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Hidden on the high wire

Kacer, Kathy, 1954-


In the summer of 1941, Irene Lorch must perform the most perilous balancing act of her life. Irene grew up traveling around Germany with her family's circus, surrounded by her loved ones and thrilling the crowds with her performance on the high wire...until one day, the audience boos. The Lorch family is Jewish, and the increasing power of Adolf Hitler's Nazis has put them all in grave danger.
Date Published:2022

The wild robot

Brown, Peter, 1979-


Title proper from title frame. Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.
Date Published:2016

A thousand steps into night

Chee, Traci.


Title proper from title frame. "When a girl who's never longed for adventure is hit with a curse that begins to transform her into a demon, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life, but along the way is forced to confront her true power within"--Publisher.
Date Published:2022

Only this beautiful moment

Nazemian, Abdi.


Title proper from title frame. Set against the backdrop of Tehran and Los Angeles, this intergenerational story about queer identity follows three boys in the same Iranian family.
Date Published:2023

The Underys


Tomas and Sarah work together on strategies for phone conversations. The Exceptional Life is a five-part documentary series that teams Development Pediatrician Dr. Joelene Huber, a specialist in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and real-life "Nanny 911" Behaviour Therapist Sarah Davis. Together they'll work closely with parents raising children with autism, focusing on key communication, social skills and behaviour issues. With targeted ABA therapies and support our experts will help add to our parent's toolkit. This is an intimate look into life with ASD as we follow in real-time the successes and challenges our families face.
Date Published:2018

Tomas and Sarah work together on strategies for phone conversations. The Exceptional Life is a five-part documentary series that teams Development Pediatrician Dr. Joelene Huber, a specialist in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and real-life "Nanny 911" Behaviour Therapist Sarah Davis. Together they'll work closely with parents raising children with autism, focusing on key communication, social skills and behaviour issues. With targeted ABA therapies and support our experts will help add to our parent's toolkit. This is an intimate look into life with ASD as we follow in real-time the successes and challenges our families face.

Date Published:2018

Watching the Moon


Vidéoclip mettant en vedette le chant traditionnel d'Anthony et de Rose-Aimée. No narration/sans narration Biographie: Anthony Oginany et Rose-Aimée Papatie sont nés respectivement le 13 juin 1998 et le 8 octobre 2001. Ils se sont rencontrés il y a un peu plus d'un an et sont inséparables depuis. Lors d'un powwow, en 2017, ils ont découvert et unifié harmonisé leur passion pour le chant traditionnel. C'est la mère d'Anthony qui les a encouragés à venir au studio du Wapikoni mobile pour vivre une première expérience de cinéma qui lui a permis d'immortaliser plusieurs chants traditionnels.
Date Published:2018

Vidéoclip mettant en vedette le chant traditionnel d'Anthony et de Rose-Aimée. No narration/sans narration Biographie: Anthony Oginany et Rose-Aimée Papatie sont nés respectivement le 13 juin 1998 et le 8 octobre 2001. Ils se sont rencontrés il y a un peu plus d'un an et sont inséparables depuis. Lors d'un powwow, en 2017, ils ont découvert et unifié harmonisé leur passion pour le chant traditionnel. C'est la mère d'Anthony qui les a encouragés à venir au studio du Wapikoni mobile pour vivre une première expérience de cinéma qui lui a permis d'immortaliser plusieurs chants traditionnels.

Date Published:2018

Yo-lala i-Ping, Yo-lala i-Pong!


Ping et Pong essaient de retrouver les moutons perdus, en chantant la tyrolienne pour les faire revenir.
Date Published:2018

3D Rendering


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Taelor steps into the "Willyverse", the digital world of 3D artist William Ukoh, and speaks to artist and educator Hiba Ali to investigate how 3D rendering can be a tool for creativity and healing.
Date Published:2022

The Glass Cliff (Episode 2)


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Amanda considers the cultural reckoning of the past few years and the wave of Black leaders who were appointed during a global crisis: were these leaders set up to fail?
Date Published:2024

Daughters of the deer

Daniel, Danielle.


Title proper from title frame. ". . . Marie, an Algonquin woman of the Weskarini Deer Clan, lost her first husband and her children to an Iroquois raid. In the aftermath of another lethal attack, her chief begs her to remarry for the sake of the clan. Marie is a healer who honours the ways of her people, and Pierre, the green-eyed ex-soldier from France who wants her for his bride, is not the man she would choose. But her people are dwindling, wracked by white men's diseases and nearly starving every winter as the game retreats away from the white settlements. If her chief believes such a marriage will cement their alliance with the French against the Iroquois and the British, she feels she has no choice. Though she does it reluctantly, and with some fear--Marie is trading the memory of the man she loved for a man she doesn't understand at all, and whose devout Catholicism blinds him to the ways of her people . . ."--OCLC.
Date Published:2022

Title proper from title frame. ". . . Marie, an Algonquin woman of the Weskarini Deer Clan, lost her first husband and her children to an Iroquois raid. In the aftermath of another lethal attack, her chief begs her to remarry for the sake of the clan. Marie is a healer who honours the ways of her people, and Pierre, the green-eyed ex-soldier from France who wants her for his bride, is not the man she would choose. But her people are dwindling, wracked by white men's diseases and nearly starving every winter as the game retreats away from the white settlements. If her chief believes such a marriage will cement their alliance with the French against the Iroquois and the British, she feels she has no choice. Though she does it reluctantly, and with some fear--Marie is trading the memory of the man she loved for a man she doesn't understand at all, and whose devout Catholicism blinds him to the ways of her people . . ."--OCLC.

Date Published:2022

Resilience in the Bahamas : Rebuilding After Hurricane Dorian. November 2020


From the Curio channel: News in Review. In September 2019, the northernmost islands of the Bahamas were hit by the most powerful hurricane to ever make landfall there. Hurricane Dorian killed over 70 people - though numbers could be higher with so many still unaccounted for. Homes, cars, boats and infrastructure were completely destroyed. Months later, residents are still trying to rebuild. Now they're getting some extra help from Canada. CBC reporter David Common went to the Bahamas in early 2020 to see how the rebuilding was coming along, and found a people of great resilience.
Date Published:2020

From the Curio channel: News in Review. In September 2019, the northernmost islands of the Bahamas were hit by the most powerful hurricane to ever make landfall there. Hurricane Dorian killed over 70 people - though numbers could be higher with so many still unaccounted for. Homes, cars, boats and infrastructure were completely destroyed. Months later, residents are still trying to rebuild. Now they're getting some extra help from Canada. CBC reporter David Common went to the Bahamas in early 2020 to see how the rebuilding was coming along, and found a people of great resilience.

Date Published:2020

Measles Resurgence : The Vaccination Controversy. February 2020


From the Curio channel: News in Review. For most of this century health officials thought they had measles under control. The development of a vaccine back in 1963 enabled mass immunization and much of the western world was declared measles-free. But in 2019 the disease made a big comeback in much of the world, including Canada. Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease that is spread through a virus. World Health Organisation officials say its comeback here can be attributed to vaccine-hesitancy.
Date Published:2020

From the Curio channel: News in Review. For most of this century health officials thought they had measles under control. The development of a vaccine back in 1963 enabled mass immunization and much of the western world was declared measles-free. But in 2019 the disease made a big comeback in much of the world, including Canada. Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease that is spread through a virus. World Health Organisation officials say its comeback here can be attributed to vaccine-hesitancy.

Date Published:2020

Battles 1759-1760


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. This video is an account of the siege of Quebec in 1759-1760 as described by those who were there. Everything you will hear is based on historic sources, such as personal letters and diaries, describing the siege of the city. Nearly 20 military and civilian witnesses tell their story. For a clearer picture of events, they are grouped together under four categories: French, Canadian, British and Indigenous. Throughout this emotionally charged account, listen to the echo of those who lived through turbulent times of war. The video is adapted from the immersive projection on the siege of Québec and the battles of the Plains of Abraham presented in the Museum of the Plains of Abraham's permanent exhibition.
Date Published:2020

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. This video is an account of the siege of Quebec in 1759-1760 as described by those who were there. Everything you will hear is based on historic sources, such as personal letters and diaries, describing the siege of the city. Nearly 20 military and civilian witnesses tell their story. For a clearer picture of events, they are grouped together under four categories: French, Canadian, British and Indigenous. Throughout this emotionally charged account, listen to the echo of those who lived through turbulent times of war. The video is adapted from the immersive projection on the siege of Québec and the battles of the Plains of Abraham presented in the Museum of the Plains of Abraham's permanent exhibition.

Date Published:2020

Tech companies stop selling facial recognition software to police


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. A third tech company has said it will stop selling facial recognition software to police forces because it fails to accurately recognize Black faces, especially those of Black women. Canadian police forces are also backing away.
Date Published:2020

There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. At the intersection of two busy Toronto streets, Bloor and Bathurst, sits the iconic landmark Honest Ed's. Recognized for its cheeky slogans and bright flashing signs, Honest Ed's has shaped the neighbourhood surrounding it. Ever since Ed Mirvish, a business-savvy Jewish-American immigrant, opened the store in 1948, it has served as a beacon for diverse communities and a meeting place for recent immigrants to Toronto. In 2013, Honest Ed's and the surrounding buildings - a retail area and artist colony known as Mirvish Village - were sold, to be redeveloped into high-end apartments. This documentary follows the store and neighbourhood as the community is at a tipping point.
Date Published:2020

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. At the intersection of two busy Toronto streets, Bloor and Bathurst, sits the iconic landmark Honest Ed's. Recognized for its cheeky slogans and bright flashing signs, Honest Ed's has shaped the neighbourhood surrounding it. Ever since Ed Mirvish, a business-savvy Jewish-American immigrant, opened the store in 1948, it has served as a beacon for diverse communities and a meeting place for recent immigrants to Toronto. In 2013, Honest Ed's and the surrounding buildings - a retail area and artist colony known as Mirvish Village - were sold, to be redeveloped into high-end apartments. This documentary follows the store and neighbourhood as the community is at a tipping point.

Date Published:2020

Little & Lion

Colbert, Brandy.


Title proper from title frame. "Suzette returns home to Los Angeles from boarding school and grapples with her bisexual identity when she and her brother Lionel fall in love with the same girl, pushing Lionel's bipolar disorder to spin out of control and forcing Suzette to confront her own demons"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2018

Huawei Arrest : Canada Caught in a Political Tug of War. March 2019


From the Curio channel: News in Review. The arrest of a top executive from Chinese company Huawei has placed Canada in the middle of a political tug of war. In December 2018, Canadian authorities detained Meng Wanzhou at the Vancouver airport at the request of U.S. law officials. Meng is the daughter of the founder of Huawei, the largest technical communications company in the world. She remains in Canada while awaiting possible extradition to the U.S. on charges of fraud and violating international sanctions. Her arrest has heightened diplomatic tensions between China and Canada while also raising security concerns about giving Huawei access to Canada's 5G network.
Date Published:2019

From the Curio channel: News in Review. The arrest of a top executive from Chinese company Huawei has placed Canada in the middle of a political tug of war. In December 2018, Canadian authorities detained Meng Wanzhou at the Vancouver airport at the request of U.S. law officials. Meng is the daughter of the founder of Huawei, the largest technical communications company in the world. She remains in Canada while awaiting possible extradition to the U.S. on charges of fraud and violating international sanctions. Her arrest has heightened diplomatic tensions between China and Canada while also raising security concerns about giving Huawei access to Canada's 5G network.

Date Published:2019

Canadian archeologists part of major discovery that could rewrite history


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. It's a region on the border of war, but that hasn't stopped a team of Canadian archeologists from trying to solve a mystery in southern Turkey. And now, after decades of digging, they've made a major discovery - one that reveals the powerful role of women, and it could rewrite history.
Date Published:2019

B.C. measles outbreak has some kids taking their health into their own hands


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Some 33 students and staff at the centre of a measles outbreak in Vancouver have been ordered to stay home because they haven't provided proof of vaccination. This has some B.C. kids taking their health into their own hands.
Date Published:2019

Element of Surprise : Carbon (C)


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Carbon is the most essential element for life. It’s in so much of what makes up our bodies – fat, DNA, protein, carbohydrates. New forms are being discovered regularly, including buckminsterfullerene. Carbon shares electrons easily and has a diverse array of molecular structures. This Element of Surprise segment features the following experts: Bill Ogilvie, Associate Professor, Chemistry, University of Ottawa, and Jeff Manthorpe, Professor, Organic Chemistry, Carleton University.
Date Published:2019

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Carbon is the most essential element for life. It’s in so much of what makes up our bodies – fat, DNA, protein, carbohydrates. New forms are being discovered regularly, including buckminsterfullerene. Carbon shares electrons easily and has a diverse array of molecular structures. This Element of Surprise segment features the following experts: Bill Ogilvie, Associate Professor, Chemistry, University of Ottawa, and Jeff Manthorpe, Professor, Organic Chemistry, Carleton University.

Date Published:2019