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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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Why grip strength matters more than you think
Grip strength might seem like a small thing, but researchers say it can reveal a lot about how we age. Health and fitness journalist Alyssa Ages expla...
Russian dissident says Moscow's threats come from weakness
Russia is warning foreigners to leave Kyiv in order to avoid a coming assault. But Ukrainian MP Inna Sovsun and Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza...
A historic deal for unionized Uber drivers
The fight for an Uber union in Canada has been years in the making – this week drivers in Victoria, British Columbia ratified a deal, the first of its...
Canadian Epstein survivor's fight for accountability
Sharlene Rochard is an Epstein survivor and the only Canadian to come forward publicly with allegations against him. She says the abuse started when s...
Premier David Eby thinks Canada ‘is working’
Matt Galloway sits down with British Columbia Premier David Eby to discuss pipelines, property rights, and his province’s relationship with Ottawa and...
What's it like to live in Antarctica around Adélie penguins
Adélie penguins are the smallest and most widespread penguin species in the Antarctic, and one place you find them is Cape Royds. Conservation biologi...
The Victoria group lending an ear to strangers
Sidewalk Talk in Victoria is a community listening group that’s on a mission to help people in the city foster human connections and a sense of belong...
B.C politicos on the rocky road ahead for Premier Eby
As B.C. Premier David Eby contends with a potential Alberta pipeline, he’s also facing questions about Indigenous land rights, and other policies he’s...
Will a US-Iran deal happen?
There were reports on the weekend about an imminent deal to end the U.S. war with Iran — but those hopes were dimmed by fresh airstrikes Monday. What’...
If the apocalypse is nigh, do you want a text alert?
Artist and coder Kyle McDonald has created an apocalypse early warning system. It tracks billionaires' jets to see if they are fleeing to their privat...
Why this Ebola outbreak could be "catastrophic"
The World Health Organization's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda...
Is Canada headed towards a national unity crisis?
Prime Minister Mark Carney is warning Albertans voting Yes to holding a second referendum on separation is a "dangerous bluff." Our national affairs p...
What we can learn from the resilience of trees
For the past four decades, world renowned biologist Nalini Nadkarni has risked her life studying trees. In 2015, she fell from a 50-foot bigleaf maple...
Are there too many A+ students?
Harvard University recently capped the number of As received by undergraduates in an effort to curb grade inflation. In Canada university admission av...
Are antidepressants overprescribed?
About six million Canadians fill prescriptions for antidepressants. And now, SSRI’s are coming under increasing scrutiny with a push to curb psychiatr...
Why trust in police is eroding
For police officers, trust is key. But in places like Ottawa, the greater Toronto area, and Winnipeg, investigations into the police are eroding that...
Farmers vs AI data centres (guess who won?)
There's an AI data centre boom in Canada. Advocates say they're necessary for Canada's sovereignty and prosperity. Critics say they're noisy and terri...
What the backlash against AI looks like in China
There's a growing backlash against AI worldwide. In China this is reflected in daily life by the sense of precarity felt by workers. There's a deep un...
Why are so many people watching videos out loud in public?
Have you noticed more people scrolling through social media in public, oblivious to those around them, with the volume full blast? It is something tha...
The smells around you are disappearing
Many of the Earth's scents are fading away or disappearing altogether because of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. Journalist Serena Ja...
Pentagon ices a longstanding Canada-US defence pact
The U.S. paused their participation in the US-Canada Permanent Joint Board on Defence this week — something which has been around since 1940. Former C...
A new frontier in autism research
A new study out of SickKids is opening a window into how scientists understand autism. Researchers have identified a previously overlooked gene linked...
Late night says goodbye to Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is ending after more than a decade on air. Colbert was known for his jabs at global politics and US President Donal...
FIFA World Cup costing Canadians $1B
New estimates from the federal budget watchdog show that the Canadian government will spend more than a billion dollars to host the World Cup in Toron...
Montreal has hits peak hockey
The PWHL Victoire won the Walter Cup, the Habs are in the NHL Eastern Conference finals, and Montreal has Hockey fever! Sport columnist and Montrealer...
Canadians are facing a debt crisis
In the first three months of this year, more than 37,000 people filed for insolvency in Canada — the highest number of consumer insolvencies since dur...
Why this Ebola is different
On Sunday, the World Health Organization declared the ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda "a public health emergency of international concern". We spe...
Scott Galloway’s operating manual for being a man today
Podcaster, professor and entrepreneur Scott Galloway believes young men are struggling with feelings of alienation, loneliness, and failure. And that'...
Dawson City grieves the loss of historic bar
Dawson City, Yukon’s iconic tavern, the Westminster Hotel, aka “The Pit,” was destroyed in a fire. The building dates back to 1898 and was a beloved c...
Do we still need zoos?
The London Zoo will open a hospital where people can watch vets treat animals — from checkups to post-mortems. Zoo consultant Sarah Spooner says that...
Tick season is here: what to know
Scientists are warning Canadians to get ready for a U.S. tick invasion this year. We hear from Patty O'Brien-Carrier from Maine who developed a severe...
Do you still have a friend group?
Turns out, Canadians are spending less and less time with their friends and many don’t have a friend group. What does it mean if we don't have a close...
Are you reading?
Everywhere you turn, there's a distraction, and the evidence suggests we're all reading fewer books. Some have described it as a "crisis". We speak t...
What early wildfires mean for the summer months ahead
Wildfire season has started in some parts of the country. We speak with David Noyes, the mayor of Sandy Beach, Alberta, where a wildfire destroyed thr...
Dr. Alika Lafontaine on overcoming anger and outrage
In an increasingly polarized world, Dr. Lafontaine says the best time to work through our outrage was yesterday. A close second, however, is right now...
Superagers reveal the key to aging well
Scientists with the SuperAging Research Initiative are studying a group of superagers - people 80 and up who have the memory of people half their age...
Risks and rewards: What the Alberta MOU may bring
Three energy watchers dig into what's expected out of today's anticipated carbon policy agreement between Ottawa and Alberta: Martha Hall Findlay, dir...
Will the U.K. Prime Minister resign?
The U.K. has shuffled through several Prime Ministers in the last ten years before finally landing on Keir Starmer in 2024, but after his Labour Party...
The early "voice notes" that give us a window into the past
Princeton professor Thomas Levin has collected the world's only collection of 'voice letters' -- small records that could be recorded on-the-spot in t...
Boys falling behind in Canadian schools
A new report out of Quebec is raising the alarm about a boy “crisis” in schools. Matt Galloway speaks with a mom of a six year old boy, elementary sch...