The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

He always had a big job. Charles Bronfman was born into wealth and privilege and stepped into the family distillery business, Seagram. But he faced self-doubt and complicated family relationships all of which he's sharing in a new memoir, Distilled.

Protesters are calling on the government to halt the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in N.L. If the project goes through as planned, they say local Indigenous communities will be harmed. Hunger strikers in Ottawa want this project done right.

Comedian George Carlin's famous "seven dirty words" may be over 40-years-old but the taboo around swearing continues to persist, especially around children. But some studies suggest swearing can't hurt, so stop feeling guilty.

From refugees facing uncertainty as France demolishes the Calais refugee camp, to a cognitive scientist delving into what swear words reveal about ourselves, to anthropologist Wade Davis who says cultural life is under assault... This is The Current.

Wade Davis has spent more than a decade travelling the globe to visit the peoples, cultures, and languages, in danger of extinction. The anthropologist says the cultural life of our planet is under assault and deserves to be heard.

Among the thousands of refugees French officials are forcing out of the Calais camp called "The Jungle" are an estimated 1,200 unaccompanied minors. Many have relatives in Britain but the U.K. is divided on its obligations.

From to a panel of young people living with visible and invisible disabilities, to the disability minister on Canada's upcoming accessibility legislation, to a comic who finds humour living with disability... This is a special edition of The Current with

In a way, she's just a face in the crowd — one of millions of Syrian refugees who have fled their home in search of a better life. But young Nujeen Mustafa made her escape in a wheelchair and says next she'd like to head to the moon.

Josh Blue is a stand-up comedian who has been promoting Speechless, a TV comedy he says paints a realistic view of life with disability. He joins The Current to talk about finding humour in living with cerebral palsy.

Canada's top politician in charge of disability issues Carla Qualtrough knows her file, inside and out. The federal minister joins The Current to talk about her quest to make history by drafting a national accessibility law — the first of its kind.

The next generation of disability activists aren't waiting for society to 'help them', they're calling for a revolution. Meet young Canadians living with both visible, and invisible disabilities, fighting against gaps in funding, services, and attitudes.

Ing Wong-Ward lives with Spinal Muscular Atrophy and uses a wheelchair. She will be hosting a special Friday edition of The Current focused on the abilities of those with disabilities and joins Anna Maria to share some details about herself and tomorrow.

The cornerstone of The Current's public forum in Prince George was the release of CBC's first virtual reality documentary that tells the story of Ramona Wilson's disappearance along the Highway of Tears. The Current speaks to the director of the project.

From how Trump has fractured the Republican party, to the online battleground of Syria's civil war, to journalist-turned-activist Ing Wong-Ward as tomorrow's host ofThe Current focusing on the abilities of those with disabilities... This is The Current.

Computers and smartphones are the front-line weapons in the Syrian war that is playing out in cyberspace. The Current introduces you to the online players in a conflict that is reaching through computer screens, unleashing troll threats and even PTSD.