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A series of violent interactions between police and members of the Indigenous community have sparked outrage and concern. We speak to advocates and legal experts about the systemic issues behind the violence and the lives affected.

We talk to Indian music superstar Sona Mohapatra about the new documentary on her boundary-pushing career. It’s called Shut Up Sona, but she has no intention.

Infection rates of COVID-19 are slower across Africa than in the rest of the world. We ask Dr. Ahmed Ogwell, deputy director of the African Centres for Disease Control, why that might be.

Is time running out on Canada’s bid for a seat on the UN security council? We talk to Canada’s permanent representative to the UN Marc-Andre Blanchard.

A year after the final report of the MMIWG inquiry, families say the lack of federal action is another broken promise. We talk to Meggie Cywink, a special advisor and liaison for families during the inquiry, and Nahanni Fontaine, the NDP MLA for St. Johns in Manitoba. Matt Galloway also asks Minister of Crown and Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett to explain the delay.

When the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, anything blasphemous — books, art — was burned. But a treasure trove of film survived, dating back to the earliest days of cinema. We talk to director Ariel Nasr, who has made the surviving pictures the subject of his documentary, The Forbidden Reel.