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The documentary Russians at War will play at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Lightbox on Tuesday, after the festival suspended showings earlier this week due to security concerns. The first-person documentary by Russian Canadian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova spurred protests from Ukrainian officials and community groups who say the film amounts to propaganda. In a…
The Current23:52Bob McDonald on overcoming impostor syndrome — and saying yes WARNING: This article contains details of abuse and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. In a new memoir, CBC host Bob McDonald reveals that he was sexually abused as a child. “I was sexually abused by…
Marineland’s owner, Marie Holer, has died. But the southern Ontario park said Friday it “remains under strong leadership” with a “robust succession plan.” Holer’s “grace, kindness, and unwavering support were integral to the fabric of Marineland’s legacy,” the park said in a statement. “Our founder, anticipating life’s uncertainties, had put in place a robust succession…
When former CBC host Carol Off started writing a book calling on people to reclaim the word “freedom” from the far right, she thought she would be dismissed as naive. Then Kamala Harris began her run to become U.S. president. “The first thing out of her [Harris’s] mouth, practically, was freedom,” Off told As It Happens…
Saskatchewan’s Conflict of Interest Commissioner has moved ahead with pursuing a conflict of interest case against two Saskatchewan Party MLAs — Jeremy Cockrill and Gary Grewal. The Member’s Conflict of Interest Act says a member is considered to have had a conflict if they make or participate in making a decision while knowing that there…
