Indigenous Singer from Saskatchewan Crowned $1M winner of 'Canada's Got Talent'

Rebecca Strong was crowned Citytv's 'Canada's Got Talent' winner last night and is now $1 million richer.

The Indigenous singer from Prince Albert, Sask., claimed the reality competition's first million-dollar prize in a two-hour finale featuring eight finalists.

Billed as the biggest cash prize in Canadian television history, viewers across Canada voted to determine the winner Citytv's parent company, Rogers,

The finalists were vetted down from over 100 musical, dance, comedy, and novelty acts.

Strong won over rivals including Funkanometry, a dance duo from Vancouver Island, and Travis Lindsay, a comedian from Halifax.

This is the show's third season and awarded $25,000 each to six Golden Buzzer acts as performers deemed good enough to progress from auditions straight to the semifinal.

At the end of the 2nd season, the prize was only $150,000, significantly higher this year – Rebecca Strong walks away with one million dollars.