Latest from Julia Pagel
This Russian woman got a 7-year prison sentence for posting facts about the Ukraine war in a grocery store
Sasha Skochilenko was sentenced to seven years in prison for posting facts about the Ukraine war in a St. Petersburg grocery store. Her letters and art offer a window into the world of a Russian dissident
'What was in that dust?' P.E.I. woman searches for answers about mishandling of asbestos in daughter's school
Toby MacDonald is demanding answers about why parents and students at Three Oaks Senior High School in P.E.I., were not informed that asbestos had been mishandled during the school's renovations — amid fears that her own daughter's health may have been put at risk.
The Fort Hope education of Sarah Diamond
When the newly-graduated Ms. Diamond first travelled north to teach in an elementary school in the Eabametoong First Nation, she was brimming with idealism and energy, determined to make a difference in her students' lives. Now, two school years later, she’s pretty spent. She’s keenly aware of the longstanding pattern of white teachers from the south coming into the community — and then leaving it. Sarah Diamond has a tough decision on her hands. Julia Pagel’s documentary is called "Are You Going to Stay?"
He fled Russia for opposing the war, but that hasn't stopped him from raising his voice
As the war in Ukraine approaches its eighth month, some Russians are going to extreme lengths to show there are compatriots who oppose the conflict.
Why aren't most women represented in the last names of their children?
In the old days, there would be no debate. Father's last name. Case closed. But now that many women are keeping their own names, why aren't they represented in the names of their children? Julia Pagel's documentary is called "The Tricky One".
These girls will stop at nothing to get their own hockey team
For the young players of Eabametoong First Nation's first-ever girls' hockey team, hockey is about a lot more than hockey.
'A feeling of shock': How a Toronto creator's Jane-Finch website drew the ire of police, local radio station
Paul Nguyen's community website jane-finch.com became the centre of a years-long ordeal in the mid-2000s after local radio station AM 640 aired multiple segments in which some of its hosts and guests alleged the site's rap videos promoted gang violence.
Toronto tenants unionize to demand rent relief in the face of looming pandemic evictions
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put the squeeze on more people's income and job prospects, a growing number of renters have formed grassroots tenant unions to collectively speak up against landlords and stave off the threat of possible evictions.
'Like a caged animal': Parents allege kids isolated, restrained at Whitehorse school
Three parents and a former staff member are speaking out, alleging children were subjected to holds and seclusion at Jack Hulland Elementary School in the recent past. The Yukon RCMP are investigating.
'It was a joke': Students describe lax standards, easy high marks at private schools known as 'credit mills'
Universities have raised concerns about students at public schools taking some of their courses at unaffiliated private schools, where for a fee they can have a better chance at the marks needed to get into the post-secondary institution of their choice.