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Back to SearchThe real story behind ‘Women Talking’
Canadian director Sarah Polley’s new Oscar-nominated film Women Talking is set in an isolated religious community where a group of women and girls must decide how to respond to sexual assault in thei…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
The big microchip problem
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last month, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger made a prediction about how the world will vie for resources in the coming decades. For years, Gelsinger said, m…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Front Burner Introduces: Love, Janessa
Behind every catfish, there’s the bait. Who is Janessa Brazil? Stolen images of an adult entertainment star are being used to con victims out of thousands of dollars, breaking hearts in the process. …
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Why a weight loss drug went viral
Ozempic is a brand name for a drug that's prescribed to help manage Type 2 diabetes. But it's also being used in Canada as a treatment for obesity, something that some doctors – and a lot of people o…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Inside Canada’s safe sport ‘crisis’
This week, a parliamentary committee questioned Gymnastics Canada CEO, Ian Moss, about his organization’s response to allegations of misconduct against a national team coach. The national gymnastics …
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Israel's government moves to the far-right
Over the past month, Israelis have taken to the streets in massive demonstrations. They're opposed to Prime Minister Netanyahu's new plan to limit the power of the Supreme Court and worry about what …
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Will tanks end or escalate the war in Ukraine?
Last week, after months of requests, Germany agreed to send German-built tanks called Leopard 2s to Ukraine, to help in their fight against Russia. That decision opened the door for other countries t…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Tyre Nichols’s death and the cycle of police violence
9-year-old Tyre Nichols was on his way to his mother’s house when Memphis police pulled him over. Police body cam footage and other video show officers punching, pepper-spraying, hitting him with a b…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Decoding Everything Everywhere All At Once
This week, it was announced that Everything Everywhere All At Once was leading the Oscars with eleven nominations in total. It’s a mind-bending movie about a Chinese-American immigrant family with a …
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He was a ‘danger to the public.’ Why was he released?
WARNING: This episode contains disturbting details about the deaths of two women and an Indigenous girl, in addition to allegations of sexual assault. Key First Nation member Noelle O’Soup died at j…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago