The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights) show

The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

Summary: CBC Radio's The Current is a meeting place of perspectives with a fresh take on issues that affect Canadians today.

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 Feb 15: How Atlantic Canada responds to mass whale strandings: marine mammal biologist | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 382

Marine mammal biologist Tonya Wimmer of the Marine Animal Response Society says events like the death of 400 whales in New Zealand is happening in smaller numbers along Canada's east coast.

 Feb 15: Why Trump needs to develop a North Korea policy now: analyst | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1313

Kim Jong-un's leadership of North Korea is raising questions after the murder of his brother this week, the execution of his uncle in 2013, and the recent testing of a nuclear- capable missile.

 Feb 15: How Atlantic Canada responds to mass whale strandings: marine mammal biologist | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 382

Marine mammal biologist Tonya Wimmer of the Marine Animal Response Society says events like the death of 400 whales in New Zealand is happening in smaller numbers along Canada's east coast.

 Feb 15: Bomb shelter sales skyrocket in response to Trump presidency | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1522

Since Donald Trump's election as U.S. president, there's been a spike in sales of custom- designed buildings meant to withstand the fallout from a nuclear bomb. The Current looks into the big money maker in an increasingly anxious world.

 Feb 15: 'We want to fix this': Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett on Sixties Scoop ruling | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 774

An Ontario judge has ruled the federal government failed in its duty to protect Indigenous children from harm in what's known as the Sixties Scoop. The Current hears from Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett on what comes next.

 Full Episode for February 15, 2017 - The Current | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4357

From Minister Carolyn Bennett on the judgment for plaintiffs in the Sixties Scoop, to raising questions about how to deal North Korea's Kim Jong-un, to how bomb shelter sales are booming after the U.S. election ... This is The Current with Laura Lynch.

 Full Episode for February 14, 2017 - The Current | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4317

From female politicians speaking out about sexist, violent cyber-bullying they face on the job, to trying to solve the mystery of love, to the politics of non-partisanship in scientists' labs and beyond ... This is The Current with Laura Lynch.

 Feb 14: Female politicians speak out about sexist, violent cyberbullying | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1196

Alberta premier Rachel Notley is just one of many female politicians enduring a spike in threats and online abuse. The Current looks at why women in politics are facing more vitriol these days and what can provide an antidote to the poison in the air.

 Feb 14: It's possible to be in love with two people, says philosopher | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1422

What is love? Magic? Chemistry? A sweet mystery? Today The Current explores the definition of love with a Canadian philosophy professor who has probed the question deeply and believes it's time we started looking for answers.

 Feb 14: Scientists plan march on Washington in defence of facts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1514

American scientists are taking a stand and grabbing protest signs this coming spring to march on Washington — demanding that their government stop playing politics with their research. But not all scientists are behind the demonstration.

 Feb 14: Scientists plan march on Washington in defence of facts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1514

American scientists are taking a stand and grabbing protest signs this coming spring to march on Washington — demanding that their government stop playing politics with their research. But not all scientists are behind the demonstration.

 Feb 14: It's possible to be in love with two people, says philosopher | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1422

What is love? Magic? Chemistry? A sweet mystery? Today The Current explores the definition of love with a Canadian philosophy professor who has probed the question deeply and believes it's time we started looking for answers.

 Feb 14: Female politicians speak out about sexist, violent cyberbullying | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1196

Alberta premier Rachel Notley is just one of many female politicians enduring a spike in threats and online abuse. The Current looks at why women in politics are facing more vitriol these days and what can provide an antidote to the poison in the air.

 Full Episode for February 14, 2017 - The Current | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4317

From female politicians speaking out about sexist, violent cyber-bullying they face on the job, to trying to solve the mystery of love, to the politics of non-partisanship in scientists' labs and beyond ... This is The Current with Laura Lynch.

 Full Episode for February 13, 2017 - The Current | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4464

From Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, to the mystery surrounding the mass stranding of whales, to digital security and the post-password era... This is The Current with Laura Lynch.

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