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Written by Sarah Berman Copy Editor, Digital News
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Good morning. One Battle After Another and Sinners each took home armfuls at the Oscars last night, and there were plenty of opportunities to cheer on Canadians, too. We'll take you behind the scenes at the 98th Academy Awards below.
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(Mike Blake/Reuters)
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One Battle After Another wins best picture
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One Battle after Another was the big winner of the Oscars, taking home six awards, including best picture and best director. It also won best casting, the first new category since 2001.
What's happening: The Paul Thomas Anderson-directed film snagged some of the night's top awards, including adapted screenplay, editing, directing and supporting actor for Sean Penn. Meanwhile, Ryan Coogler's Sinners won four Oscars off a record 16 nominations, including best actor for Michael B. Jordan and original score. Its cinematographer, Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman and first Black person to win for best cinematography. Canadians also had a banner night, including The Girl Who Cried Pearls winning best animated short and KPop Demon Hunters, co-directed by Toronto's Maggie Kang, winning two trophies. |
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Postcard from L.A.: I'm Eli Glasner, reporting live from backstage (and my hotel room) at the Academy Awards. The problem with Oscars season is that it’s a marathon. It starts around the time of the Toronto International Film Festival and lasts until, well, last week. After months of campaigning and lesser awards functions, much of it seems predictable, if not inevitable. But some moments, like Michael B. Jordan beating out Timothée Chalamet in the best actor category for the latter's performance in Sinners, weren't robbed of their power. I first started covering the Academy Awards back in 2013. I’ve never seen a room of reporters leap to their feet, cheering and applauding the way they did for Jordan. Suddenly, it was like Jordan was a preacher, speaking to his congregation. When he said, "I stand here because of the people that came before me," a reporter next to me responded, "Mm-hm, speak on it."
Add in some historic wins — with Sinners' Autumn Durald Arkapaw as the first woman and first Black person to win for cinematography, and KPop Demon Hunters' Maggie Kang shouting out Korean culture — and the evening was full of emotion. What was in large part missing were moments of protest and politics, besides actor Javier Bardem's "no to war and free Palestine." Still, host Conan O’Brien closed out the opening monologue by addressing the "chaotic and frightening times." He paid tribute to the Oscar nominees, drawn from 31 countries and six continents, describing a global village of filmmakers and craftspeople working together to make something of beauty. It wasn't a punchline, but a sincere appreciation of people from different worlds working together in this time of conflict.
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(Submitted by Paige Eaton)
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This Ontario mom nearly died of sepsis. Researchers say cases like hers are overlooked
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From sepsis to severe hemorrhage, nearly 30 per cent of cases of life-threatening pregnancy complications happen within the first six weeks postpartum, a new Canadian study suggests.
What's happening: Paige Eaton, seen above with her son Archie, was sent home from the hospital after an emergency C-section, but a few days later she went back with a fever, chills and unbearable pain. She was treated for cellulitis, a serious bacterial skin infection at the site of her C-section wound, which progressed to a pelvic abscess, inflammation in her abdomen and uterus, and eventually life-threatening sepsis. Tracking of serious pregnancy complications typically excludes cases like Eaton's in the weeks after delivery.
Why it matters: A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal looked at a cohort of more than a million births in Ontario between 2012 and 2021. The researchers found nearly four in 10 cases of serious complications fall outside the time period tracked by health authorities. In the weeks after delivery women typically have fewer health supports than during pregnancy.
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Be wary of AI-generated teachings on Indigenous cultures, say experts
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AI-generated Indigenous language dictionaries and other teachings circulating online could be harming culture and language revitalization efforts, say experts.
What's happening: A Queens University academic and member of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation is sounding the alarm about Indigenous teachings generated with artificial intelligence. Michael G. Sherbert researches the ethics of using AI for cultural preservation of Indigenous languages and knowledge and says tools like ChatGPT can invent words and "flatten" distinct cultures.
What's next: At least one Indigenous-owned AI company is trying to avoid those pitfalls and give Indigenous groups power over their data. Brian Ritchie, from Chapleau Cree First Nation in Ontario, founded kama.ai with the aim of starting with structured knowledge and giving communities full ownership and control.
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