The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

You may recognize Yogi as smarter than the average bear but the point is bears are smart and the former Superintendent of Banff National Park believes we must get over our fear of them and co-exist in a different way.

We start our 3-part special 'Reset: A New Cold War?' with a look at US/Russia relations. With Vladmir Putin re-asserting his country's geopolitical influence in former Soviet-controlled regions, Is there a new cold war brewing between USA and Russia?

If you hated the old Cold War but miss all the cloak and dagger stuff, there may be good news. We explore the new tensions between Russia, China and the U.S. and speak with former CIA operative Jason Matthews about the changing face of espionage.

Spying in the 21st century can be done without cunning disguises or elaborate cover stories. The cyber-spy requires only a keyboard and a WiFi connection. Of course, that's assuming there is such a thing as cyber-spying.

Everyone became a critic at Alberta's College of Art and Design when a student killed a chicken as part of an art project. But the most powerful critic was the school -- and it swung the axe. Was it performance art or an act of cruelty?

You don't have to anger many voters to lose an election in Labrador. Then again, you don't have to please many voters to win. On Monday, former cabinet minister Peter Penashue lets voters of Canada's least populous riding decide his future.

China's thirsty in its search for reliable aqua pura. Its farms and factories demand more, so Beijing seeks more control over its lakes and streams, bringing it into conflict with neighbouring countries that rely on waters that flow through China.

An influential report written by two Harvard University economists helped convince govts around the world they were spending too much and had to reign it in. Societies convulsed. Now it looks as if the economists' spreadsheet program contained errors.

Dangerous drones and dangerous bikers. Our listeners' thoughts on stories of the week. Plus, why people who have been sexually assaulted don't file a complaint. And a fundraising campaign to remove the body of a suspected terrorist is over-subscribed.

Numbers released by the Pentagon estimate as many as 70 sexual assaults of American military personnel by American military personnel occur every day. The US military is using training sessions and ads to prevent assaults but critics say use the law.

On March 22, 2006 the Queen of the North ferry sank. For the ensuing seven years, Trina Benedict would struggle with what she saw. As a passenger aboard the Queen of the North, Trina Benedict has never spoken publicly. Today she tells her story.

Statistics Canada once promoted its long-form census but the mandatory long-form census has been replaced by a voluntary National Household Survey. In advance of its release today, the agency has issued warnings about the validity of its statistical data.

Lorne Campbell was 16 when he began wearing the colours of Satan's Choice, eventually migrating to Hell's Angels. He says he liked the motorcycles and the loyalty of the other guys and the beatings and shooting were simply the cost of crossing his gang.

It is another day of fear and uncertainty for the civilians of Syria caught amidst fighting that spill over borders. From Israeli air strikes to Syria's retaliatory threats and Hezbollah's weapons aspirations, we're stepping geopolitical events today.

There’s an estimated 200 men and women who came to Canada seeking refugee status as War Resisters. The Pentagon calls them Deserters. Today, our ongoing look at ethical dilemmas - Line in the Sand - asks if and when a soldier has the right to follow his o