Work

BlackBerry’s workforce has shrunk dramatically since 2011. Here’s where a lot of those people went.

Arran Liddel, who specializes in LGBTQ unions, talks about lessons learned on the job

Explore Montreal’s metro through the eyes of one of its train conductors. This is what Canada’s busiest subway system looks like from inside the conductor’s booth.

Have you ever considered what goes into looking after the flags that fly on Parliament Hill? Meet the man who has the special duty of changing the Canadian flag atop the Peace Tower each business day.

Find out what it takes to change a seven-metre-high tire on a heavy hauler stationed at an oil-sands facility near Fort McMurray in Alberta. This isn’t your basic tire-iron change.

As Canada’s Dominion sculptor, Phil R. White oversees the carving program on Parliament Hill. Go into the artist’s studio to watch as his latest architectural stone masterpiece takes shape.

This video shows you what it’s like to get pummelled by a Herculean CFL linebacker. Meet your training partner: the Montreal Alouettes’ Bear Woods.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be the voice of Canadian news? Go behind the scenes with Peter Mansbridge, CBC icon and host of The National, as he prepares to go on air.

See what it takes to be a lockmaster on the Rideau Canal, a picturesque chain of lakes, rivers and canal cuts joining Kingston and Ottawa. Helping to move a riverboat through the waterway is all in a day’s work for this lockmaster.

Come aboard the historic schooner Kajama and join the crew of a tall ship on Lake Ontario. These modern-day sailors know how to keep Kajama shipshape and can even sing a rousing sea shanty.