Father James Martin had many jobs before he became a priest. In his new book “Work in Progress” he writes about how he found faith in unlikely places, the importance of kindness, and why his most important life lessons came working as a busboy.

Canada’s gun buy back is almost over, but did it work? CBC's national reporter Sam Samson walks us through the passionate and divided debate across Canadian cities. We'll hear from gun owners, politicians, and police about where they stand about the program.

Actor and writer Andrew McCarthy talked to former police officers, oil rig workers, cowboys and record store owners. And he found a common thread: men who weren't great at their friendships with other men. He chronicles his road trip to explore male friendship in his new book "Who Needs Friends: An Unscientific Examination of Male Friendship Across America."

Despite declining support for the war in Iran, President Trump says the US isn't going anywhere. So what does that mean for stability in the region, and an increasingly stressed supply chain?

It's a slur that denigrates people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Joe Rogan, Elon Musk and Donald Trump use it. And they're not alone. An artist with Down syndrome tells us hearing the r word feels "like having the wind knocked out of you.”

Friends and colleagues of Stephen Lewis remember his life and work. We hear from Former UN Ambassador Bob Rae, former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy, and New York Times global health reporter, Stephanie Nolen.

As Artemis II gets ready to launch, while NASA prepares for longer trips to space. We look at what traveling to space does to the human body with Scott Solomon, an evolutionary biologist and professor at Rice University, and the author of “Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds” and Susan Bailey, Professor and Radiation Cancer Biologist in the Department of Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences, at Colorado State University.

If you're a parent of an elementary student, chances are you are familiar with things like smartboards and Danny Go! But with many schools relying on technology in class, questions are being raised about how we determine the quality of screen time at school, and if we need better guidelines for teachers, and support staff, to make sure kids are using screens to learn, not pass the time.