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The Current CBC News & Politics
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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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They lost everything fleeing Sudan, but they can’t go back
At the Chad border, there’s a steady stream of donkeys pulling carts piled high with people’s belongings, everything they’ve been able to carry as they flee the brutal conflict in Sudan. The Current’s Liz Hoath went there to speak with refugees, and the aid workers struggling to help.
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What can you gain from looking an animal in the eye?
Sam Anderson gets eye-to-eye with manatees, pufflings and even an eruption of bats in his new podcast, Animal. He explains why we’ve never been more distant from the creatures all around us — and what it might mean to get closer.
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Why losing 2-0 is still something to be proud of
Canada’s men’s soccer team played their first ever game at the Copa America tournament on Thursday — and lost 2-0 to world champions Argentina. Soccer journalist John Molinaro explains why that’s still something to be proud of.
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As heat waves hit, should cooling be a human right?
Climate expert Blair Feltmate says governments need to treat cooling as a human right, especially as summer heat waves intensify. If they don’t, he warns that the death toll from events like heat domes could rise into the thousands.
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Nervous wait as wildfire threatens Churchill Falls, N.L.
Hundreds of residents were hastily evacuated as a wildfire threatened Churchill Falls, N.L., on Wednesday. Matt Galloway gets the latest from John Gaudi, guest host of Labrador Morning.
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Rebound reignites hope for Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers have battled their way back into contention for the Stanley Cup. As they face a do-or-die game 7 on Friday, we check in with a city craving a championship.