Amira Elghawaby has been visiting campuses across Canada to examine a rise in Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab racism since the Oct. 7 attacks and Israel’s military assault on Gaza. She tells Matt Galloway what she’s hearing from students and staff, in her role as Canada's special representative on combatting Islamophobia.

Sea otters have returned to Haida Gwaii. We hear what that means for rebalancing the archipelago’s ecosystem — and a terrifying tale of an encounter with their cousin: the river otter. 

Kamala Harris repeatedly knocked Donald Trump off topic in Tuesday’s debate, leaving Trump looking “undisciplined, unfocused and at times unhinged” according to Republican strategist Matthew Bartlett. What impact will each candidate’s performance have on a presidential race that’s so far been too close to call?

Janis Hughes suffered from debilitating anxiety after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis — and what helped her through it was a trip on magic mushrooms. We hear why patients and advocates are calling on the government to ease access to psychedelic drugs like psilocybin for palliative care patients.

Many people living with an iron deficiency don’t even realize it’s the reason they’re struggling with fatigue, anxiety and a lack of concentration. Ontario is changing guidelines on recognizing iron deficiencies — and experts say the move will change lives. 

Brian Cornforth is sifting through the ashes in Jasper, hoping to find his mother’s wedding rings in the wreckage of her house. The CBC’s Allison Dempster met Cornforth in the fire-ravaged town, where people who have lost everything are taking the first steps on the road to recovery. 

A museum on Haida Gwaii is bringing home Indigenous artifacts held by collectors around the world — reclaimed treasures that are helping to revive ancient Haida traditions.

Long-time hostage negotiator Mickey Bergman says the U.S. could now bypass Israel and make its own deal to free the American hostages held by Hamas. He talks to Matt Galloway about what such a deal might look like, and how Israel might respond. 

In her new book Going to Seed, Kate J. Neville reflects on the value of being idle, and the importance of escaping the busyness that builds up around family, work and social demands.

Generations of Indigenous people have fought to protect the land and culture of Haida Gwaii, and this year the Haida Nation has reclaimed stewardship of that land in a historic agreement. Matt Galloway went there to hear what this means for the archipelago’s future — from uncertainty over property rights to hopes that colonization will be a “a blip” in Haida Gwaii’s history.