The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

Spanish bullfighting has survived the span of centuries, the union of Europe, the fury of animal lovers. But could the European debt crisis deliver the coup de grace?

Line in The Sand is the best of The Current's stories about the ethical dilemmas that define us. Humanitarian Stephen Lewis, journalist Lorna Dueck, and award-winning writer Dr. Vincent Lam debate what will define Canada in the coming years.

As 65,000 evacuees make their way home to whatever state it may be in, our producer Pacinthe Mattar joins us from Calgary to tell us how Calgarians are coping and to look ahead at the cleanup and rebuilding of the city.

We revisit our conversation with cartoonist Art Spiegelmanm who finds art in disorder and catastrophe. It was his muse when he wrote Maus, the graphic novel that earned him a Pulitzer. Art Spiegelman takes us on a darkly-hilarious tour of his mind.

Calgary's deputy mayor wants people to stay away from the river -- but will the river stay away from the people? Mandatory evacuation orders are in effect across southern Alberta after powerful rains flooded communities, the worst flooding in decades.

Anyone who's yearned to understand animals might jump for joy as a result of work done at Northern Arizona University. Researchers believe they've decoded some prairie dog language -- and it may lead to new ways of understanding animal talk.

This is National Aboriginal Day and with the celebrations are promises of more direct action by aboriginal groups. New tensions simmer over a federal plan to provide more skills training to help First Nations people find work but there is a catch ...

From Sponsorship to Senate spending, Canada has had its scandals. But on the other side of the Atlantic a scandal is infuriating the Czech Republic but mercifully for the politicians not all scandals are scintillating. So what makes a scandal stick?

For nearly 40 years, the most elusive object in the US has been Jimmy Hoffa’s corpse. The latest search for the former head of the Teamsters Union turned up nothing but it seems the most fascinating aspect of Jimmy Hoffa may be his disappearance.

A public service without sick leave, Iran without hostages and English without the apostrophe. Our listeners' thoughts on some of the stories of the week. Plus the Public Service Alliance of Canada speaks up about plans to "modernize" the public service.

A venomous session of Parliament has now adjourned after months of attacks and counter-attacks, a spending scandal in the Senate that will linger into summer and a Conservative preoccupation with the new Liberal leader. Time to talk politics.

Ajit Varki believes that to really understand how we reached the top of the evolutionary ladder you have to be in denial. He shares his theories on how Denial, Self-Deception and False Beliefs allowed humans to surpass other species, to survive and think.

On any given day there are an estimated 1500 boil water advisories in effect across this country. Author Chris Wood argues our water safety is going right down the drain from what's in the pipes to what's in the water source.

News that Montreal's Mayor Michael Applebaum is facing corruption-related charges has many wondering how the city will govern moving forward. Should Montreal be placed under trusteeship by the province amidst Applebaum’s arrest and charges?

Betty Anne Gagnon's mental disabilities did not prevent her from living an independent life and even holding down a job. She did need help. Yet in her final days she seems to have been completely abandoned. How could Betty Anne have been left so alone?