Stephanie Matteis

When mezzo-soprano Maria Campbell lost her voice she turned to mixed media art. Tackling a topic she said fellow Prince Edward Islanders had a hard time talking about, her art became part of a movement that generated a conversation about abortion access. For the first time in nearly 35 years abortion services will be provided in P.E.I.

When artist Nikki Barnett traveled to Mexico for the Day of the Dead festival, she got inspired in an unexpected way: through the decorative skulls she saw there.

This short documentary takes viewers on a mini-tour of Hamilton’s art scene, including a visit to two notable artists, Steve Mazza and Steph Seagram.

Imagine going on stage to perform a musical you’ve never rehearsed and with fellow actors you’ve never met. That’s what the Confidential Musical Theatre does in Cape Breton. And Exhibitionists sent a rookie in to try it out.

Jeff Topham has travelled the world capturing poetic and powerful moments with his camera. As a photographer in residence on a Canadian ship destined for Antarctica Topham captures the natural beauty - and isolation - of the continent so few of us will ever step foot on.

The Big Slice pizza spot on Yonge Street, well known among locals and late night crowds, has closed its doors, CBC News has learned.

In a comparison of 17 everyday items, a CBC Marketplace investigation has found prices at Dollar Tree were the same or higher in a price-per-unit analysis than at Dollarama or even Walmart, meaning Canadians may not always be getting the deal they think they are when shopping at popular dollar store…

The packaging on some food items makes big, bold health claims, so a CBC Marketplace investigation puts food labels to the test, revealing whether they deliver — and how slick marketing may be convincing Canadians to buy them, say experts.

Canada’s forest industry is a $34-billion business. But as climate change accelerates, many worry about the true cost of logging, including the states of New York and California, which introduced anti-deforestation bills — that provinces and the federal government lobbied against.

Companies like H&M, Nike, Lululemon, Zara and Gap are pushing so-called sustainable clothes, but experts say the only thing green about many of them is that they’ve been greenwashed.