After Jessica Waite told Matt Galloway about her memoir A Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards, our listeners shared their own experiences with grief. We hear some listener mail about coping with the loss of a partner — and more from producer Alison Masemann’s trip to Camp Widow.

Donald Trump wants Canada to curb the flow of drugs and migrants southbound across the countries’ shared border. For people living in border communities, what will that look like? We hear from folks whose work and lives straddle the dividing line about the uncertainty Trump’s crackdown brings.

A cancer diagnosis isn’t only terrifying, it's also costly — a new study from the Canadian Cancer Society reveals that the average cancer patient will spend more than $30,000 out of pocket on their treatment. Matt Galloway speaks to one of the study’s authors, and a cancer survivor who had to decide between paying for medication and making rent.

At a time when loneliness is described as a public health crisis, can your neighbours be the antidote? We hear from people  who are bringing their communities together, and a researcher who says a simple nod or smile can go a long way in strengthening relationships. 

Immigration Minister Marc Miller pressed pause on private refugee sponsorships — a model that other countries around the world have adopted — until the end of 2025. A refugee who fled persecution in Myanmar, his sponsor and an advocate share their fears about what the pause will mean for displaced people who had been hoping for a fresh start in Canada.

After seven fishermen disappeared off the coast of Newfoundland this summer, the entire province feared the worst. A regional funeral had already been arranged for the men when the entire crew was found alive. The seven men recount their experience being lost at sea for 52 hours.

Rebels took control of Syria’s capital on Sunday, sparking celebrations there and around the world, at the end of the Assad family’s 50-year dictatorship. A foreign policy expert says the regime’s swift fall is shocking, and a Syrian-Canadian describes it as a “moment of joy.”

Canada’s new Arctic Foreign Policy, announced on Friday, aims to strengthen Canada’s position in the region as it’s under threat from Russia and climate change. Leaders in Canada’s North say the policy looks good on paper, but are still waiting to see what changes it might hold for people living in the North, where infrastructure is scant and life is expensive.

Notre-Dame reopens this weekend — just five years after fire blazed through the iconic Paris cathedral. A journalist gives us a look inside the rebuilt “people’s palace,” and a Montreal blacksmith who forged the axes used in the reconstruction shares what it means to have left his mark on the 12th-century monument.

From cantaloupes to almond milk, hundreds of foods have been recalled this year in Canada. We talk to food safety system experts to understand how confident you should be in the contents of your crisper drawer.