The National Felicia Solomon's Story
As one family struggles to make their own peace with their daughter's tragic death, they are opening up to try to stop the violence against Aboriginal women. Felicia Solomon was 16 years old when she went missing. Her tragic death didn't end her story, though, because her family refuses to forget.
- 2015
- 00:19:46
- 15-17
- Added on: 12/10/2015
The National Fighting hate with friendship: The unlikely bond of a Sikh man and a former white supremacist
A Sikh man becomes the unlikely friend of a former white supremacist in the wake of a cold-blooded attack in Wisconsin in 2012. Now they travel the world trying to stop hate.
- 2019
- 00:11:24
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/29/2019
CBC Kids News Film about deadly shooting aims to make life safer for Indigenous kids
Tasha Hubbard, a Cree documentary filmmaker and mother, is touring a new film with the hope that it will help make Canada a safer place for Indigenous kids. Her film nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up — the Cree title is pronounced NEE-pa-wista-MAA-sowin — is about the controversial death of Colten Boushie in 2016. The 22-year-old man from Red Pheasant First ...
- 2019
- 00:04:01
- 9-12
- Added on: 03/24/2020
The National Finding the Freemen
A declining economy can be fertile ground for fringe movements. Perhaps as many as 30,000 people worldwide are part of the expanding group called Freeman-on-the-Land. Primarily, they believe that governments do not have jurisdiction over them. They sometimes refuse to pay taxes, carry driver's licenses, repay debts or otherwise accept restrictions on their legal "person". Here at home, the movement has ...
- 2012
- 00:20:02
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
News in Review - January 2015 First Nations Land Disputes
Since Europeans first arrived in Canada, non-Natives have laid claim to lands that were once under the control of the Native population. Increasingly, First Nations people are asking for their land rights to be honoured. Here are two very different cases where a land dispute could leave someone in financial ruin.
- 2015
- 00:17:46
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/21/2015
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The National Fishy foods: Your seafood may not be what it says on the package
There may be something fishy about your seafood — it might not actually be what it says on the package. Oceana Canada, an ocean research charity, is hoping citizen scientists in Halifax armed with DNA kits will help them sniff out seafood fraud. The group estimates as much as 40 per cent of seafood sold in Canada is mislabelled.
- 2018
- 00:04:34
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/12/2018
CBC | Radio-Canada Documentary Flesh and the Devil
The sex drive is the most powerful biological drive on the planet, according to scientists, so why are religions so obsessed with celibacy? Join award-winning filmmaker Antony Thomas as he explores the sexual crisis at the heart of the modern church. Thomas looks at the possible connection between celibacy and child sexual abuse. The history of celibacy and those who ...
- 2004
- 00:45:33
- 15-17
- Added on: 06/14/2013
CBC Short Docs Frame 394
Frame 394 follows a young man from Toronto who entangles himself in one of America’s most high-profile police-involved shootings. On April 4, 2015, Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, was fatally shot in the back while running away from Michael Slager, a white police officer, in Charleston, S.C. A bystander recorded the incident. Cinematographer-turned-architect-turned-animator Daniel Voshart became obsessed with the story. ...
- 2016
- 00:30:01
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/07/2017
News in Review - May 1992 Freedom for David Milgaard
The possibility of an innocent person being wrongfully arrested, convicted and punished has always been a risk and a fear in our justice system. This story traces the history of the David Milgaard case from his conviction for murder to his release from jail following the decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada and the Saskatchewan Justice Department. Did the ...
- 1992
- 00:10:48
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/15/1992
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News in Review - January 2006 French Riots: Nights of Rage and Fire
In early November 2006 a state of emergency was declared in France after riots erupted across the country. For more than three weeks, thousands of young people went on a rampage every night. They burned cars, battled police and forced authorities to take extreme measures to restore order. In this News in Review story we'll show you how the rioting ...
- 2006
- 00:15:28
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/15/2006
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