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.
1033 episodes transcribedIsrael targeted nuclear facilities inside Iran in a major attack against the country, killing top military brass and civilians alike. Iran is already...
It’s not always easy to get your kids reading in the summer. Whether it’s Minecraft or going to the swimming pool, kids have plenty of excuses to not...
Earlier this month, Remy Siu and his team at Sunset Visitor won a Peabody for their video game 1000xResist. The project was a success, to its own crea...
ICE raids in L.A. sparked protests, pushback and stopped traffic in that city — which have been met with military force, as U.S. President Donald Trum...
Matt Galloway visited St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador to talk about the hurdles the province faces, and the conditions there that have produced...
From shore, the ocean looks brilliant, blue and clear. But somewhere out there, pirates, traffickers, slave labourers and migrants navigate the high s...
As Canada’s relationship with the U.S. shifts, Mark Carney announced yesterday a $9 billion boost to defence spending that would allow the country to...
<p>In the past, folks in Newfoundland left the province to find work opportunities elsewhere — but now, immigrants are moving there to build the...
<p>Offshore oil is big business in Newfoundland. And with “nation building projects” a priority of the new federal government, some hope the sta...
<p>The only mosque in St. John’s, built in the 1980s, has become so crowded in recent years that worshippers often spill into the kitchen and la...
<p>The Outlaw Ocean is an anthology podcast that plunges you into the vast and often lawless world of the open seas. Today we feature the first...
<p>Fifteen Canadian scientists turned a navy vessel into a research ship this February, and set out to explore Antarctica. The CBC’s internation...
<p>There’s more billionaires in the world now than ever before. And as wealth is concentrated into the hands of a small group of people, the pow...
<p>Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have been under fire in the U.S. since Trump came back to the White House — and on this side of t...
<p>Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver dedicated her life to building bridges between Israelis and Palestinians. But her life was cut...
<p>Whopping 50 per cent tariffs are now in effect on steel and aluminum imports headed to the U.S. — and that’s causing pain for businesses on b...
<p>Canadian cyclist Derek Gee says five years ago, he wouldn’t have believed he’d ever make it to the Giro d’Italia – a gruelling, weeks-long cy...
Price Carter travelled to Switzerland with his mom, Kay Carter, 15 years ago to be with her while she received an assisted death. The process was ille...
The Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers will go head to head for the Stanley Cup starting tonight – a rematch of last year’s final matchup that s...
Thousands of residents in Manitoba and Saskatchewan have been forced out of their homes by raging wildfires and are now sheltering, in some cases, hun...
