As part of CBCs Remembrance Day special programming, Canadian war veterans and their families read portions of letters sent home from the front lines.

Canadian veterans tell teen journalists about their roles in the Allied invasion of Normandy to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

Photographer Alia Youssef is using her art to challenge the way many Canadians picture Muslim women.

A Dutch firm has created a system through which it compensates cremation facilities for recovering recyclable parts from dead bodies, such as titanium hips and knees, stainless steel bone screws even gold teeth.

Amid the Hollywood blockbusters premiering at this years Toronto International Film Festival is a less-flashy film about the incredible story of Maria Toorpakai Wazir, a Pakistani squash star who lived part of her life as a boy so that she could break free of the repressive environment of the tribal areas where she grew up.