The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

With the New Year underway, another painful anniversary has passed for Monique Lepine. At the beginning of December in 1989, her son Marc shot and killed 14 women at the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. The shock and horror of that day sparked a nationwid

Conservationists say Africa is undergoing an epic elephant slaughter because of a soaring demand for ivory in Asia. After a record year in 2011, 2012 numbers are not expected to be much better. We hear from Paul Mbugua from the Kenya Wildlife Service and

Argentina's Dirty War left stains that won't fade for generations; lost lives, lost hopes and lost families. The Current's Kathleen Goldhar brings us the story of an adopted Argentinian woman struggles with a terrifying truth -- the family that raised he

As The Current celebrates ten years on the air, we're revisiting our top ten interviews from our first decade. Coming up, Anna Maria Tremonti's conversations with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Patient Number Three, the third Canadian

This year has been one of triumphs and unspeakable tragedy. So as we count down to the end of 2012, we are joined by three Canadian politicians who have watched the year unfold from inside the political arena.

Will this New Year's eve bash cause the world economy to tank? Despite last-ditch talks and a hint of optimism from some quarters over the weekend, the political stalemate between the Democratic White House and Republican dominated House of Representative

Barely a month after her wedding, Shannon Moroney's world was turned upside down. She was out of town at a conference when a police officer knocked on her hotel room door and told her that her husband Jason was in custody, accused of kidnapping and sexual

All over the world, children are abandoned within hours of being born. Some, sadly, are left to die. Other foundlings though, are left in what are known as baby boxes: safe, secure places, usually at hospitals or clinics, where a desperate mother can drop

In Saskatchewan 50 years ago, the province was in the grip of a controversy that lead to fears of violence. The issue was medicare: It came into existence there on July 1st, 1962. The same day, doctors went on strike, beginning a 23 day standoff with the

The horrors were so normal, the brutality so casual for Shin Dong-hyuk. He was born in prison camp in North Korea and so never knew comfort, freedom or love. He was so hardened by the appalling conditions he felt nothing for his mother and brother. And be

Just over a week ago, a 23 year old woman was brutally raped after she boarded a bus with a male friend. He was also beaten. They were dumped naked, by the roadside and she is now on life support in Singapore. Now there are massive protests. It's not just

A new book, penned by a former hotel employee, spills some of the behind the scenes intrigues. A few hints: why you want to be careful about drinking from a glass in your room. Why you should worry when the valet drives off to park your car. All that and

A noted American psychiatrist has found his way back to the center of controversy because of a choice he made late in his life and his career. Dr. Robert Spitzer authored a study that supported attempts to "cure" people of their homosexuality. He was hail

The Current is celebrating ten years on the air by bringing you our top ten interviews of all time. Today, we revisit our conversation with the twentieth Prime Minister of Canada, Jean Chrétien. He reveals why he decided to stay for a third term and why n

London, England is a city steeped in history ... awash in stories ... a place where ghosts linger in every cathedral and pub. The dedication and training required to tell those stories at an elite level, to master the minutia of 1,500 years of history is