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How do you solve many problems at once? Train marginalized people to fix houses

Published on CBC.ca | July 21, 2023

When Dorine Khainza arrived in Canada from Uganda in January, she didn't know anyone in the country or where to start her new life. What she did know was that she wanted to work with her hands…

From the West Bank to Western Canada: How these Palestinian goods made their way to Calgary — just in time

Published on CBC.ca | March 30, 2025

When the first boxes of olives, olive oil, Nabulsi cheese and za'atar (a spice mix) finally arrived at Reyad Abusalim's bakery in Calgary during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, he was overcome with excitement.

With beaded earrings, photographer Shelby Lisk renews ties with the women in her life

Published in The Globe and Mail | June 8, 2022

Shelby Lisk’s project focuses on the women in her life who have cared for her in various ways. The photo series and beadwork are an act of appreciation and a way of affirming community.

Bootleg tape uncovered from Nirvana's sole Calgary tour stop in 1991 – months before they skyrocketed to fame

Published on CBC.ca | May 9, 2025

On March 4, 1991, a young Calgarian with his dad's Dictaphone (a small cassette recorder) headed to the Westward Club, now the location of Hotel Arts, where a Seattle grunge band was scheduled to play.

Here's how the Dune sequel can fix the first movie's white saviour problem

Published in CBC Arts | November 4, 2021

Part One erases much of the novel's nuance and cultural influences — but it's not too late to redeem that.

In response to racialized attacks, Muslim women practice the art of healing through theatre

Published in The Globe and Mail | June 12, 2022

Chelsey Sapp, a 33-year-old Cree Muslim woman, watched the performers on her screen intently as tears filled her eyes. An actress dressed in black grabbed colourful scarves and put them in a bag one by one, then lugged it over her shoulder as Sapp looked on…

'Curiously isolated' butterfly species discovered in Waterton Lakes National Park

Published on CBC.ca | April 25, 2025

Tucked away in Waterton Lakes National Park, little greyish brown butterflies — long thought to be just another population of the half-moon hairstreak butterflies — are now being recognised as their own species known as Satyrium curiosolus, or the curiously isolated hairstreak.

Calgary's Hudson's Bay building was more than just a store. These photos reveal its rich social history

Published on CBC.ca | March 29, 2025

The Elizabethan dining room. The rooftop playground. The cream-glazed terracotta.

Video

Painted Pixels

Short documentary aired on The 25th Hour | January 2023

Text-to-image generators, or art made by artificial intelligence (AI), have been around for years. But in the last year, this technology has leaped forward in its evolution, with AI art creations looking more human-made than ever before.

Painted Pixels looks at how AI art is redefining the boundaries of creativity.

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Swimming Upstream

Short documentary aired on The 25th Hour | November 2022

Meet Aoife Mc Grory. As one of the Carleton women’s swim team captains, she’s had a first-hand look at how the pandemic has affected the world of sports.

Swimming upstream looks at how lockdowns affected team morale, created unequal access to training, and had an impact on mental health and body image.