C'est la vie from CBC Radio

A special commission of Quebec's National Assembly spent two years looking into issues around end of life care, assisted suicide and euthanasia. The two women who chaired those hearings say it changed their lives. Meet them on C'est la vie.

Hear from Brazilians who are learning French with a Quebec accent. And find out why there is such a high demand for the classes.

Find out what it's like working as a broadcast journalist when you are in the minority. Getting clips in your mother tongue is a daily challenge, especially if you are an anglophone journalist working Quebec, or a francophone working in English Canada.

We hear from Montrealers who wear the hijab. And meet a woman trying to break the stereotypes associated with the veil.

Annie Deschamps was born to be funny. Her dad is Yvon Deschamps, the humorist. Her mum is Judi Richards, a humorist and a singer. Now Annie is drawing on her own bilingual and bicultural roots to bring the two solitudes together.... to laugh.

Isabelle Boulay is one of Canada's most successful francophone pop singers. She's a household name in Quebec and in France. And with her latest album, she may soon be known in the English speaking world as well. Find out why.

When you think of Montreal, you might picture cafés full of people sipping bowls of café au lait. This week on C'est la vie, meet a man who had a different vision. More than a decade ago, Hugo Américi opened one of the first tea houses in Montreal.

Samian raps in French and Algonquin, and has fans all over Quebec and around the world. But considering the life he has lived, his success is close to a miracle.

Loreen Pindera takes us to the Algonquin community of Lac Simon. She was there last fall when young Aboriginal filmmakers screened videos they had made with the travelling studio, Wapikoni Mobile. Loreen's report, Last Stop Lac Simon, is a story of triumph and tragedy.

Discover Quebec's own fast food chain - St-Hubert BBQ. What started out as one mom and pop rotisserie in 1951, now has more than 100 franchises. And now St-Hubert BBQ is at the heart of a new TV reality show.

Are smartphone apps making second-language learning a thing of the past? Also, English and French book publishers get together in Montreal for their own version of speed dating.

Meet Quebec MP Romeo Saganash. He's running for the NDP leadership. But he is also a poet, a photographer, a marathon runner, and a residential school survivor.

Montreal has become a hotspot for the video game industry in Canada. Meet the creator of one of the best-selling games in the world, "Assassin's Creed."