The Current CBC News & Politics

Some Alberta farmers are turning to water trading in the face of devastating droughts. The CBC’s Joel Dryden explores the secretive market where water rights are bought and sold.

Being told you have cancer is traumatic enough, but imagine getting that news in the hallway of a crowded ER department, or over the phone from a doctor you don’t know. It’s a scenario some doctors say is becoming more common. 

Canadian short story writer Alice Munro has died, aged 92. Matt Galloway talks to those who knew the Nobel Prize winner both as a friend and a master of her craft.

A creeping wildfire forced Marina Barnes to evacuate Fort McMurray, Alta., on Tuesday, days after starting a new job in the city. She tells us what it was like to be forced to flee.

Scientists say they’ve discovered a kind of phonetic alphabet used by sperm whales, bringing us a step closer to understanding the building blocks of whale communication.

Fancy some oysters with kiwi? Cauliflower and grapes, seasoned with nutmeg? Chefs are experimenting with AI to find unusual flavour combinations. But do the results pass the taste test?