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. Conversa...
The days are getting longer, snow piles are shorter and the wind's warmer. It can only mean one thing — it’s finally spring. A conservation biologist tells Matt Galloway about the signs that tell her spring is close.
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Teslas used to be cool. Now, people are protesting them
Many Tesla drivers are doing everything they can to distance themselves from the company’s controversial CEO, Elon Musk, as the cars become targets for vandalism and protest. We look at whether or not the movement might actually hurt the carmaker, and how these EVs went from a left-wing status symbol to a token of conservative politics.
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Families who fought for landfill search showed unwavering bravery: minister
Partial remains of two Indigenous women were found at the Prairie Green Landfill near Winnipeg earlier this month, in a search the victim’s families pressured all levels of government to undertake for years. Manitoba’s Minister of Families, Nahanni Fontaine, says the commitment to bringing their loved ones home is a testament to the families’ strength and dedication. But “savage levels of violence” against Indigenous women and girls persist across Canada, she adds.
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Babies can store memories, new study suggests
A new study suggests that babies as young as a year old can store memories. One of the study’s authors explains why humans don’t remember being a baby despite that newfound fact, and what questions remain about our earliest memories.
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As Ontario cuts deal with Starlink, what are rural internet options?
Ontario Premier Doug Ford ripped up the province’s deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service earlier this month, in response to trade war threats from the U.S. But in a country that lacks internet infrastructure, what options will that leave people in remote areas? We hear from a customer who has already made the switch to a new internet service, plus a Canadian business that hopes to compete with Starlink.
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.Some of the topics we’ve covered recently, include: Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs and the impact they could have on Canadian businesses and consumers; the bids to buy TikTok; the future of public broadcasting; undocumented migrants living in fear of mass deportations; political foreign interference and alleged traitors in parliament; China’s new AI chatbot DeepSeek; the family doctor shortage; the Israel-Hamas ceasefire; the humanitarian crisis in Gaza; climate change and the cost of rebuilding after wildfires in Jasper and L.A.; the impact of social media on children; tackling homelessness and the housing crisis; Donald Trump’s second term and sweeping executive orders, including tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum and threats to annex Canada; Justin Trudeau’s resignation and proroguing parliament; federal and provincial politics; provincial premiers and their politics; Ontario’s provincial election and incumbent Doug Ford; Canadian patriotism, boycotting U.S. goods and efforts to buy Canadian; truth and reconciliation; water sovereignty; science and disinformation; the cost of veterinary bills; a rise in vasectomies; the best places to vacation in Canada; how tariffs are affecting U.S.-Canadian relations; reckoning with the Holocaust; provincial premiers and their politics; big banks backing out of climate initiatives; relaxed regulations on drones; nature and your mental health; a conservation win for marine life; migrant workers in limbo over stalled visas; age verification for porn sites; alcoholism and ‘grey-area’ drinking; Donald Trump’s threats around tariffs, retaking the Panama Canal and annexing Canada to make it the 51st U.S. state; Elon Musk’s influence on world politics; rogue waves, methanol poisoning and other risks on vacation; the opioid crisis and drug dealers targeting teens; personal finances; weight loss drugs like Ozempic; women’s health; consumer rights and competition in Canada; mortgages and interest rates; the flow of fentanyl across the U.S.-Canada border; the fall of the Assad regime in Syria; the influence of Taylor Swift; the fatbergs floating through our sewers; and the movies, books and culture that have something to say about the world around us. Some of the stand-out guests we’ve had on recently: Basketball star Demar Derozan; comedian Mark Critch; Liberal leadership frontrunner Chrystia Freeland; addictions advocate Scott Oake; Sapiens writer Yuval Noah Harari; Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha; CBC’s new CEO Marie-Philippe Bouchard; UK actor Idris Elba; Chef Yotam Ottolenghi; Fashion journalist Jeanne Beker; On Tyranny author Timothy Snyder; former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew; Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, author and former spouse of the Prime Minister; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith; Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell; godfather of AI Yoshua Bengio; Xena star Lucy Lawless; bestselling author and Prof G Pod host Scott Galloway; Trump nephew and critic Fred Trump III; former prime minister Joe Clark; The Certainty Illusion author Tim Caulfied; Indigenous author Tanya Talaga; tech insider and Pivot podcast host Kara Swisher; and NWT Premier R.J. Simpson.The Current is produced in Toronto, Ontario, Canada — and has recently recorded live shows on location about Canadian identity in Saskatchewan and fears around tariffs at the U.S.-Canadian border in Windsor, Ont.
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