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Checking in with Canadian Grads

6/24/202619 min

It's that time of the year when graduates across the country are being celebrated by their families and communities.  Vaishnavi Verma is from Surrey, British Columbia. She is graduating from the International Baccalaureate program at Johnston Heights Secondary School in Surrey, British Columbia. And she has a full scholarship to the University of British Columbia this fall.  We speak with Ontario grad Somaya Shams who is graduating from grade 12 at the Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute in Scarborough. She will be at the University of Toronto this fall.

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First 90 seconds

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  6. Matt Galloway· Host0:27

    [upbeat music] This is a CBC podcast. Hello, I'm Matt Galloway, and this is The Current podcast. It is that time of the year when graduates across this country are being celebrated by families and communities, and we are joining in on the fun. This week we have been hearing from some inspirational graduates from the class of 2026, and our next grad is from Surrey, British Columbia. Helping others be their very best selves, even through major challenges, is in Vaishnavi Verma's DNA. Her parents modeled this practice, and the 17-year-old lives by this creed. She's graduating from the International Baccalaureate program at Johnson Heights Secondary School in Surrey, and has a full scholarship to the University of British Columbia this fall. Vaishnavi Verma joins us from our Vancouver studio. Good morning.

  7. Vaishnavi Verma· Guest1:17

    Good morning, Matt.

  8. Matt Galloway· Host1:18

    Congratulations on graduation. How does it feel?

  9. Vaishnavi Verma· Guest1:20

    It feels surreal, honestly.

  10. Matt Galloway· Host1:22

    [laughs] Really? Why?

  11. Vaishnavi Verma· Guest1:23

    I don't know. It's like everything kind of built up to this moment, you know what I mean?

  12. Matt Galloway· Host1:27

    And so when the moment arrives, aside

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