The art post outpost: Chanie Wenjack and a colourblind painter

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These are the week's can't-miss stories from coast to coast:

Chanie Wenjack: a 50-year-old tragedy rises up to inspire a new generation (CBC Music)

Now that Gord Downie has released Secret Path and the country knows Chanie Wenjack's name, where do we go next? CBC Music checked in with author Joseph Boyden, DJ trio A Tribe Called Red and folk rockers Digging Roots on how Chanie's story has inspired them and their hopes for how it will continue to open up the conversation around reconciliation in Canada.

See what happens when this colourblind artist tries painting with colours for the first time (CBC Kitchener-Waterloo)

Born with a rare vision disorder called achromatopsia, Kitchener artist Meghan Sims's older paintings mirror her view of the world — black and white with occasional colour accents. But now, she's covering up the labels on her paint tubes and trying to recreate the tones in photographs using just her eyes to paint in colour for the first time — with results that CBC KW call fascinating.

Gord Downie's Secret Path gives hope to Chanie Wenjack's sister Pearl (As It Happens)

"He just wanted to go home." Those are the words of Pearl Achneepineskum, Chanie Wenjack's sister, in conversation with As It Happens alongside Gord Downie's brother Mike. With all of Canada finally learning about Chanie, Pearl shared memories of her brother and her faith that his story will be a catalyst for change in the touching interview.

'A show that speaks to all Canadians': Tom Power's goals for the revamped q (CBC News)

A fresh new q kicked off today with a renewed focus on music and entertainment and former Radio 2 host Tom Power at the helm. The affable Newfoundlander told CBC News that he's eager to step out of his comfort zone and learn with the audience — as much as he's feeling the pressure to give listeners "a show that they deserve." (Listen to Power's first episode in the host chair here!)

4 story tips with acclaimed author Thomas King (Unreserved)

Thomas King isn't just the award-winning author of books like An Inconvenient Indian and Green Grass Running Water — he's also hilarious. Unreserved's Rosanna Deerchild sat down with King in Montreal for an in-depth conversation about storytelling, the intersection of humour and tragedy and learning how to control the Coyote in him.

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