The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

Fear grows in a country saddled with terrorist attacks, bombings, and a government crackdown following a failed coup.

In a move proving difficult for sponsors, Canadian Syrian refugees are leaving one location for another in an effort to find work or affordable housing.

From life in Turkey amongst escalating tensions, to Syrian migration within our borders as new Canadians look for work, to identifying Indigenous people erased from official archives... This is The Current.

Werner Herzog has spent close to five decades making films and just as long breaking the rules. The legendary documentary filmmaker takes us inside the inferno and philosophizes about the role of volcanoes in our world.

A secretive project is underway to complete a marathon in under two hours — three long minutes short of the existing record. Only the elite are part of the 2017 quest to shatter the record in marathon running. But is it even possible?

President Obama has imposed sanctions against Russia. Putin says he will not reciprocate. A security expert warns Canada is vulnerable to future attacks and needs to step up security.

ISIS is claiming responsibility for the New Year's Day attack at a popular Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people and wounded 69 people. The CBC's correspondent Nil Köksal gives us an update from Istanbul.

From a deadly New Year's Day attack at an Istanbul nightclub, to the quest for a sub-two-hour marathon, to inside the inferno with documentary director Werner Herzog ... This is The Current.

Fix your clothes, appliances or whatever you're tempted to take to the curb. It's part of a burgeoning "fixer movement" that not only is good for the environment and pocket, in Sweden repairing what's broken can actually give you a tax break.

From the election of Donald Trump, Russia's comeback, to the rise of populism it's been a year full of zigs and zags. On this last episode of The Current for 2016, esteemed Canadian journalists look back on it all, and forward too.

From four top journalists looking back on the stories that made history in 2016, to the Swedish tax break as an incentive to fix things and the so-called "Maker Movement" in Canada ... This is The Current with Piya Chattopadhyay.

Born in the grey zone. Micro-preemies are babies born so premature, they're on the edge of viability. Modern medicine means these babies can increasingly be saved. But with the advances, come thorny new questions about where life truly begins.

It's been more than a quarter of a century since movie Home Alone came out. Emergency room doctor Brian Goldman says the painful antics in the Christmas-time classic mirror a real-life spike in accidents during this most wonderful time of the year.

Let's face it. It's been a hard year. Today we're keeping up with The Current tradition of looking back on the year that t'was with satire novelist Terry Fallis and comedian Amanda Barker, and trying to decide whether to laugh or cry over 2016.

From our satire panel looking on the bright side of a very dark 2016, to Dr. Brian Goldman's take on what kind of injuries Home Alone's booby traps would cause, to the medical frontier of micro-preemies ... This is The Current with Piya Chattopadhyay.