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 transcribedDonald Trump has handed broad powers to unelected billionaire Elon Musk, tried to intimidate political opponents and attempted to suppress critical me...
Alberta plans to build two involuntary drug addiction treatment centres, for people who won't or can't seek treatment themselves. Matt Galloway asks A...
Manitoban snowbird Laurie Fischer is selling his condo in Florida, in part because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs and annexation...
Wildlife photographer Donna Feledichuk trailed a family of foxes for weeks trying to get the perfect shot. The picture she captured won bronze in the...
Critical minerals are essential in making everything from car batteries to cell phones — and Canada has plenty of them in the North. We look at what t...
Montreal writer Haley Mlotek’s mother was a divorce mediator, and her grandmother got divorced twice. But when Mlotek went through her own divorce, it...
Kailynn Bursic-Panchuk was just 16 when she got distracted by her phone while driving, and ended up in a fatal collision with a train. Her mother Sand...
New Brunswicker Peter Cote says he’s scared to death of opening his next power bill. People in the province have been getting shockingly high bills du...
The four Liberals hoping to replace Justin Trudeau as party leader and prime minister faced off in English and French debates this week. Our politics...
Colleges across Canada are slashing programs and staff due to a steep drop in the number of international students coming to Canada. We look at how go...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged $5 billion in aid for Ukraine, funded by Russian assets seized by Canada. Long-time Kremlin critic Bill Brow...
Parenting comes with a lot of emotions: love, joy, anxiety — and even regret. We talk to two parents who are sharing their regrets about what having k...
Ryan Kirby and Mark Lane have poured about $1.1 million of their own money into setting up a new addiction treatment centre in Newfoundland, even putt...
As a child, Alex Kurzem faced a choice: be killed or join the killers.In the midst of the Second World War, he was separated from his family and taken...
Pope Francis remains in critical condition, after his health took a turn for the worse over the weekend. The CBC's Megan Williams joins us from Rome,...
Italian scientist Ernesto Di Maio says he’s cracked the perfect way to boil an egg, every time — but it might take a little longer than you think.&nbs...
Arts and humanities programs are being cut across Canadian universities and post-secondary institutions, due to low enrollment and financial pressures...
Automaker Stellantis has paused plans to build its new electric Jeep Compass in Brampton, Ont. Matt Galloway talks to Mayor of Brampton Patrick Brown...
The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on a New York stage in 2022 has been convicted of attempted murder and assault. In a conversation from last...
Dennis King resigned as premier of P.E.I. in a bombshell announcement Thursday, saying he felt he “had more runway behind me than I had in front of me...
