Kelda Yuen

Sedra and Shahd Alshamaly came to Canada as Syrian refugees. In 2019, The sisters began creating drawings depicting the lives of children living in refugee camps. During the pandemic, they’ve further cultivated their skills, turning their art into postcards — to raise awareness and funds for those struggling back in their home country.

The world's elephant population is dropping by about eight percent each year, largely due to poaching. What many may not know is when a mother elephant is killed, her babies die too, if left alone in the wild. I visit a centre in Kenya that has made it their mission to rescue and rehabilitate orphaned baby elephants.

Families of residents at a nursing home in Mississauga erect a memorial to honour the dozens who have passed away from COVID-19. They also hope it will serve as a startling reminder of the tremendous toll the pandemic is having in long term care homes.

A team of volunteers has launched the Chyssem Project, to collect the oral histories of the first Tibetan-Canadians. Tibetans were the first non-European refugees to resettle in Canada, paving the way for the Canadian Refugee Program as we know it today. I sit down with Deki Jamyangling and her mother, Yeshi, who were part of that first group to arrive in Canada in 1971.

As Canada's only military parachute demonstration team, the Skyhawks have been traveling the country and thrilling audiences for decades. So when the opportunity to join them for a ride in the sky came up... might as well jump!

In 1979, Canada introduced private refugee sponsorship, calling on Canadians to get involved. Those at Toronto's Islington United Church heeded the call, and over the next 40 years, would help sponsor over 100 refugees from 33 countries. To mark the 40th anniversary, many of them reunited for a big celebration.

Just call them London's Golden Girls! After years of living alone, three friends - 2 widows and 1 divorcée - decide to set up house together. I drop in on their move-in day to see how the sisters are doing it for themselves.

Toronto explorer Mario Rigby can check another challenge off his list, after he kayaked the entire length of Lake Ontario. I speak to Rigby about what the journey meant to him and the message he hopes it sends.

It's an option that an increasing number of funeral homes are offering - saving your loved one's DNA after their death. Why are some families choosing to do so, and could there be benefits down the line?

Many of them came from a dark place, but together they are now thriving, lifted by their love of singing and drumming. See how the women of 'Positive Drum' are reclaiming their Indigenous Identities and empowering themselves through song.

The social media campaign, #MeToo, has opened the floodgates on the conversation surrounding sexual harassment. How Muslim poet, Najwa Zebian’s outspokenness on an issue often stigmatized within her culture is inspiring others to no longer be silenced.

There are about 20,000 different types of butterflies in the world. Hundreds of those can be found in Canada, and dozens in Southwestern Ontario. To see some for myself, I go exploring with Jay Cossey, a nature photojournalist from London, Ontario, whose interest in butterflies started at a young age and manifested into a lifelong passio