Latest from Tanara McLean
Tuning into the bird songs of Edmonton
Birds songs are a huge part of the soundscape of a city, but it can he hard to really take a moment and listen. The CBC's Tanara McLean went on a walk with Edmonton Nature Club Executive Director Chris Rees for a lesson on how to tune into the birds in our city.
Dukes up: This boxing club is bringing Winnipeg's 2SLGBTQ+ community into the ring
After starting as a backyard workout in 2020, Jesse Jordan has grown the Umbrella Boxing program in Winnipeg to create a space for their fellow 2SLGBTQ+ community.
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Tree planters face myriad challenges across Canada
As Ottawa promises to plant billions of trees by 2030, people across the country are taking on the challenge of making it a reality. In this documentary from CBC's Audio Doc Unit, Tanara McLean introduces us to three Canadians on a tear to plant trees, why they're doing it, and the roadblocks they're facing.
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Unconditional love: A mom's mission during a drug poisoning crisis
During a heatwave in 2021, Angie Staines went out looking for her adult son, who she calls B. As she searched the streets of downtown Edmonton, Staines saw a desperation she’d never witnessed before. This pushed her to create 4B harm reduction society, a group of outreach workers who are practicing what they call radical acceptance. CBC's Tanara McLean walks the streets of downtown Edmonton with a mom intent on keeping her son, and others, alive during a drug crisis.
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Pope visits Sacred Heart of the First Peoples in Edmonton
Tanara McLean was on the ground at Sacred Heart of the First Peoples, where Pope Francis met congregation members and survivors of Canada's devastating residential school system. In 1991 the church was the first in the country to be designated a national parish for First Nations, Métis and Inuit people.
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The complicated relationship between Edmonton residents and magpies
In a city that once called itself the ‘city of champions’ for its former sporting glory, Edmonton is becoming known for being the black-billed magpie capital of Canada. A place where magpies are like religion and politics; if you bring it up, there will certainly be a debate.
This couple's love language is all for the sake of their kids
Although Adrian Omotade-Tan didn't learn Cantonese as a kid, he's now learning his wife's native language from Nigeria for the sake of his daughters.
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This grade 10 student is standing up for her culture by sitting down during O Canada
15-year-old Skyla Hart wants people to think more deeply about Canada's national anthem and consider how colonial symbols impact the lives of Indigenous people.
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How a chance phone call helped create the Saskatchewan Indigenous Yoga Association
After hitting a wall and crying out to the universe for help, Muskoday First Nation member Dawn Deguire used a chance phone call to help launch the Saskatchewan Indigenous Yoga Association.
The ghostly legend of a lobotomized caretaker still haunts employees at this Edmonton radio station
The Alberta Block building was headquarters for CKUA Radio between 1955 and 2012, and during that time many believe a ghost named Sam haunted the building.