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Three stories to expand your worldview, delivered daily. Matt Galloway cuts through a sea of choice to bring you stories that transcend the news cycle. Conversations with big thinkers, household names, and people living the news. An antidote to algorithms that cater to what you already know — and a meeting place for diverse perspectives. In its 20 years, the Current has become a go-to place for stories that shape and entertain us. Released daily, Monday to Friday.
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Kamala Harris repeatedly knocked Donald Trump off topic in Tuesday’s debate, leaving Trump looking “undisciplined, unfocused and at times unhinged” according to Republican strategist Matthew Bartlett. What impact will each candidate’s performance have on a presidential race that’s so far been too close to call?
Sea otters have returned to Haida Gwaii. We hear what that means for rebalancing the archipelago’s ecosystem — and a terrifying tale of an encounter with their cousin: the river otter.
Janis Hughes suffered from debilitating anxiety after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis — and what helped her through it was a trip on magic mushrooms. We hear why patients and advocates are calling on the government to ease access to psychedelic drugs like psilocybin for palliative care patients.
1Many people living with an iron deficiency don’t even realize it’s the reason they’re struggling with fatigue, anxiety and a lack of concentration. Ontario is changing guidelines on recognizing iron deficiencies — and experts say the move will change lives.
A museum on Haida Gwaii is bringing home Indigenous artifacts held by collectors around the world — reclaimed treasures that are helping to revive ancient Haida traditions.
Brian Cornforth is sifting through the ashes in Jasper, hoping to find his mother’s wedding rings in the wreckage of her house. The CBC’s Allison Dempster met Cornforth in the fire-ravaged town, where people who have lost everything are taking the first steps on the road to recovery.
Long-time hostage negotiator Mickey Bergman says the U.S. could now bypass Israel and make its own deal to free the American hostages held by Hamas. He talks to Matt Galloway about what such a deal might look like, and how Israel might respond.
Generations of Indigenous people have fought to protect the land and culture of Haida Gwaii, and this year the Haida Nation has reclaimed stewardship of that land in a historic agreement. Matt Galloway went there to hear what this means for the archipelago’s future — from uncertainty over property rights to hopes that colonization will be a “a blip” in Haida Gwaii’s history.
In her new book Going to Seed, Kate J. Neville reflects on the value of being idle, and the importance of escaping the busyness that builds up around family, work and social demands.
Atiba Hutchinson grew up playing soccer on a patchy field behind his school in Brampton, Ont. — a long way from captaining the Canadian men’s team at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Hutchinson shares the highs and lows of that journey in his new memoir, The Beautiful Dream.
The NDP has ripped up its supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals, raising questions of whether an election may be imminent. Parliamentary reporters Stephanie Levitz and Ryan Tumilty unpack what prompted the surprise decision, and what happens next.
Three CBC Radio shows are teaming up to investigate how rising temperatures affect our lives and the world around us. We talk to Quirks and Quarks’ Bob McDonald, White Coat Black Art’s Brian Goldman and What On Earth’s Laura Lynch about their special series Overheated.
Ottawa slapped big tariffs on Chinese-made EVs last month, and now Beijing has announced an anti-dumping probe of Canadian canola. Guest host Rebecca Zandbergen looks at what this all means for Canadian producers — and the country’s already fraught relationship with China.
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather discusses the NDP’s surprise decision to rip up the supply-and-confidence deal with his party, and how the conflict in the Middle East is fuelling divisions here in Canada.
Montreal officials are planning “nocturnal zones” where bars, restaurants and theatres could remain open until 6 a.m., but the move to extend nightlife hours is getting a mixed reaction.
Musician and CBC host Nantali Indongo shares her excitement about rejoining the hip-hop supergroup Nomadic Massive for their 20th anniversary later this month.
Yoshua Bengio helped to create artificial intelligence, and now he wishes he’d included an off switch. The Montreal computer scientist explains why he’s worried about the rapidly developing technology, and how it could be reined in.
New Brunswick’s schools are scrambling to keep up with dramatic population growth, with some resorting to turning cafeterias and libraries into classrooms. We talk to parents about the impact on their kids’ education.
How does a population boom play into provincial politics? As New Brunswick heads to the polls next month, the CBC’s Jacques Poitras brings us the stories of newcomers, and how they’re shaping the debate on everything from housing and healthcare to pronouns in schools.
The housing crisis for post-secondary students is so bad that some are paying double rent or turning living rooms into bedrooms just to ensure they have somewhere to live. We hear about the frustration and anxiety for students across the country.
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Matt, let people speak. Asking closed questions,interrupting...sounds like a bad lawyer badgering a witness. Relax.
Oh yeah sure, AI solves everything. 🤦♂️ well, the "Intelligence" of Canadian economists certainly wasn't enough. ~14:00.
Canada is doomed. Young Canadians can't even manage.
BS hahaha 😆 west jet is a bs artist. go ahead cbc, let him blow smoke up everyone's ass.
please help Iranian people. we are being killed easily. help us 😭💔
The questions asked in this interview are annoying. You soften her up with questions about the challenges women face to get to the top level, then you grill her about whether she feels bad about what she has been selling or that she makes 31MM vs a minimum wager??? What do you want from her? Who do you think you're talking to, some environmental, health and equity advocate? She's a capitalist, a successful one, and she did her job well. She wasn't being paid to change the world at PepsiCo, but she did make some improvements. Move on - annoying.
Read "The War on Normal People" by Andrew Yang. and, #HumanityFirst
"everyone's replaceable right?" The psychopathy of our modern Western culture runs deep.
So dissapointed to hear our Polticians lie like this. Prtoesters have been nice and peaceful and thats from someone who lives downtown Ottawa
A very naive appreciation for issues and the interpretation of those issues. My goodness while I appreciate the persistence of CBC to visit the area but an absolute misunderstanding of the history and realities of Eastern Ukraine.
Sweet ending.
This is a horrifically whiny interview.
YouTube "Roger Hallam" and "Facing Future". It gets worse.
no it's a tragic event. but the left wants to make every tragic event into Martyr
Things aren't looking good... YouTube "Roger Hallam"
this guy loved toxicity during the trump years. but under Biden we need to heal..🤣😆
The economists here continue to normalize psychopathy. Current economic thinking is an absolute joke. YOU HAVE NOTHING if you don't have a liveable climate you god damned fools. You CONTINUE to eat your young ITS SICK!!!!! $'s/ton Oh Booooo-hooooo. Go f*ck yourselves. You've ALREADY f*cked the rest of Humanity... and most of life on Earth for that matter!!!
Let's be very clear: we *remain* in a pandemic because of anti-vaxers and the hesitant. An election now is incredibly important. Let's hear what the people want to do next.
Where's all the money go?? The Early Childhood Educators are paid nowhere near enough. Business owners???
The female nurse has to hide her identity but the male nurse doesn't; not surprised.