The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

Philosopher Peter Singer has never shied away from controversy: he's defended euthanasia for disabled infants, pushed for veganism, and called out the rich for choosing luxury over helping the poor. Today, we explore Singer's thoughts on real world ethics

Canada's coal reserves are the fifth largest in the world but within 14 years Ottawa says it wants none of it to be used to make electricity. Industry workers say the cost in jobs will be high but environmentalists say the cost in lives is already high.

From Canada's plan to phase-out coal-powered electricity more quickly, to thinking through ethical taboos with philosopher and bioethicist Peter Singer, to the assassination of JFK and the infamous video shot by Abraham Zapruder ... This is The Current.

Four years ago, Carla Ciccone was out for dinner when a stack of plates smashed onto her head. Diagnosed with a concussion which led to a deep depression, she says the experience turned out to be a because of what she learned along the way to recovery.

Whether you're old enough to remember the assassination of JFK, the image that likely comes to mind is from an amateur film shot by Abraham Zapruder. His granddaughter shares the story of how the 486 frames of film still haunts America.

When migrants making the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean radio for help, Commander Massimo Tozzi would answer the call. The former captain of an Italian military ship shares his experience rescuing desperate refugees wanting to start a new life.

Julia Child was the first television celebrity chef and one who broke all the rules. The Current looks back on the life of the American who mastered French cuisine and how the star in her 60s changed the way we eat and how we think about food.

Two decades ago, Camilla Gibb had set herself up for what she thought would be her dream job in academia — only to realize the realities of the ivory tower didn't sit right with her. Then a man she barely knew gave her a gift that would change her life.

According to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canadian special forces are in Iraq to train and "empower" against ISIS, but it's not playing out that way. CBC's Murray Brewster, embedded with the troops, says he saw them doing much more than that.

From a sense of Canada's mission in Iraq from Murray Brewster who was embedded with Canadian forces last week, to the first ever celebrity chef Julia Child, to Commander Massimo Tozzi who helped save countless migrants ... This is The Current.

A mother is causing controversy with a Supreme Court petition objecting to her children participating in a cleansing ceremony at school, citing religious freedom. The school district maintains the ritual is cultural and plans to continue the practice.

How will progressive world leaders advance liberal values in a world where Donald Trump is president?

Kwame Anthony Appiah says race and nationality are social constructs, yet essentialist myths surrounding these concepts are being used in politics to cause deadly divisions.

From a big picture philosophical look at the misconceptions around identity and race, to what diplomacy looks like in the age of Trump, to a Supreme Court lawsuit blurring the lines between religious and cultural practices... This is The Current.

There's fiction. And then there's fact. But these days it seems there's a narrowing line between the two. So what's the perfect word to describe that? Oxford Dictionaries thinks the term deserves to be called the word of the year.