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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 Daughter of Wettlaufer's last victim unconvinced inquiry will result in changes to system | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:20:13

Susan Horvath has lost faith in long-term care after her father was murdered by Elizabeth Wettlaufer. She's also not confident an inquiry looking into how her crimes went undetected for a decade will result in any improvements.

 Full Episode for June 15 - The Current | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:15:09

From the inquiry into Elizabeth Wettlaufer murders raising questions about how long-term care homes are run; to the story of women who took on a powerful mafia; to a 'zero tolerance' migrant policy in the U.S. separating children from their parents ... This is The Current with Ioanna Roumeliotis.

 Does Canada need a national cycling strategy? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:39

As cycle advocates lobby for more bike lanes to make travel safer, critics argue Canada needs a more strategic solution than simply building more infrastructure.

 How reporter Seymour Hersh uncovered a massacre, and changed the Vietnam War dialogue | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:32

Seymour Hersh brings great insight into investigative journalism - past and present - because he has broken some of the most important and history-making stories of the last fifty years.

 Why fans still flock to the World Cup despite politics and controversy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:23:54

Despite political controversy in this year's World Cup in Russia, soccer fans are still get excited for the tournament and argue the game has a powerful connection to unite the world.

 Full Episode for June 14, 2018 - The Current | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:14:33

From cycling advocates calling for a Canadian strategy to keep people safe; to whether Russia's controversies will affect the FIFA World Cup; to investigative journalist Seymour Hersh on reporting some of the biggest stories of the past 50 years ... This is The Current.

 'Ear-witness testimony': Detainees' memories used to map out a notorious Syrian prison | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:02

A research group called Forensic Architecture has recreated a prison in Syria, a place no outsider has had access to since the beginning of the war. Former detainee testimony is used to construct an interactive model.

 Should the U.S. adopt Canada's supply management system in order to save its dairy farmers? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:00

U.S. President Donald Trump has said high tariffs and Canada's supply management system are hurting American dairy farmers, who are already struggling to make ends meet. While some argue the U.S. could solve those problems by adopting a similar system, others warn it can be bad for consumers, and for global trade.

 Full Episode for June 13, 2018 - The Current | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:12:10

From what was accomplished between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un at the Korea Summit; to how forensic architecture can determine if human rights abuses have occurred; to whether Canada's supply management system is a solution for U.S. dairy farmers ... This is The Current.

 Movie trailer-like video starring Trump and Kim resembles North Korean propaganda, says historian | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:20:02

A White House movie trailer-style video depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as heroes was made to help negotiate peace. But did it have a positive affect?

 North Korean defector to Trump: 'Don't believe Kim Jong-un' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:41

A man who defected from North Korea has a stark warning for U.S. president Donald Trump about trusting the regime.

 Supreme Court to rule on controversial risk assessment tests accused of bias against Indigenous offenders | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:07

An upcoming Supreme Court of Canada ruling could decide whether controversial tests that are used to predict criminals' likelihood to reoffend violate the Charter rights of Indigenous people.

 Watch out, Alberta - close encounters with cougars are on the rise | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:38

Wildlife experts say that as humans encroach more into cougar habitats, and as cougars adapt more to being where people live, the possibility of a close encounter is increasing.

 Full Episode for June 12, 2018 - The Current | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:14:48

From whether a historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump will bring peace; to the growing conflict between cougars living with humans; to questioning cultural bias in risk assessments for Indigenous prisoners ... This is The Current.

 Canadian company says it can make cost-effective fuel by sucking carbon dioxide from the air | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:20

Carbon Engineering is a Canadian company that sucks carbon out of the air and converts it to fuel. New research conducted by its founder suggests the company's methods could be a viable tool in the fight against climate change.

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