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Jay Baruchel meets his fascination with the apocalypse head-on, as he explores, from a place of genuine curiosity and wonder, various ways humanity could possibly meet its doom.

This searing adaptation of Thomas King's bestselling book explores the cultural colonization of Indigenous peoples in North America.

The revolutionary science of "neuroplasticity" - a concept that expands not just our knowledge of how our brains work, but how we use them. For centuries the human brain has been thought of as incapable of fundamental change. People suffering from neurological defects, brain damage or strokes were usually written-off as hopeless cases. But recent and continuing research into the human brain is radically changing how we look at the potential for neurological recovery. The human brain, as we are now quickly learning, has a remarkable ability to change itself - in fact, even to rewire itself. The Brain that Changes Itself is directed by Mike Sheerin and is co-written by Dr. Norman Doidge and Mike Sheerin and produced by 90th Parallel Productions Ltd. in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and ARTE France.

Deciding whether to have a child is an emotionally fraught and deeply personal process. Deciding amid increasingly dire warnings for the planet makes it even more paralysing. "The Climate Baby Dilemma" explores the state of what to expect when you're expecting... climate change. With the future promising to be increasingly unstable and insecure, conversations about parenthood are heating up. Over the course of three years, the film follows prominent science writer Britt Wray, as she delves further into this complex issue - hosting workshops, giving talks, and speaking to activists, psychologists, parents and prospective parents. The film also meets many youth at the centre of the climate moment. A growing number of Gen-Z and millennials are either refusing to bring a child into an increasingly unstable world or struggling with the question of whether they should. Those deciding to have children, while being very climate aware - like activists Sarain Fox and Severn Suzuki - offer perspectives and lessons for raising children in the climate crisis. Through her research, Britt considers how one can transform climate anxiety and grief into transformative action. For many, the best antidote to feeling powerless is activism - and that can take many forms, including the decision not to have a child.

The History books say that the first European to contact the Native Americans was Christopher Columbus. New evidence tells a different story, showing that centuries earlier, a civilization had already beaten him there. These people were the Norse.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's transcendent story suggests an ethical philosophy about life and a universal code of respect for humanity. With every new generation that discovers the fable, the Little Prince's inspiring legacy is cemented.

The "Underground Railroad: The William Still Story" is the story of William Still, a former slave who escaped through the underground railroad. The film documents how he became one of the most active people in assisting with the escape of others.

Docu-Series from David Hackett Fischer's book "Champlain's Dream" that tells the story of the legendary navigator and explorer Samuel de Champlain that marked Canada's history.

Twelve Dene unite around building a moose skin boat deep in the bush. Not everything goes to plan. The Dene set off on the wild Nahanni River in a boat with safety issues and they have 500 kilometres to paddle to get home.

Mom and Me is a personal and intimate documentary about a young filmmaker coming of age in extraordinary circumstances. It follows the complicated relationship between director Lena Macdonald and her mother, who was once a filmmaker herself, but ended up homeless, crack-addicted and on the streets. For ten years Lena filmed in the cold, hard streets of Toronto's inner city and her story is raw, honest and unforgettable. Mom and Me is about addiction, prostitution and despair but it is also a story about family, the power of hope and the tenacity of love.

It is a playful science documentary that follows intrepid host Anthony Morgan as he explores the wild world of the anus. Yeah, we know. From a beetle that can use its rear end as a weapon to an invertebrate whose butt is located in its gills, from a Norwegian vessel studying marine invertebrate bums to our collective cultural obsession with the human tush, and from an exam room during a routine colonoscopy to a Japanese lab working at the cutting edge of medical research... "Butt Seriously" offers a cheeky global journey to the bottom of the bottom.

Ethnobotanist Wade Davis (Serpent and the Rainbow) travels the world documenting cultures that are disappearing. This includes Inuit hunters, Buddhist monks, Polynesia, and what is left of the Incas. It appears that Mr. Davis believes cultural diversity is important to human-kind and provides us with examples of alternate examples to solve problems.

An in-depth look at the intense rivalry both on and off the ice between hockey's two greatest stars, Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin.

In Canada's world-famous Algonquin Provincial Park, Labour Day Weekend is one of the busiest times of the entire year. And in 2021 - amid the frustrations and isolation of COVID lockdowns and restrictions - it may just have been the busiest weekend in the Park's history. But it's not just seasoned camping veterans making the journey to Algonquin Park - first time campers are flocking to the Park in ever greater numbers presenting challenges and opportunities for the custodians of the Park. "The Long Weekend" follows Zimbabwean-Canadian Gladys and her two children Rutendo and Tenaka as they try backcountry camping for the first time. From the start of prep in Toronto to the very last stroke of the paddle, we follow their journey from city to solitude, and from neophytes to seasoned campers. Meanwhile, the film also follows Luis and Shaun, two gay male immigrants who now make their homes in Toronto. Along the way, we'll uncover some of the ways in which LGBTQ+ people are newly claiming space in the natural world - a world they've often felt disconnected and even ostracized from. A celebration of diversity, the power of wilderness experiences, and the deep bonds of family and friendship, "The Long Weekend" is a delightful documentary about the changing face of the camping world.

A remarkable generation of established and emerging Indigenous musicians soars in a moment of cultural resurgence - from Idle No More to Standing Rock - channeling the pain of the past into a stirring, hopeful vision of the future.

In the new documentary film WIND RUSH, produced for CBC Doc Zone by Toronto's 90th Parallel Productions, the battleground for the pro and anti wind forces is southern Ontario. The government there pledged to wean the province off coal fired generation plants and replace them with green wind energy.

The journey of a Maasai woman from her village in Kenya to Toronto.

This feature documentary follows William Thorsell as he sets out to renovate Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum. He thinks big, opting for a bold architectural gesture that will inject a shot of amphetamine into the staid and sensible veins of Canada's biggest burg. Enter Daniel Libeskind, the celebrity architect linked to the Ground Zero site and other prestigious building projects. Smartly tuned to contemporary debates on public architecture, The Museum charts their grand scheme in an entertaining tale of ego, art and steel beams.

A profile of author Mordecai Richler.