Context Beyond The Headlines
8 Seasons
Context highlights the thread of faith intertwined in the news that impacts our world.
Engaging inquisitive minds in conversation that explores the intersection of justice, culture, society, and ethics, with Jesus. For over 20 years the team here at Context has focused on bringing a balanced approach to Christian media because Context is everything!
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Context - April 26, 2023 - WHERE WAS GOD? Canada's Deadliest Mass Shooting
Episode 1
ON APRIL 18TH. 2020, THE RESIDENTS OF THE SMALL TOWN OF PORITAPIQUE - NOVA SCOTIA, WENT TO SLEEP THAT NIGHT, NOT KNOWING THEY WOULD WAKE UP TO MAYHEM. 23 PEOPLE WERE DEAD, 3 INJURED, AND THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR IT ALL WAS ALSO DEAD.
TODAY ON CONTEXT- WHERE WAS GOD? CANADA’S DEADLIEST MASS SHOOTING. -
Context - May 8, 2023 - SEX FOR SALE: CANADA’S PROSTITUTION LAW UNDER REVIEW
Episode 2
THIS WEEK ON CONTEXT: SEX FOR SALE. AS CANADA'S PROSTITUTION LAWS ARE UNDER REVIEW, IS THE CURRENT LEGISLATION SERVING ITS PURPOSE TO PROTECT HUMAN DIGNITY, AND PREVENT EXPLOITATION AND VIOLENCE?
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Context - March 22, 2023 - The Great Relocation: The Migration to Eastern Canada
Episode 3
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 neighboring provinces to start a new life. Most interprovincial migrants come from Ontario.
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Context - February 27, 2023 - Climate Change & Poverty
Episode 4
THIS WEEK ON CONTEXT: CLIMATE CHANGE AND POVERTY. ARE THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTING EVERYONE EQUALLY? AND WILL THE CHURCH BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF CLIMATE JUSTICE?
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Context - February 20, 2023 - Healthcare Burnout
Episode 5
As nurses and doctors face potential burnout, what does a shortage of healthcare workers mean for Canadians? And how will it impact the future of healthcare?
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Context - February 15, 2023 - CANADA’S FORGOTTEN PIONEERS
Episode 6
IT IS ONE OF THE FIRST PLACES IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE BLACK PEOPLE SETTLED AND YET THEIR STORIES HAVE BEEN HIDDEN FROM THE REST OF CANADA. THE HISTORY OF BLACK CANADIANS IN NOVA SCOTIA AND THE CONTRIBUTION THEY HAVE MADE TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS NATION.
THIS WEEK ON CONTEXT: CANADA’S FORGOTTEN PIONEERS. -
Context - February 8, 2023 (9/08/21R) - Is Multiculturalism A Myth?
Episode 7
This week on Context we ask, is multiculturalism a myth or are we on the right track to fixing things when it comes to boundaries that immigrants face daily in our Canadian made systems?
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Context - January 2, 2023 (10/19/22R) - Racial Awakening | Where Are We Now
Episode 8
IT HAS BEEN OVER 2.5 YEARS SINCE THE GLOBAL RACIAL AWAKENING THAT STIRRED MANY TO ENTER INTO THE CONVERSATION ABOUT DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. WHERE ARE WE NOW- HAS THE NEEDLE MOVED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION?
THIS WEEK ON CONTEXT, RACIAL AWAKENING: WHERE ARE WE NOW?