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The Current
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...
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The view from the Sault on steel and tariffs
Last month, the federal government loaned Algoma Steel $400 million, and Ontario kicked in $100 million -- to help the company weather the tariff stor...
Civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson believes America needs truth telling now more than ever
As the Trump administration clamps down on exhibits focused on race and slavery, Bryan Stevenson's Equal Justice Initiative is expanding its monuments...
Why is Venezuela in Trump's crosshairs?
Donald Trump is using the American military and the CIA to blow up small boats off the coast of Venezuela suspected of carrying drugs. But what's moti...
These penpals met after 43 years and they can't stop giggling together
Michelle Anne Ng travelled from her home in Singapore to Newfoundland to finally meet (and hug) Sonya Clarke Casey. The pair have been exchanging lett...
UNICEF's James Elder on the children of Gaza
James Elder has been inside Gaza five times since October 7th. Now with a shaky ceasefire in place he discusses the costs of war and what needs to hap...
Toronto Blue Jays head to the World Series
Buck Martinez, longtime Blue Jays broadcaster, Pat Borders,1992 World Series MVP for the Jays and superfan Debbie Rafuse join Matt Galloway to discuss...
Canada's food scene a story of immigration and community
CBC host of Locals Welcome Suresh Doss talks about the new show -- and why visiting diaspora establishment restaurants paint a vibrant picture of fami...
Meet the 58-year-old who made his college football team
Tom Cillo had never played football before this fall. But the retiree pushed himself to the limit to make the Lycoming College team. Oh, and he's also...
Parents are saying 'no' to smartphones for kids, here's why
Bringing back a landline, buying a flip phone, setting strict screen time limits. With growing research showing the harm associated with smartphone an...
Move over pickleball: have you tried walking soccer?
A different kind of soccer is here — a one, where running is not allowed. It's called Walking Soccer, and it's a relatively new sport on the block, de...
‘No Kings’ protests: What makes an impactful protest?
Millions of people took to the streets in America for the No Kings protests on Saturday. It’s said to be the largest peacetime demonstration in US his...
Will tougher laws make Canadians feel safer?
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is rolling out sweeping new crime measures — tougher bail laws, longer sentences, and 1,000 new RCMP officers....
How Gen Z protests are toppling governments
Around the world, young people are rising up and in some places, they're actually bringing down their governments. From Nepal to Madagascar, Gen Z pr...
Why you should toss the teflon and grab a cast-iron pan
TV personality, chef and author Andrew Zimmern is on a quest to convince North Americans to ditch their teflon pans for cast-iron skillets, amid growi...
The Eyes of Gaza: Palestinian journalist Plestia Al Aqad
In the early days of the war, Plestia Al Aqad's very popular Instagram account was one of the ways people outside Gaza learned about what was going o...
What does it mean to die well in Canada?
When Dr. Balfour Mount — the physician who pioneered palliative care in Canada — passed away, it sparked a question: how far have we come in caring fo...
Should Canada give up on the auto sector?
Stellantis has announced plans to expand production in the U.S., while pulling back on production in Canada and the union representing the autoworkers...
Steven Pinker: When everyone knows that everyone knows
The Harvard professor Steven Pinker is the author of "When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows," a new book on common knowledge. He believes that aware...
NAP: Politics and pipelines
Our national affairs panel weighs in on the biggest political stories of the day. We assess the fallout from Mark Carney's latest visit to Washington...
Would you become a living donor to a stranger?
One Canadian dies every two days waiting for an organ. Stephanie Azzarello feared she'd be one of them. For people waiting for a liver, like Azzarello...
Should there be two autism diagnoses?
Should all autistic people share one diagnosis? Right now, there's only one diagnosis, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and some people want to change that....
What happens next in the Gaza ceasefire plan
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed his Middle East peace deal, but the future for Palestinians and Israelis remains uncertain. Palestinian politic...
How Elon Musk helped shift Silicon Valley to the right
He’s one of the world’s most influential entrepreneurs and is behind companies like X, Tesla and Space X. But what role is Elon Musk playing in the te...
The power of going ‘Against the Grain’ with Terry O’Reilly
Some of the most major changes and inventions in history started with someone being told they were wrong, and them not taking “no” for an answer. And...
Brian Stewart on covering the world
For decades, CBC’s foreign correspondent Brian Stewart covered events that changed the world, from the famine in Ethiopia to brutal regimes in Latin A...
A momentous day in the Middle East as the peace plan unfolds
All 20 remaining living hostages kidnapped on October 7, 2023 have now returned to Israel. 250 Palestinian prisoners and 1700 detainees are also freed...
Should Canada be building crude oil pipelines?
This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the prospect of reviving the Keystone XL pipeline with Donald Trump, while Alberta Premier Danielle Smith...
What's driving "The Denial Machine" at B.C. Interior Health?
Imagine having your data stolen at your work, and your most sensitive information ending up for sale on the dark web. A Fifth Estate investigation rev...
Bioluminescence: The secret language of light
She was the first marine biologist to film a giant squid in its habitat. Edie Widder is a pioneering marine biologist who believes the light in the da...
'First phase' of Trump's Israel-Hamas peace deal
U.S. president Donald Trump announced Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a Gaza peace deal. The details of the full peace agreement ar...
Where do you draw the line on gentle parenting?
Once hailed as the more empathetic approach to raising children, gentle parenting is now facing pushback from exhausted parents who say the expectatio...
The new AI video app Sora is here: Can you tell what’s real?
Whether it's your best friend riding a unicorn, Michael Jackson teaching math, or Martin Luther King Junior dreaming about selling vacation packages —...
Why are Alberta's teachers on strike?
51,000 teachers in Alberta are on strike, demanding solutions to what they say is an overcrowded and underfunded education system. We hear from teache...
No deal for Canada after Carney and Trump meeting
Donald Trump met with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Washington — and called the Canada-U.S. trade relationship a “natural conflict.” From cars and ste...
What the Fogo Island Inn can teach us about ‘Made in Canada’
After making a fortune in tech, Zita Cobb went home to her home community in Newfoundland hoping to revive its economy. She believes the success she's...
How the Vancouver Canadians helped build this Blue Jays team
The Toronto Blue Jays are leading the playoffs 2-1, but did this road to the World Series start in Vancouver? The Jays' minor league team, The Vancouv...
Why Prime Minister Carney needs a win with President Trump
Mark Carney heads to the Oval Office to meet the U.S. president today. Almost six months after he was elected to fix Canada's Trump problem, there's s...
What's it like to be a new grad and apply to 1000+ jobs
Youth unemployment in Canada is at its highest rate in over a decade, over 14%. How a weakening Canadian economy and fewer entry-level job jobs have l...
“Maple Motors” could an all Canadian car hit the roads?
A domestic car brand is an idea that's been kicking around, especially in this time of uncertainty in the Canadian automotive sector. Flavio Volpe, th...
These Calgary artists want a piece of your mind
Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garrett don't just create public art. They involve people in its creation and invite them to interact with it. That might mea...