As her children have struggled with addictions, this grandmother hasn't hesitated to take in and look after 14 of her grandchildren, driven by her faith. Decades of intergenerational trauma and compounding drug use are seeing her, along with many other Indigenous grandparents, step in to care for their grandkids.

As crystal meth and opioids claim lives throughout Canada, some grandparents are stepping up to raise the grandkids left behind.

Troy Kocur saw hope and promise in the Oilers' season, fueling his hope in his own fight against cancer.

A dog guide named Bingo and his successor, Doug, helped Stephen Walcer, 18, deal with the frustrations of autism and graduate from high school.

During her divorce, a lawyer laughed when Saba Ahmad expressed her desire to go to law school. At that time, she decided to prove she could do it. Now, she has convocated from the University of Saskatchewan law school, having travelled back and forth between Edmonton and Saskatoon for her studies.

While his parents faced physical war as refugees from Cambodia, Savan Muth said he struggled with his own internal conflict once his family arrived in Canada. He wrote a song that addresses the external and internal wars that people face.

Kamil Smela is one busy 11-year-old, juggling hockey, football and baseball like many other kids in his class. But he figures theres something that he does that no one else in his school can lay claim to the ability to play the accordion.