The Current

There is a growing resistance in Canada to automated license plate readers powered by AI. With ALPR brand Flock coming to Canada there are concerns around mass surveillance and misuse by the police but police insist ALPRs are a necessary tool for fighting crime. We'll hear from both sides of the argument. 

A new survey from Environics Institute for Survey Research shows that the Canadian public is less concerned about the overall level of immigration compared to last year. Andrew Parkin, the Executive Director of Environics Institute for Survey Research, talks about what’s leading to this shift. Mikal Skuterud, Economics Professor at University of Waterloo, talks about why the government looking to...

Award-winning journalist and long-time conflict reporter Sally Armstrong talks about her latest trip to Lebanon, where she saw the ways in which the war there is taking a toll on the country’s children.

Taking a stroll isn't just good for your body. It can help you brainstorm ideas. McMaster researcher Alex Thabane says that's more important than ever at a time when people are outsourcing mental work to AI.

Ariel Ekblaw is a space architect looking to solve the problems of life on Earth and beyond. Hear how her designs for a new space habitat could replace the International Space Station, a reality check on data centres in space, and how low-orbit manufacturing could hold the key to curing blindness. This is not science fiction, but is the next step in the space race.

When actress Christina Applegate found out she didn't have MS after 5 years, she wasn't relieved.  The symptoms persist, and now she doesn't have any diagnosis. Studies show that upwards of one in five MS diagnoses are wrong. That's dramatic in a country like Canada, which has some of the world's highest levels of MS. We’ll speak with Jackie Pilon, who describes what it was like to have had h...

British Columbians voted for change in a big way. The Conservatives won 63 seats. The NDP, 28. And the Greens, 2. It's a dramatic outcome for a party that seemed to have come undone at the seams when the NDP's David Eby called the snap election. Now, Eby has resigned as party leader. And Lorne Doerkson is BC's premier-designate. To break it all down, we’ll speak with Katie DeRosa, CBC’s legislativ...

We speak with Zeteo senior political reporter Asawin Suebsaeng about the costly, heated US midterm ad wars, including Republican Ohio governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s new ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic rival, Amy Acton.

Inflation is up, and the latest job numbers were worse than expected. Guest host Peter Armstrong speaks to three top economic watchers about the state of the Canadian economy and what it means for your household budget. 

An unknown photographer embedded themself in the San Francisco protests in the late '60s, getting up close to famous figures like Mohammed Ali, Jerry Garcia, Timothy Leary and Carlos Santana. Their collection now belongs to American photographer Bill Delzell, who's trying to figure out who took them. The answer could lie in dozens of rolls of film that were never developed. Canadian archivist Gera...

For more than two years, Canadian Rick Hansen pushed his wheelchair around the world to raise money and awareness for people with disabilities. Now — more than 40 years later — a new documentary at TIFF, "Man in Motion, The Rick Hansen Story," looks back at that tour. Matt Galloway speaks with Rick and his wife Amanda. 

Writer, broadcaster and arts administrator Jesse Wente was producing a documentary based on the Thomas King book, The Inconvenient Indian — when a controversy erupted over the filmmaker Michelle Latimer's indigenous identity. That controversy, forced Wente to grapple with his own sense of self and feelings of belonging, and was followed by an intense period of crisis in his life. In his new book,...

Pulitzer prize winner and long-time editor of The New Yorker shares his insights on the upcoming Israeli election, the US midterms, and how both outcomes could shape the future of both countries and the relationship they hold with each other. 

Nigeria has recorded its first case of Ebola in more than a decade, becoming the latest country in Africa battling the world’s second-largest outbreak of the virus. We hear from Heather Kerr, Country Director for the International Rescue Committee in the Democratic Republic of Congo, about the challenges of containing the virus. Dr Scott Halperin and Cindy Michaluk talk about the first human clini...

Longtime diplomat Sarah Taylor has just wrapped up nearly three years on the ground in Moscow as Canada's ambassador to Russia, her final posting before retirement. She speaks with Matt Galloway about her conversations with Russian citizens and officials as the war in Ukraine continues, and the cognitive warfare she warns is already underway.

Four days following a deadly brush fire that killed four soldiers and injured dozens more at CFB Wainwright, we speak with Teresa Hiatt, the older sister of Cpl. Sean Hiatt, who is in critical condition at an Edmonton hospital after he suffered burns to half of his body. And we'll also speak with Diana Festejo, the Executive Director of the Legacy Palace Society, a charity that has been providing...

The Toronto Raptors open their regular season on Wednesday with a familiar face on the roster. Last month, Kawhi Leonard re-joined the team he led to a championship in 2019. But after an injury- and scandal-plagued stint with his hometown L.A. Clippers, what will Round 2 look like for the Raptors and the "fun guy"? We speak with Esfandiar Baraheni, co-host of The Athletic Daily NBA podcast, about...

Gun violence remains one of America's deadliest and most polarizing issues. There have already been more than 350 mass shootings in the United States in 2026. Malcolm Gladwell is the author of international best-selling books like The Tipping Point, Outliers, and Revenge of the Tipping Point. We talk to Malcolm Gladwell about his new book, The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic,...

Miniature organs have landed at the International Space Station. Scientists sent them there to better understand the disease of aging. David Sachs, assistant professor of surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York on how the lack of gravity in space accelerates aging and how scientists can use it to better understand heart disease and Alzheimer’s.

Final results aren't in yet, but at this point, results show that about three quarters of Alberta voters chose the option to stay in the country. With us, Alberta's top political watchers break down the results of the Alberta referendum vote, and what comes next. Plus we hear from leaders on both the pro-independence and pro-unity side. We’ll speak with independent pollster Janet Brown, veteran po...

Celebrity chef Eric Ripert's latest cookbook, "Mindful Cooking: Simple Recipes for Nurturing Body and Soul" explores why we cook and teaches mindfulness and gratitude in the kitchen. We speak with the owner of the three-Michelin star New York restaurant, Le Bernardin, about the way Buddhism has shaped his life and how cooking with love and compassion makes the food we eat taste better.

Flags across all federal buildings are flying at half-mast today following a deadly fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta on Saturday. Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed yesterday that four people are dead and dozens more seriously wounded. At least 19 are in critical condition. We speak CBC’s Stephanie Cram, on the ground in Wainwright about what happened, Mayor of Wainwright Bruce...

Our National Affairs Panel talks about Alberta politics — and whatever the outcome, what it means for the federation and Alberta's relationship with Ottawa. Plus, the US mid-terms and how they could impact trade talks. 

Piera Aiello’s husband was murdered in a Sicilian Mafia hit. Three days later, she decided to testify against the Cosa Nostra, then she fled her home — spending the next three decades under a new identity. Her story reveals a side of Italy’s fight against organized crime we rarely hear about: what happens after people take a stand. Now, a new Italian law aims to protect children and adults trying...

Constitutional lawyer Keith Wilson has become a leading voice in the Alberta separatist movement. He’s the co-chair of Let Alberta Decide and leads the Alberta Transition Council. We speak to him about why he thinks even federalists should choose Option 2 and why independence is the best choice for Alberta. Plus, Monte Solberg held several cabinet posts under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and ind...