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96 tập
kể từ Ngày 19 tháng 1 năm 2019
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April 18th, 2020, the residents of the small town of Portapique, Nova Scotia, went to sleep that night, not knowing they would wake up to complete mayhem in the middle of the night. Many heard gunshots and saw flames billowing in the night sky. An anonymous alert by the RCMP left many not knowing …

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This week on Context: Canadians are on the move. In the past five years inter-provincial migration has grown exponentially. Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia have seen an influx of people moving from neighbouring provinces to start a new life.     Most interprovincial migrants come from O…
This week on Context we tell the story of African Nova Scotians and how they’ve contributed to the history of Canada. They’ve been in Canada for almost 300 years and yet some of us don’t know their stories and all that they have given us. Context is on the road as Maggie John travels to Nova Scoti…

Mental Health: A Nation in Crisis

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is calling it a crisis in our country. After years of campaigns dispelling the stigma around mental health, we are now facing a shortage of mental health care support, with some wait lists a year-long leaving many Canadians with nowhere to turn for help. …

Syria : 11 Years Later

Eleven years of war in Syria -- with devastating consequences. What began as the Arab spring- pro-democracy demonstrations erupting all over the Middle East in 2011 soon turned into war when the Syrian government had enough.  Crackdowns intensified; Syrians were killed, as protestors demanded …

Rage : Why Are Canadians So Angry?

Anger: we see it in traffic. We hear it on the radio, and we read it online. It’s all around us.    But are Canadians angry?    For many years we have been depicted as one of the nicest- happiest people in the world. Something has changed.    According to the “Rage …
Canada is among the 12 countries in the world that have made assisted death legal.       Brought into law 6 years ago, MAID continues to be a point of contention in this country.        Last year alone, 10,000 Canadians died by the procedure,…

Gendercide: The Dangers of Being a Girl

The cost of being a woman in the world can be deadly as we saw recently with the death of Mahsa Amini – a 22-year-old Iranian woman, detained by morality police for allegedly not wearing her hijab correctly. She died after falling into a coma while in police custody.    It is the most re…

Racial Awakening: Where Are We Now

Two and a half years ago the world stopped as we all watched George Floyd die before our eyes. After years of hearing about the racial injustice experienced by people of colour - the world seemed ready to finally listen. But according to statistics Canada the number of reported hate crimes went u…

Migrant Work: The True Cost of Labour

A tragic death on an Ontario farm has led to calls for more rights and safety requirements for migrant workers working under Temporary Foreign Worker permits.    The workers fill vital positions - primarily in agriculture, food and beverage manufacturing, and home care. But are migrant w…
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