CBC Radio: The Best of The Current

CBC Radio: The Best of The Current

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

Fri Oct 10 20:00:00 EDT 2008

Now, with all this talk about the economy, it's worth reminding ourselves where the term comes from ... In this podcast ou... more

Thu Oct 09 20:00:00 EDT 2008

There's an old Chinese proverb that goes, better eight hundred in cash than a thousand in credit, sage advice in these unc... more

Wed Oct 08 20:00:00 EDT 2008

Here in Canada, economists from the five major banks say they expect little or no growth in the Canadian economy ... and t... more

Tue Oct 07 20:00:00 EDT 2008

The outgoing Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan says the war against the Taliban cannot be won. In an interview ov... more

Mon Oct 06 20:00:00 EDT 2008

The Tamil Tigers, as the rebel group is known, have been fighting for 25 years to carve out a separate Tamil state in the ... more

Fri Oct 03 20:00:00 EDT 2008

Throughout the campaign, leadership has been a defining issue. It's also a running theme on The Friday Edition of The Curr... more

Thu Oct 02 20:00:00 EDT 2008

To his critics, George Bush has been many things, few of them good. But the idea that he would spend his last months in of... more

Wed Oct 01 20:00:00 EDT 2008

Most people accept that a certain amount of partisan spin is an inevitable part of the political game. But walking the lin... more

Tue Sep 30 20:00:00 EDT 2008

Panic swept through North American stock-markets when the markets plummetted this week. The proposed bailout was seen as a... more

Mon Sep 29 20:00:00 EDT 2008

Some Canadians feel that the way that Native issues are handled in this country is a disgrace. Those same people say that ... more

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