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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Why are more kids missing school?
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Thousands of criminal cases dismissed because Jordan rule
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If flying is miserable, who's to blame?
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What can brain phases tell us about our stage of life?
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Mark Carney’s energy gamble
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ALS patient dies alone after paying $84K US to a Sask. facility
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What’s behind Quebec’s sweeping secularism bill
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Ottawa and Alberta's pipeline memorandum
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How the giant heads of Easter Island “walked”
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Could deep brain stimulation be a cure for depression?
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What to know about the deadly fire in Hong Kong
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Raccoons: Pests or Pets
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Bob Rae: "The world is turning upside down"
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The literary icon who isn't Indigenous after all
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Russia holds cards in Ukraine peace deal
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How ChatGPT drove this man to psychosis
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Jim Balsillie's prescription for Canadian business
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Why Bill McKibben thinks solar energy could save the world
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What's the best way to manage grizzly bears?
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The extortion threats facing B.C’s South Asian community
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Ryan Wedding: From champion snowboarder to FBI's most wanted
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"Lentil King" wants Canadian businesses to think bigger
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Searching for Fela Kuti
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Alberta opts for a public-private health-care system
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How did Louise Penny predict the future in her new book?
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Live at the Haskell Free Library, right on the U.S. border
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How these dogs saved their humans' lives
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How does remote-controlled brain surgery work?
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What’s the impact of US tariffs on New Brunswick?
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Epstein's accusers may finally win their transparency fight
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Stretching vs. Mobility: What your body really needs
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Gen Z Economist Kyla Scanlon on the "Casino Economy"
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What to know about Ukraine’s corruption scandal
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How prop betting is undermining sports
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How reliable hydro will help build Arctic sovereignty
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Doctors Without Borders CEO, Avril Benoit steps down
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Brazil wants to drill for oil AND cut emissions
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Where are we in the fight against climate change?
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John Irving on the power of reading
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How two parasites are threatening PEI’s oyster industry
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Will the Liberals get enough votes to pass the budget?
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Robert Munsch’s donates personal archive to Guelph library
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Fareed Zakaria on MAGA, Trump and backlash politics
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Can Mark Carney balance Canada’s economy and climate goals?
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Three Conservatives reflect on Pierre Poilievre not reflecting
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Gen Z wants you to know where they are
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Pressure on the White House to release full Epstein files
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How a luxury hotel in Afghanistan tells the story of a nation
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