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The Current is a meeting place of perspectives with a fresh take on issues that affect Canadians today.

Thu Nov 13 19:00:00 EST 2008

A bold and brassy Prairie man named Izzy created Canada's third national T.V. network. Now, as CanWest Global sheds jobs ... more

Wed Nov 12 19:00:00 EST 2008

Yesterday, Anna Maria spoke with Mellissa Fung, a CBC journalist who was held captive for a month in Afghanistan. This is ... more

Tue Nov 11 19:00:00 EST 2008

A former Israeli soldier breaks the silence on what, he says, really happens when the army raids a village in the occupied... more

Mon Nov 10 19:00:00 EST 2008

Canada's military has sent artists to war since WW1. Men and women armed with paintbrushes and celluloid recording the ba... more

Sun Nov 09 19:00:00 EST 2008

CBC reporter Mellissa Fung is on her way home, safe after being kidnapped and held in a hole for four weeks in Afghanistan... more

Thu Nov 06 19:00:00 EST 2008

In his new book, author Ronald Wright asks the question, "What Is America." On today's podcast, we'll find out why the ans... more

Wed Nov 05 19:00:00 EST 2008

Two years ago, the Quebec government banned a herbicide called 2-4-D. And now the Canadian Government is facing a two-mill... more

Tue Nov 04 19:00:00 EST 2008

Barack Obama has raised people's hopes and pushed their expectations through the roof. In today's podcast we look at the c... more

Mon Nov 03 19:00:00 EST 2008

The editorials in newspapers across the U.S.have come out overwhelmingly in favour of Barak Obama for president. Have they... more

Wed Oct 29 20:00:00 EDT 2008

And just about everyone's who's not old enough to remember the Great Depression is nervously pondering whether we're enter... more