With tuition fees at an all-time high in B.C., students might need deep pockets, multiple part-time jobs or incredible scholarship application skills to pay for their university education. But now, SFU football is giving students a chance at free tuition. 
	
The catch? They'll have to nail a 45-yard field goal during the halftime of a Clan football game. The CBC's Jeremy Allingham went up to the Burnaby Mountain campus to meet SFU's kicker Chad Heerspink, and see if he has what it takes to bring home the dough.

The Early Edition - Kicking for Cash with SFU's Chad Heerspink

It's been 25 years since Nirvana changed the landscape of rock music with the release of its seminal album 'Nevermind'. The record went on to sell nearly 17 million copies and is one of the 30 best selling in music history.
 
More importantly, it influenced a generation of young musicians to grow their hair long, pull on a plaid shirt, plug an electric guitar into a distorition pedal and let rip. 

But a little more than a year before Nevermind's release, Nirvana played its first ever show in Vancouver at the Town Pump in Gastown. Little did those in attendance know, they were witnessing future rock superstars.

'Nevermind' at 25: Nirvana's First Show in Vancouver

Sarah Barr now lives in North Vancouver, but was asleep in her family home in Christchurch, New Zealand that September night when she was woken by a 5.8 foreshock — the tremor that comes before the full earthquake.

Christchurch earthquake survivor Sarah Barr shares her story with CBC's Fault Lines series

After 27 years of murder, science fiction, horror flick spoofs, power hungry aliens and of course, tonnes of laughs, the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes have become a beloved Halloween tradition. And with the big day just around the corner, what better time to test our in-depth knowledge of the show. The CBC's Jeremy Allingham and Liam Britten went down to What's Up Hot Dog, the home of Treehouse of Horror trivia, for a Simpsons battle royale hosted by aficionado, Victoria Black.

The Early Edition does Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Trivia

The CBC's Richard Zussman sits down to discuss the year in B.C. politics with Premier Christy Clark.

Richard Zussman's 2016 year-end Christy Clark interview

An excerpt of audio recordings made for Canada's Centennial in 1967.

Excerpt of Canada Centennial audio recordings

Have you had trouble relaxing lately? There are many methods people use to help calm down, and de-stress, and our own Lee Rosevere have discovered one that really works for him.

CBC Vancouver - ASMR

An excerpt of an instrumental track used as walk-out music by B.C. Liberal leadership candidate Diane Watts. Read about the fine art of picking the right walk-out music here: http://cbc.ca/1.4314966

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