The Current

CBC

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 Toronto, Ontario, Canada — and has recently recorded live shows about the Canadian election in Surrey and Burnaby BC. And shows to come in Oshawa and the 905, Red Deer, Alberta, Quebec City and Halifax.

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September 16 · 18 min
Could AI really kill us?
AI insiders have increasingly been sounding the alarm on the risks of out-of-control superintelligence, with some claiming a non-zero chance that AI could kill all humans before the end of the decade. Author and investigative journalist Stephen Witt lays out the potential scenarios and the corporate interests at play.
September 16 · 11 min
What’s going on with B.C. Conservatives
Just 4 months after electing Kerry-Lynne Finlay as the new leader of the BC Conservatives, the party is in disarray.  So far, 9 MLAs have left the party. Of those, a faction of 7 MLAs has joined together to create another, yet unnamed, right wing party. Rob Shaw of Check News explains what's been happening and tries to give a sense of why.
September 16 · 23 min
Summerland, B.C. Fires came with speed and violence”
A forest fire northwest of Summerland, British Columbia started around dinnertime on August 7th. It’s not unusual for the Okanagan to see fires spark in the summer. But what was unusual was how aggressively it spread, causing more than 20-thousand people to flee. Fires are getting bigger and faster. And they’re causing more devastation. So, residents and politicians are now trying to figure out how to better prepare. CBC’s Sarah Penton explores all that in her documentary, With Speed and Viol
September 15 · 23 min
This man says chatbot therapy saved his life
Doug Kitchen was depressed and lonely after his wife left him. He says using a chatbot was key to his recovery. He's one of a growing number of Canadians turning to AI-powered tools for mental health support. Montreal psychiatrist Vincent Paquin says chatbots can help, but says we still need guardrails for this powerful tech.
September 15 · 12 min
Canada’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year
We hear from Canadian Geographic's 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year, David Sturge, about a rare encounter with a seal pup on a melting ice sheet in a Newfoundland Bay, and the stories of environmental stewardship he tells through his pictures.
September 15 · 20 min
Does Canada's future lie with the US or Europe?
Canada's relationship with the United States is rocky right now. Is it a glitch or a new feature? Former U.S. ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman argues the ties that bind the two neighbours will endure. But Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Europe hoping to deepen ties to the EU. Former Quebec premier Jean Charest says that's in Canada's interest.
September 15 · 11 min
Why female athletes are mad at Sydney Sweeney’s ad
Actor Sydney Sweeney is once again facing backlash over an advertisement. Female athletes around the world are responding to a nude sports gambling ad. Culture critic Bee Quamie on why Sweeney is such a lightning rod for controversy and what this ad and response to it can tell us about this moment in women’s sport.
September 14 · 10 min
What's a supermover, and why should you become one?
If you're pushing 80 and still walking as fast as your 50-year-old friends, you might be a supermover. New research on 'supermovers' - people 90+ who walk faster than their ageing peers - have a 50 percent lower chance of developing cognitive decline as they age. Plus, their brains are bigger.
September 14 · 19 min
The PM invited global investors to Canada. Are they buying?
Mark Carney and Canadian business heavyweights are wooing international investors in Toronto this week. The Prime Minister wants to attract $1 trillion in investment over the next decade. What's on offer? And who wants to buy Canadian? Matthew Winkler of Bloomberg News and Falice Chin of The Hub give us their take.
September 14 · 13 min
Being a woman in Afghanistan
Five years after the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan, one young woman says she feels like her home has become her jail. She once went to school and worked with a Canadian NGO, but now says she's afraid to leave her house, and hopes the Canadian government can help.
September 14 · 24 min
How to master The Art of Fighting
Bestselling author and conflict facilitator Priya Parker says most of us are not very good at fighting: either we avoid it, or we escalate it until it becomes explosive. In her new book, The Art of Fighting, she advocates for something called "healthy heat," what we can learn about conflict from the TV show The Bear, and when a conflict might signal that a relationship should end.
September 11 · 26 min
A Canadian and an American 9/11 survivor tell their stories
Canadian Ron di Francesco and New Yorker Wendy Lanski were both working in the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001 — when, out of the bright, blue New York sky, hijackers crashed two jet planes into the towers, changing the city, and the world in a matter of minutes. They join us on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks to reflect on their experiences that day, how they have processed what they went through, and the scars it has left on them and the families who lost loved
September 11 · 5 min
Remembering the desperate search for the missing on 9/11
Dr. Danielle Ofri was working at Bellevue Hospital in New York as the 9/11 attacks unfolded. Stuart Inglis was a Canadian graphic designer working there too. They remember how the friends and families of the missing started plastering the city with posters, as they desperately tried to find a trace of their loved ones.
September 11 · 12 min
A Canada-U.S. friendship forged in the aftermath of 9/11
Jeanette Gutierrez and Kelly Sceviour would probably have never met if it weren't for the tragedy of 9/11. Jeanette was a survivor of the attacks that day in New York City — and met Kelly when she attended a 9/11 memorial in Gander, Newfoundland, 10 years ago. They talk about how they bonded as Jeanette was being "screeched in" at the local legion, and why being together on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks means so much to both of them.
September 11 · 26 min
Rick and Amanda Hansen reflect on the “Man in Motion” Tour
For more than two years, Canadian Rick Hansen pushed his wheelchair around the world to raise money and awareness for people with disabilities. Now — more than 40 years later — a new documentary at TIFF, "Man in Motion, The Rick Hansen Story," looks back at that tour. Matt Galloway speaks with Rick and his wife Amanda.
September 10 · 21 min
Inside the PEI oyster crisis
Two diseases are ravaging PEI's oyster industry and farmers and fishers say government help hasn't been enough. We travel to Tyne Valley and go to the heart of the "dead zone". This is part one of The Current's road trip across the maritimes. Also in this episode: We get a preview of the ambitious new restoration of Province House in Charlottetown.
September 10 · 25 min
"I'd like to rip someone's throat" Frank McKenna on the trade war
The former premier of New Brunswick and former Canadian ambassador to the US gives his take on the trade war, and Canada at this moment. He has some sharp words for Alberta premier Danielle Smith and tells a wild story about the advice he and Jean Chretien got from another world leader after the 1995 Quebec referendum. Also in this episode: our conversation with beloved Acadian musician Lisa Leblanc.
September 10 · 24 min
The Carley Fortune effect
A sexy new romance novel has been drawing a new generation of fans to Prince Edward Island, and now it's about to become a Netflix series. We go on the set of "This Summer Will Be Different" and talk to the showrunners Linsey Stewart and Dane Clark. Also in this episode: We pay a visit to Mrs Dunster's — an iconic New Brunswick bakery that is becoming a national success story.
September 9 · 24 min
North of North is back with Season 2!
We speak with the creators of the series North of North as they launch Season 2 after the show became an international hit. Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril tell us about what it's like to film a comedy in Iqaluit, about the good things, and the challenges faced by those living in Canada's North.
September 9 · 18 min
U.S. hits back at Canada’s retaliatory tariffs
The White House responded to Canada's retaliatory counter-tariffs with a series of proclamations. We speak with two U.S.-based trade reporters, Gavin Bade from the Wall Street Journal, and Oliver Ward from POLITICO to discuss what this all means, and the road ahead in an escalating trade war.

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