The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

Forget everything you think you know about memory. Canadian criminal psychologist and author of The Memory Illusion, Julia Shaw, says our memories are usually unreliable. She may even have you questioning everything you think you know about yourself.

From recent sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump revealing a gender divide, to criminal psychologist Julia Shaw on questioning your memory, to the high prevalence of ADHD in prisons... This is The Current with Piya Chattopadhyay.

As allegations of sexual assault against Donald Trump continue to drive the media cycle, The Current convenes women political observers to share their thoughts on the campaign race and what it says about the state of democracy in the U.S.

Editor of an online publication for the Oromo people, Mohammed Ademo says Ethiopia's current situation is appalling and the government needs to end the state of emergency and offer concessions to avoid a civil war.

From malnourished children in Yemen overshadowed by other conflicts, to Somali female presidential candidate Fadumo Dayib, to The Current's new virtual reality documentary on The Highway of Tears... This is The Current with Piya Chattopadhyay.

The Current has produced a virtual reality documentary about the notorious Highway of Tears where dozens of Indigenous women have gone missing or been murdered. Anna Maria Tremonti is in Prince George, B.C. hosting a public forum and shares more details.

Death threats haven't deterred Fadumo Dayib from running to be Somalia's next president. The first-ever female candidate for Somalia's presidency shares with The Current her plan to put an end to corruption in politics by the male-dominated clan system.

Week after week, Yemen's civil war grinds. To date, almost 3,000 children have been killed or injured in the conflict. As 370,000 severely malnourished children face a greater risk of death, many question why the plight of Yemen has been overlooked.

After more than a decade old, a cold case is finally closed. David Ridgen first brought us the story of the murder of Christine Harron back in 2012. Now the man accused of her death has been sentenced to life in prison. The Current brings you an update.

From the desperate situation in Haiti in need of aid, to Sweden's proposed tax break for repairing rather than replacing goods, to revisiting the cold case of Christine Harron that has now been solved... This is The Current with Piya Chattopadhyay.

Fix your clothes, appliances or whatever you're tempted to take to the curb. It's part of a burgeoning "fixer movement" that not only is good for the environment and pocket but in Sweden repairing what's broken can actually give you a tax break.

In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, people in southern Haiti say there's nothing left. And the worst may still be in store: starvation, cholera, most likely more deaths. Warnings about where to donate has The Current looking into how aid is helping Haiti.

Is it too good to be true?

She would not have made it as a college instructor if not for this turning point in her education.

Vice-chair of the committee charged with looking into federal voting practices says reforms are needed to make the federal system more representative.