What keeps Retired Gen. Wayne Eyre up at night?
Retired General Wayne Eyre sits down with Matt Galloway to reflect on the forty-year military career he chronicles in his new memoir, Into t...
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The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)
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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20 of 759 episodesJax Irwin’s “best wrong number” she’s ever called
Jax Irwin is a Toronto broadcaster, originally from Nova Scotia, and she calls herself a phone enthusiast. Last month, we spoke to her on th...
The hidden costs of fish feed
A global investigation exposes the hidden costs of the fish meal industry, the food that's made to feed farmed seafood. Investigative journa...
We talk about consent. So why isn't it working?
The ‘Cornell 7’ incident has people talking about sexual assault. Some are asking why cases like this keep happening, even after years of ed...
How about them ‘Sunpunch’ apples?
After 25 years in development, there is a new apple hitting grocery stores near you. We'll hear from Amritpal Singh, a scientist at Summerla...
What could possibly go wrong with Meta's Muse?
Meta's personal AI agent Muse is now one of Canada's most downloaded apps, and has attracted millions of users since it was first launched i...
An indefinite pause on the expansion of MAiD
The federal government says it's not going to go ahead with an expansion of medical assistance in dying for people whose only medical condit...
How the beaver became the official symbol of Canada
Do you know the story of how the beaver became an official symbol of Canada in 1975? Hint: it involved a real live beaver peeing on a CBC ra...
When violence begets violence
Ken Wyder grew up in privilege, as part of the prominent Vancouver family, the Bentalls. But he also grew up subject to his father's violent...
US resident charged in helping Tumbler Ridge shooter
CBC’s senior reporter Caroline Barghout takes us through the arrest of a 30-year-old US resident from Seattle who has been charged in connec...
Why are students in France protesting?
More than 250,000 students, teachers and parents are protesting across France over the conditions in the country’s high schools. Some demons...
Cassie Campbell-Pascall on her fight for a place on the ice
From the time Cassie Campbell-Pascall was a little girl she had to fight to be included in the game of hockey. Since then, she's been a trai...
Quebec elects the separatist PQ
Parti Quebecois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will be Quebec's new premier.The Parti Quebecois have won a minority government with just un...
The Premier League scandal rocking England and beyond
After a high profile cheating scandal there are calls for Manchester City, one of the most successful football clubs in the world, to get re...
How worried should you be about the plague?
A possible plague-related death in Russia has prompted officials to place hundreds of people under medical observation and multiple health c...
Could Democrats win big in the U.S. midterms?
In just over a month, voters in America will head to the polls in the U.S. midterms. The elections will decide if US President Donald Trump...
Historian Jill Lepore on the “artificial state”
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore talks about her latest book “The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,” how technology like AI...
Would you buy a $60 loaf of bread?
Turns out a lot of New Yorkers will. A bakery opened in NYC stocking one product — a $60 loaf of rye bread, served by the slice or by the lo...
Are Ontario’s new 110 km/h speed limits dangerous?
Ontario increased the speed limit on several highways to 110 kilometers per hour. The province says the new speed limit will help people get...
Weekend Listen: The kid who confronted his abuser at residential school (via See You in Court)
Willie Blackwater is just 13 when he holds a knife to his rapist's throat, demanding an end to his recurring abuse. It’s the first time Will...