[ Arts & Entertainment ] Mavis Gallant: a Canadian in Paris
In 1965, expatriate short story writer Mavis Gallant shows viewers the adopted city she calls home.

[ Sports ] Curling: Sweeping the Nation
Whether they play for fun in small-town clubs or for glory at the winter Olympics, one thing's for certain: Canadians love curling, and they've produced some of the world's best players. Though some have called it "shuffleboard on ice," supporters say it's a game with a grand Canadian tradition of skill, strategy, and sportsmanship.

[ Lifestyle ] Canadian maple syrup
A look at the nation's best-known product.

Mexico drug violence kills 24
A series of shootings left 24 people dead Saturday in a Pacific coast state plagued by drug gang violence. Nearly half died in one shootout between soldiers and armed men.

[ Sports ] Playing to Win: Canada at the Paralympics
Wheelchair racers speeding to victory, blind swimmers competing for gold, and disabled skiers pushing their bodies to the limit. These are today's Paralympians. They train hard. They play to win. And in recent years, Canadians have been winning big at the Paralympic Games. The Paralympics began as a postwar sporting event designed to get injured ex-soldiers moving again. But by the 1980s the Games had evolved into an elite international competition.