The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

From the story of three Syrian refugee women who started their own catering company, to Donald Trump vowing to crack down on sanctuary cities, to the tragedy of Syria seen through the eyes of survivors from Srebrenica and Rwanda ... This is The Current.

After Rwanda, Bosnia, WWII — the world has vowed never to let such atrocities happen again. Yet, the killing in Syria continues. Two survivors of Srebrenica, and Rwanda, share their perspectives on the failure to respond, once more.

Nelofer Pazira is a seasoned journalist who has seen a lot of war zones. But her trip to Aleppo has left her shaken. She shares her experience from Aleppo and also from her time reporting from the Kurdish heartland of southeastern Turkey.

More than 20,000 Syrian refugees who have come to Canada over the last year are under the age of 18. In schools across the country, teachers share challenges and triumphs with their students. But how do you teach a kid to be a kid again?

Syria. Turkey. Berlin. Brexit. Trump. Putin. Clinton. Climate. Cohen. Pipelines. Prince. Bowie. Bombs. You'd be forgiven for calling 2016 anxiety inducing. So how can we make 2017 different? We ask a historian and a psychologist.

From a look at the collective anxiety 2016 has induced and how to move forward, to a look after one year into schooling for Syrian refugee kids in Canada, to journalist Nelofer Pazira on her recent travels to Aleppo and Turkey ... This is The Current.

Yesterday was a day of violent attacks from the assassination of Russia's Ambassador in Turkey to a shooting at a Zurich mosque, to a transport truck that plowed into shoppers in Berlin. The Current looks at the implications for a continent already wary.

B.C's epidemic of opioid overdoses is in need of a solution. But how to tackle a seemingly intractable problem is complicated. The Current looks at a proposal to end the prohibition of heroin to the call for more government money to treat addiction.

Have you ever cried at work? Apparently, 41 per cent of women cry at work, as do nine per cent of men. But there are implications of emotional honesty in the office. A study suggests it can taint your credibility and chance of a promotion.

From a deadly attack in Berlin that journalist Loretta Napoleoni says is not surprising, to how crying at work can prevent a promotion, to the fentanyl crisis and looking at addiction therapy instead of harm-reduction ... This is The Current.

From ground zero of the fentanyl crisis in Vancouver — a city that has seen 6,000 overdoses over the past year, to philosophizing about the nature of the games we play from the classic Rubik's Cube to the Slinky ... This is The Current.

The Rubik's cube can be scrambled 43 quintillion ways and the competition to do it ever-faster is intense. The Current is having some fun with games looking at why a Cold War analog puzzle thrives in the digital age, and what we can learn from play.

Even with Narcan kits, first responders worry fentanyl is getting so powerful the antidote won't be enough. The CBC's Natalie Clancy looks at the raw reality of what is now considered to be Canada's opioid crisis.

Prison violence is on the rise across Canada. And a recent prison riot in Saskatchewan that left one man dead is proof of that. The Current speaks to a former inmate for insights on how to fix a broken system.

As the CIA cries foul over Russian election interference, more than a few observers find it a little bit rich given the CIA's past meddling in elections abroad. The Current speaks to a history professor who says, "History is replete with ironies."