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Canada's Arctic Ambassador wants to cultivate curiosity
26/06/2026 | 18 mins.
Until last fall, Canada hadn't had an Arctic Ambassador in nearly twenty years. Now several months into her diplomatic role, Ambassador Virginia Mearns joins us from Iqaluit to discuss what increased global attention means for the region and why she wants more Canadians to cultivate their curiosity of the Arctic.
How the new world disorder could make Canada stronger
26/06/2026 | 19 mins.
Six months ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out a new and pragmatic path for middle powers in the face of an increasingly hostile U.S. and a rising China. In a new season of his podcast "Gloves Off" journalist Stephen Marche considers the opportunities for Canada given the new geopolitical reality.
You're ordinary. Get over it. You just might enjoy it
26/06/2026 | 20 mins.
We push ourselves to optimize our careers, our health and our relationships. But we can't all be the best. So why do we struggle to accept that we're ordinary? The New Yorker staff writer Joshua Rothman and author and broadcaster Amil Niazi have each wrestled with that question. Their advice? Accepting mediocrity might be the best choice you ever make.
Deadly earthquakes hit Venezuela
26/06/2026 | 6 mins.
The search for survivors continues as thousands are feared dead following two massive earthquakes, 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude, on Wednesday, causing buildings to collapse in the capital city, and devastation throughout the region. We check in with Caracas-based journalist Ana Vanessa Herrero, for the latest on rescue efforts.
Winnipeg teens win global culinary competition
25/06/2026 | 20 mins.
A team of Canadian high school students took the top prize in an international culinary competition in France. We speak with cooking champions, Matea Thiessen-Unger and Avery Van Solkema about their journey from an after-school cooking program in Winnipeg to the Tablée des Chefs' Kitchen Brigades International Final in Paris, and Canadian celebrity chef Ricardo Larrivée about learning cooking skills for life.

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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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