It’s a ‘travesty’ Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is still in his job, says U.S. senator during heated hearing

It’s a ‘travesty’ Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is still in his job, says U.S. senator during heated hearing

U.S. lawmakers pressed Boeing’s chief executive Tuesday about the company’s latest plan to fix its manufacturing problems, and relatives of people who died in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners were in the room to remind him of what was at stake.  CEO David Calhoun appeared before the Senate investigations subcommittee, which is chaired by … Read more

Mandira Bedi gets emotional as she speaks about losing husband Raj Kaushal in 2021: The first year was very, very hard

Mandira Bedi gets emotional as she speaks about losing husband Raj Kaushal in 2021: The first year was very, very hard

Mandira Bedi had a tough 2021, when she lost her husband Raj Kaushal. The filmmaker passed away after suffering a fatal heart attack in June that year. In a recent chat, the actress opened up about coping with the grief and stated how it was difficult in the first year. In a chat with Humans … Read more

Grief Retreats Are Trending — Here’s Why

Grief Retreats Are Trending — Here’s Why

Therapist Josh Dickson has watched many people struggling with grief find healing in an unexpected place: on a surfboard. He runs Resurface, a surf-therapy retreat in Morocco. His clients travel from all over the world to find relief, and Dickson estimates that 30 to 40 percent of them have never seen a therapist. “[They’re] like, … Read more

Cannes is looking pretty Canadian this year with David Cronenberg, Guy Maddin features

Cannes is looking pretty Canadian this year with David Cronenberg, Guy Maddin features

The Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday with the unveiling of Greta Gerwig’s jury selection and the presentation of an honorary Palme d’Or — the festival’s most prestigious prize — for Meryl Streep as the French Riviera spectacular kicked off its 77th edition. But along with buzzy films from Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, to Kevin Costner’s … Read more

Why deathbed dreams and visions can be a comfort for the dying — and those left behind

Why deathbed dreams and visions can be a comfort for the dying — and those left behind

The Current23:09What dying people see in their dreams As Charlotte Good was dying of pancreatic cancer in a Toronto hospital in 2007, she experienced a dream or vision of her own mother — who had died years before. Charlotte’s daughter, Cynthia Good, was staying over that night and sensed that she’d sat up. “I got … Read more

Nadia Nakai leans on Bianca Naidoo while grieving AKA

Nadia Nakai leans on Bianca Naidoo while grieving AKA

Nadia Nakai is opening up about the grief she went through following the death of her boyfriend and rapper Kiernan Forbes, popularly known as AKA. ALSO READ: Thandiswa Mazwai opens up about Tiny Desk performance NADIA NAKAI FINDS SOLACE IN BIANCA NAIDOO In conversation with the Sowetan, Nadai Nakai candidly opens up about grieving and … Read more

Finding the ‘heart space’: Director Ava DuVernay gets personal for new film

Finding the ‘heart space’: Director Ava DuVernay gets personal for new film

Director Ava DuVernay speaks with the CBC’s Eli Glasner about what compelled her to create her latest and perhaps most challenging film, Origin. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) When you sit down to interview Ava DuVernay, you quickly realize how she rose to the top of her profession in 12 short years. Before DuVernay became an Oscar-nominated director … Read more