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Faces of Porcelain

Through her poignant porcelain figures, a Montreal artist of Syrian origin expresses her sorrow for the war happening in her country.

Flash-Forward Photography

These young women and men left Syria and arrived in Canada up to a year ago. A photography workshop has helped them process their experience and the places they had to leave behind.

LazyLegz

Born with arthrogryposis, Luca Patuelli, also known as LazyLegz, never let his disability get in the way of doing what he loves: dancing!

Caribou Legs

A run across Canada to raise awareness for the missing and murdered indigenous women; this is Brad Firth, a.k.a Caribou Legs' story.

Blowing Apart the Great Glasses Scam

A Montreal optician wants to make glasses affordable to all.

Hockey Boys

After fleeing their country, Syrian refugee brothers develop a love for Hockey in Canada.

Hinduism

A short video about what is considered the oldest and third biggest religion in the world: Hinduism.

Fighting Islamophobia

Several Muslim women in Montreal have been victims of random acts of violence on the street. One woman decided to fight back and offer self-defense classes to these women.

Buy Nothing Day

Black Friday emerged in the U.S. to kick off the holiday season following Thanksgiving. While it hasn't taken hold in Canada in the same proportions as in the US, it has grown into a legitimate event in Canada. Montreal shoppers are hoping to find the next greatest deal. But not everyone chooses to consume that day. A group of people are adopting the buy nothing day, as a way to counter consumerism and promote simplicity.

Biggest Eye Contact Experiment

115,000 people participated in the world's largest eye contact experiment.

Tensing Trial

Former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing awaits his trial after fatally shooting an unarmed Sam Dubose in 2015.

Star Trek Fan

Meet Claude Guay, a pure Trekkie.

Comedy With a Side of Couscous

This comedy show in Montreal serves you jokes with a side of couscous.

Canada Day at a Mosque

In Canada, 40 new citizens were sworn-in in a mosque while they were celebrating Canada Day, but not everyone was happy.

Alexis

In 2008 we met Alexis Harris, a high school student inspired by the change Barack Obama promised. We met up with her again to ask how she feels life has changed for black Americans.

Eye Contact With Strangers

No phone, no Facebook, no Snapchat. These Canadians unplugged from technology to sit and stare at each other.

Comedy With A Side of Couscous

This comedy show in Montreal serves you jokes with a side of couscous.

These Canadians Like To Throw Axes For Fun

Axe-Throwing parties in Montreal.

Combatting Islamophobia with laughter

Fares is a stand-up comedian based in Montreal. Every year for Ramadan, he organizes a special comedy show where he invites his audience to share food and laughter with him on stage.

Ashley's Ramadan

Ashley is a Native American Muslim from the Choctaw tribe in Oklahoma. She discusses her challenges in Ramadan and the similarities between the Muslim culture and her indigenous identity.

Robotics in Japan

Robotics is a multi-billion dollars industry, which is more important in Japan than any other country in the world.

Robots are also seen as a solution to the declining birthrate and shrinking workforce, a great problem of the Japanese society.

Quebec Cuts Education, Healthcare Spending To Balance Budget

Last week, the Quebec government passed its first balanced budget in six years – without raising taxes. How'd they do it? They voted to cut spending on education, health care and other social services. Angry Quebecois students, teachers and union members took to the streets in protest.

Japanese Macaques

Discover this unique monkey species, only found in Japan.

The Plastic Surgery Capital of the World

The fashion and beauty industry in South Korea is flourishing. So is the business of plastic surgery.

In fact, one Korean woman out of five has had a procedure,

and they’re getting younger and younger.

which makes South Korea the plastic surgery capital of the world.

Mapo - Korea's Bridge of Death

Mapo Bridge in South Korea is one of the most famous bridges in Seoul.

It also has a sad reputation. It has become known as the Suicide Bridge, a favourite hotspot for people to jump off and end their lives.

The Umbrella Revolution

Protestors are occupying Central Hong Kong to send a strong message to their government: they want to elect their own chief executive.

Okunoshima: Welcome to the World's unique Bunny Island ウサギ島 - 大久野島

Abandoned homes show that no more local residents live on the island, except for some fluffy creatures. However, this cute island has a very inglorious and dark history.