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Saturday, May 08, 2021

An old black and white of a man laying semi-nude on the grass is next to an old picutre of a young woman holding a towel around her.
 

Nude To Me

Danny Berish’s grandparents met at a nudist camp in 1949. In an effort to understand his grandparents’ radical lifestyle, he meets and mingles with members of Van Tan, Canada’s oldest naturist club. 

 
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A moody image of a wide river amid mountainous wilderness
 

Nahanni: River of Forgiveness

Twelve Dene men and women unite to build a moose skin boat and ride it down the mighty Nahanni River.

 
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A recreation of Cleopatra's face appears next to a scene of Egyptian Pyramids
 

Searching for Cleopatra

Cleopatra has fascinated us for 2,000 years as one of the most famous women in history and a pop culture icon. Uncover the truth about the richest and most powerful woman in the history of the world.

 
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A drawn image of an Asian man surrounded by a variety of donut store signs

The Donut King

The story of a Cambodian refugee who arrived in Los Angeles in 1975 and changed everything we know about America's favourite pastry, the donut.

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Real talk about mental illness: 8 docs to watch

One in five Canadians will be diagnosed with mental illness within their lifetime. Here are some of their stories.

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4 simple ways you can help save Canada's beautiful and important bumblebees

Canadian bees need more than their ‘built-in-parkas’ to save them. Here’s how we can help.

How a horse whisperer used social media to bring home her father's beloved animals

'How would you feel if you have children, and your children were taken from you?'

This remote Canadian wilderness is home to a spectacular waterfall twice the height of Niagara Falls

A Dene team travelled through the Nahanni National Park Reserve in a moose skin boat taking in the incredible landscape along the way.

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