Music and Mental Illness  by Katie Atkinson

One in five Canadians will experience a mental illness at least once in his or her lifetime, says the Canadian Mental Health Association. Reporter Katie Atkinson has the story on one woman with various disorders who uses music as a way to deal with her struggles.

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Food Addiction by Andrea Damiano

After losing over 100 pounds each, Darryl and Faye Dabrowski are bringing a food addiction support group to London, Ontario. 

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Putting Concussions on Ice by Steve Howard

Invisible Injuries by Maria Ionova

For most people tasks like sitting at the computer or standing on their feet all day is all part of the job. But for individuals living with episodic disabilities, marked by unpredictable relapses in health, performing these simple duties is a daily struggle. Maria Ionova has more on that story.

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What's behind Bullying? by Shannon Kelley

Big problems don't usually have small answers. Take it from one local man who overcame a past filled with hardships, and who's now trying to set a positive example for kids dealing with trauma. By being a good role model, this Londoner hopes to combat the big problem of bullying. Shannon Kelley has his story.

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 From Bands to Birds by Matt Lundy

With spring weather starting to heat up, people are shedding their winter coats and heading outdoors. But some are finding more than just sunshine. The number of sick and displaced wild animals found by the public sharply increases in the summer. Hundreds of those animals end up in Mount Brydges, Ontario, where one local runs a rehabilitation centre. Matt Lundy has the story.


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Taking Care of Business by Savithri Sastri

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name.  For the residents of a small farming community north of Waterloo, that place is Smith and Sons Lumber-- a building supplies store.  The man you'll find behind the counter is ninety-two-year-old Lincoln Smith.  Savithri Sastri went to find out how he built the business from scratch.

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Korean War Vets by James Saunders

It's 60 years since the start of the Korean War. This year a number of Canadian veterans who fought in that war will return to the country. For some it’ll be their first visit since the conflict. Jim Saunders has the story of one London soldier heading back to the far-east.

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Bollywood West by Laura Schober

Canada’s film industry is known as Hollywood North, but it may soon become famous for another distinction - Bollywood West. 

North America’s first acting school to offer a diploma in Bollywood acting opened last fall at the Canadian Institute of Management and Technology, where students undergo a rigorous four months of training in acting, singing, and dancing. The school promises to provide aspiring actors in Canada's South Asian community the platform to enter the Bollywood film industry, whether they choose to work in Toronto or Mumbai.

Laura Schober has the story of Maya Noel, a graduate of the school who is preparing to embark on the beginning of her acting career. 

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Electronic Waste Recycling by Colin Schultz

The Apple iPad is launching in the U.S. on April 3rd, but the big switch from books/newspapers to electronic devices raises concerns about the environmental impact it could cause.

It turns out, according to a preliminary life-cycle assessment study by Swedish researchers, E-readers are more environmentally friendly than newspapers – but only if people recycle the e-readers when they are done with them.

The big release of the iPad lines up well with the government and policy systems in place in Ontario to handle electronic waste.

The Ontario Electronic Stewardship will be entering into Phase 2 of their plan on April 1st. This plan will require them to be responsible for funding the collection and recycling of various consumer electronics.

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