Here's a Christmas&nbsp;craft that will make you a jolly, happy soul.

Carpenter and do-it-yourself fanatic Denika Coakley put together this scrappy snowman.

This snowman can be put together using supplies many people already have at home.

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There's no corn cob pipe or coal in sight, but Denika reused items you already likely have.&nbsp;The scarf is made of an old shirt. She also used pieces of garland.

Video produced by Claire Fraser for CBC.&nbsp;

If you don't have any scrap wood kicking around&nbsp;or a saw,&nbsp;most hardware stores will cut wood for you.

Why unclaimed cremated remains sit on Nova Scotia funeral home shelves

There are more than 700 containers of unclaimed remains in Nova Scotia funeral homes. What to do with them is not regulated in the province.

727 unclaimed cremated remains are sitting on shelves in NS funeral homes.

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More than 700 containers with cremated remains are sitting on shelves in Nova Scotia funeral homes.

Pictou Island settles in for solemn winter without beloved matriarch

Lorraine MacMillan died at her home on the island this fall, and now the community she quietly shepherded through many changing decades is left wondering what life will be like without her. 

Lorraine MacMillan

Lorraine MacMillan, pictured with her mom, Lena, was born on Pictou Island in 1927 and died there this fall. 

Why a N.S. school named after Prince Andrew is reconsidering its name

For 59 years, a Dartmouth, N.S., high school has carried Prince Andrew's name. At a public meeting on Jan. 20, officials will discuss whether to change the school's name.

Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York arrives for the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Bangkok on November 3, 2019, on the sidelines of the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.

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Prince Andrew High School in Dartmouth, N.S., opened in 1960 and was named after the Royal Family member. Prince Andrew recently stepped down from public duties after being accused of sexual assault.

Prince Andrew High School

'I love seeing the kids take their creativity to the next level,' says Denika Coakley. 

Check out this scrap-wood snowman you can make with kids

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