The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

It's the fine white powder that addicts blame for ruining their lives — and donuts are full of it. After hearing Gary Taubes make the case against sugar this week, The Current looks into treating sugar addiction.

"There's no dispute that band members are suffering from … mercury poisoning."

Some Democrats say they're digging in for a fight against Donald Trump. The Current hears from U.S. Democrats who say they'll use the same tactics that the so-called 'Tea Party' used against Barack Obama to take on the new President-elect.

From Democrats stealing from the so-called Tea Party's playbook to fight against Trump, to solving the mercury poisoning mystery in Grassy Narrows First Nation, to the best strategies for kicking sugar addiction ... This is The Current.

The social media platform where much of our political and social commentary happens is part of the infrastructure of the internet. But it's not without serious problems. Could Twitter just disappear? Like a deleted, late-night tweet?

Author Will Schwalbe believes books can change a life and offer great lessons. He shares his list of 26 books for living. And we hear from Alberto Manguel, Louise Penny and Neil Pasricha on the books that shaped their lives.

One of the first Canadians to be approved for a medically-assisted death, Noreen Campbell, provides a rare, intimate insight into her life-ending decision with the CBC's Brian Goldman — days before dying.

From an open conversation with Noreen Campbell days before her assisted death, to the life-affirming power of great books with author Will Schwalbe, to how the troubled business of Twitter can remain viable... This is The Current.

Black students in Canada say they face low expectations from professors and have no mentors. PhD student Huda Hassan is offering to help aspiring women of colour with grad school applications in an effort to promote greater diversity in higher education.

It's been a year since a teenaged shooter killed four people in La Loche, Sask. At the time, concern and pledges to help were pouring in but now the people in the small Northern community say they feel abandoned and need help to heal. What happened?

Sugar is a ubiquitous part of our lives and author Gary Taubes warns sugar should be treated like tobacco — there's no safe level. He argues it's sugar not over consumption and sedentary behaviour that's behind our obesity crisis, and it's killing us.

From making the case against sugar as harmful as tobacco, to a year after the La Loche, Sask. shooting and a community still in need of services to heal, to the need for greater diversity in higher education ... This is The Current.

Research by psychology professor Paul Slovic finds humans are bad at dealing with big problems involving a lot of people — as opposed to individual suffering. He tells The Current how our brain plays tricks on us to prevent us from caring.

Ontario's new anti-human trafficking office is being led by a woman who knows exactly what it's like to be trafficked across the country. Jennifer Richardson gives voice to the hidden crime in Canada.

Canada is the only developed country in the world that has universal health care but no universal drug coverage. Canadians are being priced out of prescription drugs they desperately need — pushing advocates to call for a national pharmacare program.