The Current
Three stories to expand your worldview, delivered daily. Matt Galloway cuts through a sea of choice to bring you stories that transcend the news cycle. Conversations with big thinkers, household names, and people living the news. An antidote to algorithms that cater to what you already know — and a meeting place for diverse perspectives. In its 20 years, the Current has become a go-to place for stories that shape and entertain us. Released daily, Monday to Friday.The Current is produced in Toron...
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The transformative power of cheese and mongering
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The Best Albums of 2025
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Canada's soaring beef prices
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Canadian MPs denied entry to West Bank
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Jimmy Lai’s son; “This is a man who knows what is right.”
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Orphaned polar bear cub finds new family to survive
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Meet the woman who climbed this enormous sheer cliff and made history
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Why Zadie Smith loves Billie Eilish, clubbing and third-rate novels
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The best cookbooks of 2025
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The flu can turn deadly, get your shot, doctors warn
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Winter surfing in Canada's oceans and Great Lakes
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What political chaos in Quebec means for Canada
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She had anorexia as a teenager. She wants you to know it's more complicated than...
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Jamaican resilience after category 5 storm
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What we know about the Bondi Beach terror attack
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The brightness and beauty of being indigenous
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Catch 22: A CBC documentary
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These Epstein survivors demanded his files be released and won — but their fight...
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Canada pushes for a “brain gain” amidst US turmoil
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Mark Bittman's $15 fine dining experiment
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Patti Smith on music, art and navigating loss
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Manitoba nurses put hospitals on "grey list" due to violence
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Have governments delivered on $10 a day childcare?
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Robert Munsch: The stories he'll leave behind
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‘Surviving Sudan’ from journalist Michelle Shephard
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Why more Canadians are finding family doctors
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What can we learn about human aging from dogs?
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Netflix vs. Paramount: The Streamer That Would Be King
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The Toronto housing project saving lives
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The AI jobs cuts are here
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How Robotaxis could reshape Canadian cities
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Can "Buy Now, Pay Later" lead to money problems?
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The first female crash test dummy prepares to hit the road
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Is regime change in Venezuela imminent?
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Dave Bidini of the Rheostatics on the band's new album
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What’s the future of the Canada-US-Mexico trade deal?
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This new drug could be a game-changer for HIV/AIDS
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Does Canada stand a chance in the 2026 world cup?
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‘Make the Season Kind’ with CBC
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Confusion for BC Cons
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How sustainable is the Buy Canadian movement?
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Why are these firefighters recreating a Twilight scene?
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Death toll climbs from deadly floods across Indonesia
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Are AI toys safe for your kids?
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Grist for the mill…
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What 1,000 steel layoffs mean for Sault Ste. Marie
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Scott Galloway’s operating manual for being a man today
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Cheaper weight loss drugs “gamechanger” for Canadians
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What's driving Gen Z's return to Christianity?
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