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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.

  1. 10 HR AGO

    The black market’s latest hot commodity? Butter

    We look at the rich history and allure of butter, amid news that thieves in Ontario are stealing it in bulk to sell on the black market.

    21 min

  2. 10 HR AGO

    The push for a new deal on First Nations child welfare

    Last month the Assembly of First Nations voted down a draft agreement with the federal government on child welfare reform, worth $47.8 billion. Matt Galloway talks to Chief Derek Nepinak, who says his community needed this agreement; and advocate Cindy Blackstock, who says the goal isn’t a perfect deal, but a just one.

    22 min

  3. 10 HR AGO

    What you need to know about the bird flu case in B.C.

    A B.C. teenager is in critical condition with avian flu, believed to be the first human case contracted in Canada. With the source of the infection still unknown, we look at the possibility of a wider outbreak — and what people can do to reduce that risk.

    20 min
  4. The Current Introduces: Someone Knows Something Season 9

    1 DAY AGO

    The Current Introduces: Someone Knows Something Season 9

    Christine Harron, a book-loving teenager from Hanover, Ontario, leaves for school in the spring of 1993 and is never seen again. A suspect emerges, confessing to her murder, but the case falls apart and Christine's family are left without answers. In Season 9 of the award winning podcast Someone Knows Something, David Ridgen, along with Christine's mother, reopen the investigation and come face to face with the man who said he killed Chrissy. Someone Knows Something is the investigative true crime series by award-winning documentarian David Ridgen. Each season tackles an unsolved case, uncovering details and bringing closure to families. More episodes of Someone Knows Something are available at: https://link.chtbl.com/Agj3dQwc

    36 min

  5. 1 DAY AGO

    Online gambling like a racetrack in my pocket 24/7, says recovering addict

    Adam Pettle has struggled with a gambling addiction since he was a teenager, eventually racking up debts that forced him to sell his family home. The recent boom in online sports betting made Pettle feel like he had a racetrack in his pocket 24/7, and a new report warns that the industry is creating a public health crisis that should be treated like alcohol and tobacco.

    25 min

  6. 1 DAY AGO

    Strict time limits are stopping criminal cases ever reaching trial

    Emily Quint waited months for the trial of the man she alleges sexually assaulted her, but the case was stayed after it took too long to be heard. That was based on the strict time limits laid out in the Supreme Court’s so-called Jordan decision, which Quint says is more concerned with the rights of accused perpetrators of violence than the rights of survivors.

    20 min

  7. 1 DAY AGO

    The search for Christine Harron, in Someone Knows Something.

    Christine Harron was 15 when she disappeared from Hanover, Ont., in 1993. Her mother Mary Ann has struggled to find answers ever since, and has now teamed up with investigative filmmaker David Ridgen to find answers in the new season of CBC podcast Someone Knows Something.

    22 min

  8. 2 DAYS AGO

    Calls for inquiry into Indigenous people killed by police

    Ten Indigenous people have been killed during interactions with police since August, prompting calls for a national inquiry. Matt Galloway talks to Nadalie Saddleback, whose 15-year-old grandson Hoss Lightning was fatally shot by the RCMP three months ago.

    19 min
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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.

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