It’s Hollywood’s big night to celebrate itself – and as it does – the world sees visions and themes of our lives reflected back to us. Everything from mental illness and war to marriage and evil incarnate. Plus, another year of snubs – especially for women and people of colour.
And, a film far from the Oscar spotlight but no less controversial – the American anti-abortion film “Unplanned” is causing heated debate here in Canada.
This week on Context: experts, actors, and screenwriters weigh in on the 92nd Academy Awards.
Movie night in Canada begins now!
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Context - January 22, 2020 - Rx: Love...
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M.A.I.D. became legal in Canada in 2016. But last year, the Quebec Superior Court ruled the requirement that a person’s “natural death” must be foreseeable is “too re...
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Context - January 15, 2020 - Blessed ...
Few things rattle the world like unrest in the Middle East.
The death of 57 Canadians among the 176 on board Flight 752 – shot down just minutes after take off in Tehran – has left Canadians and Iranians heartbroken and angry.
Tonight on Context – we listen to those who grieve and the peacemaking... -
Context - January 8, 2020 - Foster ca...
Canada’s foster care is a system in dire need of change. Families investigated on a whim, children too quickly apprehended only to end up in long-term government care that affects their entire lives.
A look at programs that arm families and social workers with the right tools that put children f...
