The Current

The relationship between an elderly Toronto woman and her tenants is at the center of the Fifth Estate’s most recent investigation. Within months of the tenants moving in, the woman signed a will leaving everything to the two virtual strangers. They say they were her caregivers, but her family calls them predators.

In the depths of the pandemic, CBC reporter Justin McElroy hatched a plan to see as much of the world as possible. He ended up visiting 52 countries in 52 weeks, and shares some of the amazing things he saw — and ate! — and what he learned by stepping out of his comfort zone.

A Senate bill would have banned zoos in Canada from bringing in or breeding any new elephants. But the legislation died when Parliament was prorogued in January 2025. Now animal activists are calling for it to be brought back. Filmmaker Fern Levitt describes what she learned making a documentary about Lucy, the only elephant at the Edmonton Valley Zoo. Then Scott Blais describes how his experience at African Lion Safari in Ontario motivated him to create elephant sanctuaries.

Jessica Rosval was 15 years old when she started working in a restaurant in Montreal. Now she's based in Italy where she runs a Michelin star restaurant, having earned the reputation of one of the world's best. Last week she was named the Best Female Chef of 2026.

A $52 billion data centre near Regina, Saskatchewan is being met with fierce opposition from its community. We hear from a reporter on the ground about what it means for Sherwood, Saskatchewan, and what we need to consider about building Canadian made AI infrastructure.