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CBC Radio's The Current is a meeting place of perspectives with a fresh take on issues that affect Canadians today.
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Wildfires have displaced thousands of Nova Scotians this week, but stories of kindness have emerged from the devastation. Matt Galloway brings us tales of strangers helping strangers.
Some birds and animals are named after historical figures, but there is a growing awareness of the atrocities some of those figures committed. Science writer Ed Yong tells us about the push to rename some species — and why it's harder to change them than you might think.
1When Russia invaded Ukraine, former Canadian army reservist Brandon Mitchell went to the frontlines. He tells us why he went to fight a war in a country he has no connection to; and the Globe and Mail's Mark MacKinnon brings us the latest from Kyiv.
Health Canada is looking to include natural health products in the Protecting Canadians from Unsafe Drugs Act, also known as Vanessa’s Law. The Act requires the reporting of serious adverse effects of medications. Matt Galloway talks to an ER doctor and a naturopath about the natural health products that many Canadians are regularly taking.
More people are forming friendships and even romantic relationships with AI chatbots, prompting concerns among experts who study the ethics around the rapidly evolving technology.
A dozen horses have died in the past month at Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby. Hundreds of thoroughbreds die at race tracks every year, raising questions about whether profits are being put ahead of animal welfare.
The fallout from recent elections in Kosovo has raised the spectre of renewed violence in the country. We hear how the situation escalated to this point — and how bloodshed can be avoided.
Ontario farmers are rallying against provincial proposals that would allow housing to be built on prime farmland. The proposals aim to alleviate the housing crisis, but farmers argue the loss of land could put Canada's food security at risk.
As wildfires spread through Nova Scotia last weekend, Lisa Parsons ran through the bush to rescue 18 dogs trapped in an overnight kennel. She tells us why she did it, and how she’s helping to reunite other rescued animals with their owners.
Referees will wear body cameras as part of an Ontario Soccer pilot program to protect them from abusive parents, coaches and players. We discuss what’s behind the aggression, and its mental health impact on and off the pitch.
The remains of a Black sailor from the 1800s — now known as WH — were discovered on the coast of Labrador in 1987. Now, scientists and artists are coming together to solve the mystery of who he was. Alisa Siegel explores his story in her documentary The Excavation of WH.
The United Conservative Party has won Alberta’s provincial election, giving Danielle Smith four more years as premier. Matt Galloway discusses what the result means for the province and Canada, with former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi; former city councillor Jeromy Farkas; and Michael Solberg, a staffer in the government of former prime minister Stephen Harper.
At Surrey Memorial Hospital in B.C., emergency room physicians say understaffing and overcrowding are putting patients at risk — but local health officials are not being transparent about the crisis. We talk to Dr. Urbain Ip, one of the physicians who signed an open letter calling out health officials for ignoring their concerns.
Derek Gee was the only Canadian cyclist competing in this year’s Giro D'Italia, winning an army of fans for his grit and tenacity. He tells us what it takes to ride up Italian mountains with the best in the world.
Thousands remain homeless after the deadly earthquakes that struck Turkey in February. The CBC's Briar Stewart takes us to the city of Antakya, where reconstruction is slow, and there is a burning anger around accusations that fraud and corruption fuelled the disaster.
Scientists have used artificial intelligence to find a treatment for a deadly superbug that, until now, was resistant to antibiotics. We talk to one of the researchers responsible, and discuss the benefits and possible consequences of implementing AI in health care.
Thousands of people have been evacuated after a fast-moving wildfire got out of control northwest of Halifax on Sunday, destroying several homes. Matt Galloway talks with people who have fled the fire, and hears about efforts to contain it.
Teenagers living with depression in Canada often go undiagnosed and untreated. We hear about a mental health crisis exacerbated by the pandemic, and the role family doctors could play in providing the care those teens need.
Sixteen bison were reintroduced to Banff National Park in 2017. That number will swell to around 100 after this year's calving season. Matt Galloway visits Tsuut'ina Nation in Alberta to hear about bringing back beasts that once roamed Canada in the millions.
Russia’s Wagner Group says they have taken the city of Bakhmut, but Ukraine says that’s not true. We talk to a photojournalist in Ukraine who has covered the long and bloody battle for Bakhmut, and discuss what it says about the course of a war that continues to grind on.
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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.
Albertans want to cut nurse salaries and benefits now?? Is this province completely insane??
This has been know for decade.
Dark times ahead (?)