The Churchill and Sturgeon Weir river system is one of the world's best canoeing routes, as the 30 teams competing in the Saskatchewan Centennial Canoe Quest competition are about to find out; no one returns unchanged from this magnificent journey.

Disenfranchised youth are offered the opportunity to turn their life around in exchange for 10 days of back-breaking labour.

Canada is fast becoming one of the hottest centres in the world for diamonds and the race is on to find the gems hidden under a barren and inhospitable land.

The recruits complete their training with fire drills. A series of manhole explosions rock Boston. And Smokey the Cat goes missing...

Witness four major restoration projects - a railway station, a cathedral, a museum and a bridge - and learn about the unique challenges each presents.