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Premier David Eby thinks Canada ‘is working’
28/05/2026 | 20 mins.
Matt Galloway sits down with British Columbia Premier David Eby to discuss pipelines, property rights, and his province’s relationship with Ottawa and neighbouring Alberta.
The Victoria group lending an ear to strangers
28/05/2026 | 7 mins.
Sidewalk Talk in Victoria is a community listening group that’s on a mission to help people in the city foster human connections and a sense of belonging. We chat with one of the group’s volunteers about why talking with strangers is so important and how being a good listener is a skill that needs to be practiced.
What's it like to live in Antarctica around Adélie penguins
28/05/2026 | 27 mins.
Adélie penguins are the smallest and most widespread penguin species in the Antarctic, and one place you find them is Cape Royds. Conservation biologist Louise K. Blight is one of very few people who's spent time in the remote field camp in Cape Royds, living alongside those penguins, and doing field research. We’ll talk to the author of “Where the Earth Meets the Sky: A Story of Penguins, People, and Place in Antarctica," about the magic and mystery of Antarctica, the power of solitude, and what it’s like to be courted by an emperor penguin?
B.C politicos on the rocky road ahead for Premier Eby
28/05/2026 | 15 mins.
As B.C. Premier David Eby contends with a potential Alberta pipeline, he’s also facing questions about Indigenous land rights, and other policies he’s had to roll back. On top of this, the B.C. Conservatives are picking up steam as they get set to elect a new leader this weekend. Katie DeRosa, CBC’s provincial affairs reporter in B.C., and Rob Shaw, political correspondent for CHEK News in Victoria, take a close look at the complex political picture in the province.
If the apocalypse is nigh, do you want a text alert?
27/05/2026 | 12 mins.
Artist and coder Kyle McDonald has created an apocalypse early warning system. It tracks billionaires' jets to see if they are fleeing to their private doomsday bunkers. If the end really is upon us, it won't save you. (The super rich will probably be toast too.) But he hopes the social commentary it provides might make you feel less helpless and nudge you to do something about the mess he says we're in.

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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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