Atlantic Voice is the home of documentary storytelling on Canada's East Coast. Each week, producer Caroline Hillier and reporters in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, P.E.
I. and Newfoundland and Labrador dig deeper than the headlines to bring poignant, personal stories to your airwaves. Listen in to some highlights of the show throughout 2024 — and stay tuned for more great podcasts and programs in 2025.
Marie Webb, a Halifax designer who has Down syndrome, describes her work as 'colourful, joyful, comfortable, soft, practical, [and] creative.' (Dave Irish/CBC) Halifax fashion designer Marie Webb and a team from NSCAD University face their biggest challenge yet — getting a collection ready in time for New York Fashion Week. Webb, who has Down syndrome, is one of the only designers with a disability showing work on the international stage.
Hear a documentary by Emma Smith and Dave Irish. Fate brought Jonathan Hannaford and Yassir El-Tahan together on a Saturday morning nearly a decade ago. (Submitted by Yassir El-Tahan) Not only was Yassir El-Tahan the last person to see a man before he was declared missing, he actually took him deeper into the woods where he disappeared.
The chance encounter El-Tahan had with Jonathan Hannaford has stayed with him for almost a decade. Ric Young is seen at an encampment at downtown Halifax’s Grand Parade on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.
(The Canadian Press) For months, the CBC's Taryn Grant visited a tent encampment at Halifax's Grand Parade, meeti.
