Claim OwnershipThe Current
Subscribed: 34,647Played: 2,275,565
Subscribe
Copyright © CBC 2023
Description
CBC Radio's The Current is a meeting place of perspectives with a fresh take on issues that affect Canadians today.
1268 Episodes
Reverse
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.
The Halifax Declaration lists demands and expectations for improving the lives of Black Canadians. Matt Galloway talks to former governor general Michaëlle Jean, whose foundation spearheaded the document’s creation; and one of its authors, the activist and poet El Jones.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has made headlines for his action on anti-abortion bills, book banning and a high-profile feud with Disney. Now, he’s announced his U.S. presidential bid. We talk to a journalist and a Republican strategist about his campaign and what it means in the race against Donald Trump.
1Josef Lewkowicz survived several camps during the Holocaust. Now 96, he’s telling his story in a new memoir, The Survivor: How I Survived Six Concentration Camps and Became a Nazi Hunter.
The Seine in Paris may be an iconic landmark, but it’s also polluted with pathogens from sewage waste. But, with the 2024 Summer Olympics coming up — and Paris hosting — there are plans to clean the river and make it safe for swimming. We hear from one scientist who’s part of the clean-up process and a freshwater ecosystems researcher about Canada’s attempts to clean its own waterways.
Special rapporteur David Johnston has recommended against a public inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian politics, but highlighted “serious shortcomings” in how security agencies communicate intelligence to the government. Matt Galloway discusses Johnston’s findings with Tonda MacCharles, Ottawa bureau chief for the Toronto Star; and Dick Fadden, former director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
In his new recipe book Cook It Wild, food writer and former restaurant critic Chris Nuttall-Smith aims to elevate campfire cooking from baked beans and hotdogs to dishes like paella and risotto.
Quebec Sen. Patrick Brazeau has often spoken about his struggles with alcohol and his path to sobriety. Now, he wants Canadians to think about their own relationship with drinking. He tells us why he’s pushing for health warning labels on alcoholic beverages.
Three U.S. states have reached a landmark deal to draw less water from the Colorado River, which is at risk of drying up due to drought and chronic overuse. We hear how that deal will affect agriculture and some of the food that reaches Canadian plates.
AM radio has long kept drivers company with sports coverage, music and call-in shows, but some automakers are dropping AM receivers in their new models. We hear about the history and influence of AM radio, and ask what might be lost if it disappears from the dashboard.
In his new book Just Once, No More, author Charles Foran writes about getting to know his dad at the end of his life — and what that taught him about his own mortality.
New data shows that the number of Canadian teens regularly using e-cigarettes is among the highest in the world. Matt Galloway talks to a teenager trying to kick the habit, and discusses the health risks with two researchers who have worked on youth vaping.
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States
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 (?)