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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 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.The Current is produced in Toronto,

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00:19:28

Is Canada off track with our climate policy?

The Current ·

2025/09/23

Prime Minister Mark Carney is rolling back climate policies and ramping up oil and gas production, all while experts are warning that Canada isn't going to reach its 2030 emissions targets. We unpack what's going on with Mark Carney's climate policies — and what it means for the future of our economy, and environment.

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00:24:04

Reformed “anti-vaxxer” speaks out

The Current ·

2025/09/23

An Alberta nurse goes public with her story about how, as a new mother, she fell victim to online misinformation about vaccines, and how she began to question those beliefs during the pandemic. Today, she’s a pro-vaccine advocate, and uses her past experiences in the anti-vaccine movement to inform vaccine-hesitant parents.

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00:24:06

Why can’t you get a CRA agent on the line?

The Current ·

2025/09/22

Krista Tucker Petrick just wants to close her step-mother's will. But until she can reach a human at the CRA, she can't. The North Bay, Ontario school principal is just one of many people frustrated with the CRA call centre. Regina bookkeeper Erin Rudd says she and her staff spend endless hours trying to get an agent on the line — and that's bad for her business. The federal government is in the midst of a 100 day plan to improve service. But will anything change?

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00:19:49

Canada recognizes the state of Palestine

The Current ·

2025/09/22

As the 80th UNGA gets underway, Canada is among a number of nations that will recognize Palestine and the need for a two State solution. We speak with Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae.

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00:23:11

How a grizzly on a B.C. island sent a community into...

The Current ·

2025/09/22

It had been a century since Texada Island had seen a grizzly bear. So when one swam 5 kilometres from the mainland over to the community off the B.C. coast, it created curiosity, panic and division about how to live with a giant predator — a giant predator they named, Tex. Molly Segal brings the story of that island community, and the bear, in her documentary, A Bear Called Tex.

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00:19:00

Israel faces more allegations of genocide.

The Current ·

2025/09/19

Another claim of genocide has been lodged against Israel. This time by the UN Human Rights Council’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Human Rights lawyer Chris Sidoti explains how the commission came to their conclusions.

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00:22:19

How far are cities willing to go to address crime?

The Current ·

2025/09/19

Cities in Canada have been taking unprecedented measures to deal with crime in their city — like hiring private security guards to patrol their downtowns. Some have even declared a state of emergency. We speak with the Mayors of Smithers, BC., and Barrie, ON., to talk about the unprecedented path they've taken to address public safety, crime, addiction, and homelessness in their communities.

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00:21:00

Where's the fake beef?

The Current ·

2025/09/19

The McVeggie isn’t pretending to be meat. It’s a fried vegetable patty. A few years ago, imitation meat patties like Beyond and Impossible were all the rage. What happened? Food reporters Corey Mintz and Kim Severson dig into our shifting appetites when it comes to plant-based foods and why the North American love affair with beef continues.

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00:24:16

Exhausted? Sleep hacks that work — and the ones that...

The Current ·

2025/09/18

Getting a good night's rest can be hard. A sleep expert helps you navigate advice from mouth taping to melatonin to cognitive shuffling and more. Aric Prather, author of The Sleep Prescription: 7 Days to Unlocking Your Best Rest, on what works, what doesn't, and why we might need to reconsider our attitudes to sleep.

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00:20:14

Cracks in the Canadian economy

The Current ·

2025/09/18

What does the Bank of Canada cut to its key interest rate mean for you - and for Canada's economy? CBC’s Senior Business Correspondent Peter Armstrong joins us to walk through the bad and the slightly less bad economic news. We’ll also talk to Avery Shenfeld, Managing Director and Chief Economist of CIBC, and Pedro Antunes, the Chief Economist at The Conference Board of Canada to look at what the coming months could bring.

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00:23:19

Jennifer Brady fought for her health — and won

The Current ·

2025/09/18

Jennifer Brady was suffering. The Nova Scotia woman was living with lymphedema, a chronic condition that causes painful swelling in the arms and legs. She couldn't get treatment there, and the government refused to pay for treatment out of province, so she applied for Medical Assistance in Dying. A year ago, we heard her story on our program. Ultimately, her case not only caught the attention of the Nova Scotia government —it has also prompted change. Now, a year later, Angela MacIvor brings us

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00:18:51

Canada’s Condo Crash

The Current ·

2025/09/17

Fewer buyers and rising construction costs are some of the reasons behind the crashing condo market in some of Canada’s major cities. What does this mean for homeowners caught in the fallout?And how will this affect Canada’s housing crisis?

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00:24:27

Brian Stewart on covering the world

The Current ·

2025/09/17

For decades, CBC’s foreign correspondentBrian Stewart covered events that changed the world, from the famine in Ethiopia to brutal regimes in Latin America, to the fall of the Berlin Wall. But it was his reports from Ethiopia that galvanized Canadians to send humanitarian aid to the region, and led to Live Aid, one of the biggest charity concerts in history. Brian Stewart reflects on his remarkable career on the front lines of history.

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00:10:40

Mr Carney goes to Mexico

The Current ·

2025/09/17

Prime Minister Mark Carney is off to Mexico this week to talk trade with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. Why his agenda likely includes repairing strained ties. And what he has to do to grow trade between the two companies. Trade expert Carlo Dade, director of international policy at the New North America Initiative at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, joins us to talk about Carney's to-do list.

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00:14:38

What makes a two-time hammer throw world champion?

The Current ·

2025/09/17

Canadian athletes Camryn Rogers and Ethan Katzberg are winning gold medal after gold medal in thehammer throw. The young B.C. natives join usfrom Tokyo, just after their gold medal wins at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.

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00:19:21

You've been scammed. Does your bank need to reimburse...

The Current ·

2025/09/16

Canadians lost a staggering $647 million to fraud last year. And a lot of those scams involve money taken fraudulently from Canadians' bank accounts and investments. Melissa Plett was scammed out over more than $14,000. She tells us what happened and shares her warnings for other Canadians. Then we talk to technology journalist and analyst Carmi Levy who says banks can do more to protect your money — and to reimburse you if you've been scammed.

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00:10:56

Why calling bots "clankers" is all the rage

The Current ·

2025/09/16

Memes and videos mocking AI and robots as "clankers" are having a moment. It's funny, but also reveals our anxiety about tech made to seem increasingly human, not to serve us, but to make a profit, says journalist Clive Thompson, author of Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World.

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00:13:34

Searching for Ukraine’s abducted children

The Current ·

2025/09/16

Ukraine says several thousand children have been forcibly deported by Russia since the start of its full scale invasion in 2022.Parents, Ukrainian authorities, and NGOs have been trying to track down these missing children because some have been given new Russian names and passports.

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00:24:28

Arundhati Roy: My mother and I were like two nuclear...

The Current ·

2025/09/16

Her mother Mary's death left acclaimed Indian writer, author of The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy feeling "unanchored in space with no coordinates," even though she'd often been a target of Mary's wrath. Roy talks to Matt Galloway about her new memoir, "Mother Mary Comes to Me," revealing their fraught relationship, and how her mother's trailblazing character influenced Roy's writing.

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00:22:29

After Charlie Kirk’s death will political rage boil...

The Current ·

2025/09/15

In the days since Charlie Kirk's fatal shooting, the political rage in the US is HIGH. We examine how some are using Kirk’s death to push further division in the US and beyond - while others look to turn the temperature down. And we ask is Canada immune from this kind of political rhetoric?

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