UN in New York
Wikwemikong First Nation representative Autumn Peltier spoke to General Assembly.
- 2018
- 00:04:47
- 9-12
- Added on: 04/11/2018
The National The teen fighting to protect Canada's water — meet Autumn Peltier
She is the teen fighting to protect Canada's water — meet 13-year-old Canadian Autumn Peltier. She speaks bravely, confidently and passionately, and as a so-called water walker, Peltier pleaded with Justin Trudeau to protect Canada’s water. Now she is gearing up to speak at the United Nations for World Water Day.
- 2018
- 00:07:53
- 9-12
- Added on: 04/11/2018
