• Once I'm no longer here
    Nov 16 2024

    Not many people can say they’ve planned and attended their own funeral, but April Hubbard can. The 39-year-old artist and disability advocate hosted her own living funeral — complete with burlesque, drag and comedy — to celebrate with friends and family before she accesses medical assistance in dying. A documentary by Cassidy Chisholm.

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    26 mins
  • Are N.L. accents dying? No, b'y — but they are changing
    Nov 10 2024

    From dropping an 'h' to adding an 's', Newfoundland and Labrador accents are certainly distinct, and while some features of those accents may be in decline, linguist Paul De Decker says younger generations are finding creative ways to keep them alive. An encore presentation of a documentary by Caroline Hillier.

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    26 mins
  • Meet Marie, the N.S. designer changing the fashion world
    Nov 3 2024

    Halifax fashion designer Marie Webb and a team from NSCAD University face their biggest challenge yet — getting a collection ready in time for New York Fashion Week. Webb, who has Down syndrome, is one of the only designers with a disability showing work on the international stage. A documentary by Emma Smith and Dave Irish.

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    26 mins
  • Arm in arm with the ghosts of Hell Hill
    Oct 27 2024

    CBC producer Gavin Simms takes us to the southern shore of Newfoundland, where local lore would have you believe there’s a ghost around every corner. The Irish Loop has a long, prolific history of mysterious happenings, but none as enduring as the story of three women who died tragically on Hell Hill. Led by curiosity, Gavin goes in search of relatives, strangers and even neighbours to find out what it’s like to be haunted, almost a hundred years later.

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    26 mins
  • Forgotten Fishermen
    Oct 5 2024

    Barely scraping together a paycheque this season, these fishermen fear for their future fisheries, too. Fishermen say lobster, driven their way due to warming waters caused by climate change, could “save” a way of life, but mismanagement and politics gets in the way.

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    26 mins
  • Sacred healing: Sharing sweat ceremonies
    Sep 29 2024

    Sweat ceremonies are a sacred tradition in many indigenous communities, and two elders on Prince Edward Island are sharing the tradition with others. A documentary by Laura Meader.

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    26 mins
  • Take to the trail and hear stories of hope, with a run for mental health
    Sep 21 2024

    When Tanya Joy created the Joy Run 50 in memory of her brother who died by suicide, she didn't realize the run would help her — and others — with their own mental health struggles. Hear emotional stories from the trails in Martin Jones's documentary, Everyday, She Runs.

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    28 mins
  • Secrets to a long and rich life, from a woman who has lived one
    Sep 13 2024

    Not many of us will reach 100 years old, so reporter Jane Sponagle set out to learn as much as she could from a rug-hooking, perm-rocking great grandmother in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley.

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    26 mins