The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

From the public funding of private schools in B.C. sparking debate in provinces across the country, to Arianna Huffington's vision for tackling the issue of sleep deprivation, to the growing number of Canadians working past 65 out of necessity.

The Georgetown Memory Project wants the university to do more to recognize its history with slavery and make amends for the 272 people sold.

As the trucking industry has an increasingly hard time attracting a new generation of drivers, we look at the challenges and potential solutions for the business.

Can drones save lives? That's the latest question as innovators design flying robots to deliver medicine to remote parts of Canada and the world. But new technology brings with it new risks and new ethical questions.

National borders are vanishing, new megacities are emerging and it's all good, according to author Parag Khanna. He joins The Current today to share his visions for our hyper-connected future, including some surprising predictions for Canada.

Jeff Peddle and Kim Clemens share developments facing evacuees of the Fort McMurray wildfire.

From al-Qaeda's plans to create an emirate in Syria, to filmmaker John Aitchison documenting the secret lives of wildlife, to social workers bending the law in the name of justice... This is The Current.

Al-Qaeda plans to create an emirate in Syria. As top UN nations are talking ceasefires and peace plans, Western leaders seem oblivious to a power-play unfolding in strategic areas of Syria.

As more people become dependent on the GPS, we may be neglecting an important part of our own brains. In an era of powerful satellite technology, experts suggest practicing basic navigation skills, like using maps, to keep the hippocampus active.

From lessons in human kindness in Fort McMurray helping those in need, to how sibling rivalry can escalate to bullying, to Apple Pay and a cashless society just a swipe away... This is The Current with Stephen Quinn.

Prime Ministers can serve for more than a decade. The Conservative Party wants that to change - proposing term limits on the party leader. There is no such tradition in any major Canadian federal party and the move seems a direct swipe at Stephen Harper.

From stories from frontline firefighters battling the epic Fort McMurray fire, to the lack of research on long-term risks of exposure to fire and ash, to how living in disguise helped Maria Toorpakai realize her athletic dreams... This is The Current.

Maria Toorpakai grew up in Pakistan's tribal area known as Waziristan where all girls are taught to get in line. She never did. Today she's a squash champion living in Toronto. She shares her story of defiance and determination for the love of sport.

Within a day of orders that all residents had to leave Fort McMurray, three firefighters from St. Albert near Edmonton, joined hundreds of others to help extinguish a city on fire. They share their experience with The Current.

Principal Lisa Hilsenteger made a quick decision that saved the lives of fifteen stranded students at her Fort McMurray school. As the school bus headed towards a closed road, she made a decision to head back into the belly of the beast to get out.