The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

From how Canadian businesses will deal with the protectionist fallout of Trump's Twitter tirades, then a look back on Obama's most memorable speeches, and six big ideas that can save Canada's health-care system... This is The Current.

Riley waited half his life to be re-united with his birth parents - but he could never have predicted the shocking twist in store when he finally did so.

Premier Brad Wall's call to adopt a policy of presumed consent puts a spotlight on the challenges to increase organ donations in Canada.

The province is preparing to launch a universal basic income pilot project, joining other governments around the world. What exactly is a base wage and how would it change things?

The race for the Conservative Party's leadership is crowded competitive and crucial in setting the brand of the party in the post-Harper era.

From the merits of a universal basic income, and changing our transplant system to an opt-out policy, then political strategists weigh in on the Conservative Party leadership race ... This is The Current.

Questions about Joseph Boyden's heritage stir conversations about race and identity.

Washington Post journalist Wesley Lowery has been on the frontline of American racial tensions for the past two years. He talks about what he's uncovered in his new book, They Can't Kill Us All.

Family members raise questions about the role of PTSD in this tragedy, and offer insight into the life and death of their loved ones.

From Lionel Desmond's sister-in-law, who reacts to the apparent murder-suicide of his family, to the journalist investigating police killings in the U.S., and a Joseph Boyden controversy stir's questions about race and identity... This is The Current.

Paul Bloom says empathy is a capricious feeling that plays on our prejudices, and what we need is more 'rational compassion.'

From the Yale psychology professor leading a fight against empathy, to the discovery of a tiny predator that has a huge role in the ocean's food web, and concern Canada's free entry to national parks will bring ecological devastation... This is The Curren

This tiny predator plays a huge role in the ocean's food web.

Some conservationists are concerned 2017's free entry to national parks will bring significant harm to our natural reserves.

Project Naming aims to identify Indigenous people forgotten or misrepresented in archival photos, sparking conversations in Indigenous communities about their past.