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Podcast

Dec 20, 2018

New Film 'Blind Spot' explores mental health, depression and parenting

face2face

Tuva Novotny & Pia Tjelta & Face2Face host David Peck talk about new film 'Blind Spot', shock and grief, parenting, PTSD and dealing with guilt, blame and responsibility.

Podcast

Aug 1, 2017

Kelita talks about country music, storytelling and the importance of hearing each others' stories

face2face

Kelita and Face2Face host David Peck talk about country music, trauma, suicide, resilience, and the importance of story telling, listening and how we can break the “cycle”.

Podcast

Jun 13, 2016

New data reveals depth of poverty on reserve

Redeye

A new study using data from the National Household Survey shows 60% of Indigenous children on reserve live below the poverty line. We speak with Mary Teegee of the BC Aboriginal Child Care Society.

Blog

Apr 15, 2016

MPs vow to act on Attawapiskat, but will their resolve last?

Karl Nerenberg

Once again there is a national prise de conscience on the desperate state of Indigenous Canada, but how soon will it all fade from the public mind?

Blog

Apr 13, 2016

Uninsured and armed to the teeth -- the soaring mortality rate of middle-aged Americans

Penney Kome

After a century of improving health, rural Americans have started dying in their prime. For age 45 - 54, the leading cause is drug poisoning.

In cahoots

Mar 1, 2016

We must address Canada's Indigenous suicide epidemic

Our lives are intimately bound to the historical relationships between what we've come to know as Canada, the state of colonialism, and Indigenous nations.

Podcast

Jul 15, 2015

WorkSafeBC unfair to workers with chronic pain, says B.C. doctor

Redeye

Dr. Cecil Hershel is a pain specialist with hundreds of patients who were injured at work. He says the Workers Compensation Board fundamentally misunderstands the nature of chronic pain.

News

Jul 13, 2015

New reports slam Canada's immigration detention system

Megan Devlin

New reports citing indefinite detention, unfair review processes and a mounting death toll among detainees in custody reveal the dark world of immigration detention in Canada.

Blog

May 4, 2015

One sexual assault is too many

Doreen Nicoll

This series of articles addresses the issue of sexual assault. The material might be upsetting to some readers. Please take the necessary precautions and have a plan of self-care in place.

Podcast

Feb 20, 2015

Challenging solitary confinement in Canadian prisons

Redeye

International human rights groups say extended solitary confinement amounts to torture. Yet there are as many as 1800 people in solitary confinement in federal or provincial prisons.

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