The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

The CIA believes Russia interfered in the presidential election to get Trump elected. The news has prompted concerns over a Trump administration allied with Putin, opening up the U.S. to vulnerability.

She was a mother, a friend, and a doctor. The shocking murder of Elana Fric in Toronto has re-ignited calls for medical professionals to screen patients for signs of domestic abuse.

Experts from around the world working with refugees are meeting in Ottawa this week to consider if Canada's private sponsorship system could work as a model in their country, hoping to address the worldwide refugee crisis.

Countries around the world are running out of burial grounds. From a black market in grave sites in Istanbul to Jerusalem building underground chambers dozens of storeys deep, The Current looks at accommodating the dead among the living.

From the dwindling space available for graves, to people working with refugees around the world exploring Canada's private sponsorship as a model, to a call for medical professionals to screen patients for signs of domestic abuse ... This is The Current.

Provincial and territorial premiers are sitting down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tonight. Mental health advocates really hope they'll talk to him about how hard it can be to get mental health care in this country.

Journalist Chang Ping's writing has been banned in China — and so has he. He's been thrown in jail, exiled from his country, his family threatened and arrested. But that hasn't stopped him from covering and criticizing the Chinese government.

Have you ever wanted to ditch social media? Author Cal Newport has shunned it from his life in favour of what he calls "deep work." His plea for us to delete our online presence has sparked a lively debate — on and offline.

From quitting social media in favour of "deep work," to why journalist Chang Ping has been banned in China, to mental health advocates urging the government to commit more money for mental illness treatment ... This is The Current with Nam Kiwanuka.

Meet Friday host Nam Kiwanuka. As someone who escaped Uganda and lived in a refugee camp as a child before coming to Canada, she tells The Current how she connects to today's refugees.

Call centre employees hear death threats, sexually explicit and racist comments on the job regularly. And a new campaign is urging them to Hang Up On Abuse.

Kevin and Julia Garratt called China home for 30 years. But two years ago, the Canadian couple were arrested, thrown in jail, and accused of spying. Now back in Canada, Kevin and Julia Garratt are ready to share their story.

From the story of Kevin and Julia Garratt accused of being spies in China and imprisoned, to a new campaign targeting the abuse of call centre workers, to finding out more about Friday host Nam Kiwanuka ... This is The Current.

To end The Current's public forum in Winnipeg talking about MMIW cases, we heard from families in the audience about their struggles with access to support from the police and community in their desperate search for their loved ones.

Communities in Winnipeg are not just looking to police to improve safety. The Current hears from the founder of the Bear Clan Patrol, a volunteer-run program that patrols the streets of the North End.