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\u00a0The Canadian Press Newly crowned “Canada’s Got Talent” champion Rebecca Strong says she is confident the win will bring her more opportunities to expand her career. One day after the Indigenous singer from Prince Albert, Sask., took home the competition\u2019s first $1-million prize, Strong said she expected the victory will help push her ambitions to the next level. “This means a lot of musical growth and a lot of opportunities I\u2019ve been waiting for like recording new music, and travelling and playing more cities, hopefully outside of Canada too,\u201d Strong said Wednesday in a video call. Strong claimed “CGT”‘s first million-dollar season in a two-hour finale broadcast live on Citytv from Niagara Falls., Ont. In her final bid for Canada’s vote, Strong belted out Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” on… <\/p>\n

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\u00a0The Canadian Press Newly crowned “Canada’s Got Talent” champion Rebecca Strong says she is confident the win will bring her more opportunities to expand her career. One day after the Indigenous singer from Prince Albert, Sask., took home the competition\u2019s first $1-million prize, Strong said she expected the victory will help push her ambitions to the next level. “This means a lot of musical growth and a lot of opportunities I\u2019ve been waiting for like recording new music, and travelling and playing more cities, hopefully outside of Canada too,\u201d Strong said Wednesday in a video call. Strong claimed “CGT”‘s first million-dollar season in a two-hour finale broadcast live on Citytv from Niagara Falls., Ont. In her final bid for Canada’s vote, Strong belted out Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” on... <\/p>\n

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