The stress of teaching sent Patrick Guindon into a dark spiral. But he's found a new path with his own art studio in Montague, P.E.I, where he uses what he learned to help others in their moments of burnout. CBC producer Sarah Keaveny-Vos has Patrick's story in her documentary, The Art of Life.

"I have not given up salt. Or ketchup. And never do I intend to." So says Shirley Carey, who celebrated her 100th birthday in August of 2024, surrounded by friends, family, and the CBC's Jane Sponagle. We're re-airing Jane's documentary - full of wisdom, real talk. and reflection - in the wake of Shirley's recent passing at the age of 101. This documentary is called Lessons From 100 Years, and it first aired in September 2024.

Working on cruise ships is "a floating gold mine of drama" according to Jen Winsor of St. John's. And she should know: when she was a crew member, she met a cute Brazilian bartender who changed her life. Her new book is called Ship Moms - and it details women's stories of on board relationships and the babies that result. (Including hers.)

A handful of century-old cabins in Nova Scotia are open to any adventurous camper who can make it to their semi-secret locations. Why do they exist, who looks after them, and how do you get there? The CBC's Dave Irish grabs his canoe and sets out on a quest to get answers in his documentary, Monuments of the Backcountry.

Carole Rankin knew she wasn't alone in having a traumatic birth story. So she undertook a quilting project to bring other women's experiences together with her own, and make it into something memorable.

This story from producer Caroline Hillier was the gold award winner for audio documentary at the 2025 Atlantic Journalism Awards. It first aired on AV in 2024.

In 2023 producer Heidi Atter took 3 recorders into the Labrador wilderness: one for her, and two for students of the Sheshatshiu Innu School - Flora Rich and Ray Sillett. Hear their adventures at an outdoor experience designed to connect kids with their culture in this documentary, In The Country.

"I can't go to the future. It terrifies me. I can't go to the past. I get too sad. And so we have today," says Sheree Fitch. She and husband Gilles Plante have been trying to live in the moment since his Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2017, with joys and lows along the way. Follow their journey in this moving documentary from CBC producer Myfanwy Davies.

Some of the foggiest places on Earth are on the east coast. (We even invented the fog horn.)Producer Natalie Dobbin heads to Sable Island to unravel the mystery and fascination we have with fog, in this documentary from 2024.

Most of the carbon on Earth is in the ocean. But putting exact figures on that, and figuring out how it's changing, is a giant puzzle. Meet three scientists using underwater drones to try and chip away at this issue, and the urgency they're facing amid the climate crisis, in this week's documentary. Migaloo's Mission first aired in 2023.

Hundreds of hay barns used to dot the Tantramar Marsh between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Those barns have all but faded into memory, but what remains behind is a powerful testament to the time, and change. The CBC's Jonna Brewer catalogued the landscape in 2016 with this moving and poetic documentary.