The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

Canadian Beverley Giesbrecht is believed to have died at the hands of the Taliban. A new documentary about her weaves footage she filmed while inside Taliban territory, with the perspective of those who watched her helplessly venture deeper into danger.

When today's surviving newspapers decide to endorse candidates for prime minister... Is it a practice as anachronistic as setting lead type? Or a fine democratic tradition that deserves to continue into the digital age?

The Current's Friday host, David Common joins Anna Maria in studio to get to some of our listener feedback on the stories we've brought you lately... including the previous installments of our week-long focus on health care.

We've been talking to doctors, patients and experts this week calling for creativity and vision for our health needs of the future. Today we convene a panel of political candidates offering their party views of the role Ottawa should play.

The whole country has been talking about her, especially ​Conservative leader Stephen Harper. Zunera Ishaq joins us to explain why she fought for the right to wear her niqab at the citizenship ceremony and how it feels at the centre of a campaign issue.

Less than two weeks to voting day and pollster Eric Grenier says the numbers are shifting, especially for Tom Mulcair's NDP who came bolting out of the gate. But it ain't over til it's over. Our panel looks at who's up, who's down and who's spinning.

The conversation that hasn't happened in the election - Health Care. It's the issue that most Canadians learn about the hard way. Our panel take the pulse of the parties... what they are offering and what they all need to consider.

After 9-11, Ray Kelly returned as New York City's top cop. He gave elite members of the force heavy weapons training and embedded his officers around the world. His legacy will define policing in the US's largest city for decades to come.

Statistically fewer than 40 per cent of young people eligible to vote actually cast their ballots. But is that because they don't care ... or because they think the politicians on the ballot don't care? Three young voters step up to the mic.

Veteran broadcaster Kevin Newman spent years getting to know audiences but during that time, he and his son Alex were growing further apart. When a teenage Alex finally came out to his dad as gay, it kick started a bigger discussion that was long overdue.

As Canada's over-65 population grows ever more dominant, a growing chorus of health care workers is pushing new attitudes in caring for seniors. They say they can save the system money with superior care and they want politicians to follow their lead.

Christine Caron never thought about the cost of prosthetics, she assumed universal health care had her back. But the province doesn't provide state-of-the-art-artificial limbs. Today, we hear how one woman's journey has lessons for us all.

Comedian Lara Rae, who used to be known as Al Rae, of Little Mosque on the Prairie fame, goes public as a transwoman in Winnipeg, and finds new laughter and happiness in her new identity. Lara Rae joins us to share her story.

Today Pacific trade ministers have reached a deal. Stephen Harper has made it clear not everyone will benefit from the this new trade deal. The deal will affect everything from drugs to cars... to butter and cheese. We debate the merits of the TPP deal.

There are fewer red Smarties in the package these days, but the box is actually bigger. It is all part of grand design to seduce you with packaging. Today, we take away the sugar coating to examine the psychology and marketing behind food packaging.