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The poet Molly Peacock turned to her art after the death of her husband. Alisa Siegel's documentary, What Can a Widow Be?, explores how Peacock found a way to not only cope but find a sense of freedom in her grief. Credit: The Widow’s Crayon Box by Molly Peacock. Copyright (c) 2024 by Molly Peacock. With permission of the publisher, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. All rights reserved.

Some scientists are asking if bioengineering endangered animals’ genes could save them from extinction. Guest host Rebecca Zandbergen hears more about genetic rescue efforts to bring endangered species back from the brink.

Extreme climate change — consecutive years of drought, floods and cold winters — is taking a heavy toll on farmers’ crops. We hear how farmers are adapting to these devastating challenges.

Foreign workers are protesting Prince Edward Island’s plan to reduce the number of immigrants it nominates for permanent residency, a change the province says is necessary to reduce pressures on housing and health care. Guest host Rebecca Zandbergen speaks to one of the protestors and Dan Kutcher, mayor of Summerside, P.E.I.

Ed Yong has “birder derangement syndrome,” a condition that’s entirely made up but may be familiar to other birding enthusiasts. The science writer tells Matt Galloway how the joy of birding saved him from pandemic burnout and radically changed how he interacts with nature.

Ontario is planning tougher penalties for impaired drivers, up to a lifetime licence suspension for incidents involving death. We look at the devastating impact of impaired driving, which increased 16 per cent in the province last year.