The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

We delve into what was once a kind of secret societ: the world of professional cycling. Lance Armstrong may have been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, but there's now talk of lawsuits and more investigations. There's no finish line in sight for this story.

It was 1984, and a small plane took off in terrible weather. After just one hour, it crashed, killing six of the people on board. The four who survived had wildly different backgrounds - a politician, a cop, a criminal and a pilot. We hear their astonishing story today.

The presidential debates may or may not have sway American voters. But there's something else going on behind closed doors in this campaign: secret science is scrutinizing voters and their behavior to a degree unprecedented in previous elections. The people who do this kind of work are absorbed by algorithms, and consumed by computer data all in the pursuit of the presidency.

Dial "M" for money. Canadians complain about the high price of cellphone contracts, the high costs of canceling them, and those pesky hidden fees that sometimes has them pulling out more than a few coins. We've heard the horror stories, but now the CRTC wants to hear them too, during public hearings. And the regulator is set to come up with a national code of conduct for Canada's cellphone providers.

Well, there probably won't be any chuckles at tonight's 3rd and final U.S. Presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. But with just two weeks to go til voting day, the race for president couldn't be tighter--at least according to pollsters. So a lot will be on the line at tonight's foreign policy debate. Or will it? Today, we're asking what's really accomplished in these face-to-face face offs.

Iran is sure to be raised during tonight's Presidential debate. While the US grapples over what course of action to take against Iran's nuclear ambitions, ordinary Iranians are suffocating under sanctions imposed by the West. We're heading to Iran to find out what life under sanctions is like, and whose really suffering.

History shows we have little control of nature once we have changed it and there are often negative and (mostly unintended and unforeseen ) consequences to our meddling with nature in as effort to conserve it. Today, we look at the experiments in assisted migration that raises ethical and moral concerns. And debate how to deal with shifting habitat caused by our changing climate.

50 years ago this month, the world seemed to be teetering close to the brink of Armageddon. All eyes were on the Caribbean, and the stand-off between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over nuclear missiles in Cuba. We hear from some people who had a front row seat to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The French President is suggesting doing away with homework for French students all together, as part of an overhaul of France's education system. Today, we're adding up the pluses and minuses of homework on this side of the Atlantic. Does homework help students achieve better results? Is it a baseless boredom for kids and their parents? And is it even fair?

The story of Amanda Todd has galvanized the world with sympathy and concern. The teen's suicide and online harassment has everyone talking about bullying. But for some, talk is cheap, and they're taking matters into their own hands. Hacktivists say they've tracked down Amanda Todd's tormenter, and are now being criticized for their own brand of bullyism. The RCMP want what they say amounts to vigilantism to stop. But others ask, why should they?

Does the Canadian north have too many, too few or just the right number of polar bears? A new study hopes to count these magnificent giants of the Arctic and end this long debate. Today, we have a documentary about the controversial count of Polar Bears in Canada's arctic. Also, it's that time of the week when we check in with our listeners about the stories we brought you in recent days. Destroying E. coli, ADHD drugs and deadening boredom are a few of the topics on your minds.

Democrats have accused the GOP of voter suppression tactics especially against minorities, the elderly and in states that are expected to be key battlegrounds in next month's Presidential Election. Republicans say they're just trying to prevent voter fraud. We discuss U.S. voter fraud today.

For years, the phrase "Food Irradiation" left many consumers running for the hills ... or at least for the closest organic-certified farm. Now, in the wake of an E.coli outbreak and the largest beef recall in Canadian history ... an old idea is being reconsidered. We're weighing the case for food irradiation

Two decades ago, Rick George looked at the patch of land around Fort McMurray, Alberta and saw dollar signs where most people saw headaches. As the head of Suncor, he took some gambles, listened to his gut, helped build the modern oil sands and earned a reputation as one of the first oil-patch CEOs to take environmental issues seriously. But not everyone is happy with what he has wrought.

The Premier of Ontario under fire on the labour front, on an energy scandal, holding onto to power with a precarious minority suddenly, unexpectedly, inexplicably walks away. And he’s also prorogued, suspended the business of the legislature until the party finds a replacement. We’re joining the enquiring minds that want to know more today.