The Current

Gregg Carlstrom, The Economist's Middle East correspondent breaks down what we know and don't know about the delicate Israel-Lebanon ceasefire that was announced by US President Donald Trump.

As the Artemis II mission wraps up, its impact is still being felt here on Earth. From classrooms to rocket clubs, a new generation is looking up and imagining themselves in space. We hear from Dhyan Soni, a Grade 12 student already building rockets and dreaming big about Canada's future in space. And later, Canadian astrophysicist Sara Seager helps us understand where this renewed excitement for space could lead next

The attacks on Dubai over the past month and a half have shaken the Gulf city's reputation as a safe haven in a volatile region. The dazzling skyline with 200-storey towers have been a huge draw for expats, tourists, influencers and the ultra rich. CBC's Megan Williams looks into what the future holds for Dubai, in the wake of missile and drone attacks from Iran.

Rachel Collishaw is ready for a big change. She wants to leave her secluded rural home for something called cohousing. In an uncertain world, she and her husband are ready for a bit more connection. They would exchange their peaceful home for a much smaller condo, shared meals, commons spaces. But, right now, it's just a dream. One they aren't sure they can afford. Can Rachel and others like her find a better way of living with cohousing? Or is it a dream that just isn't ready to take root in Ontario?

Scientists have the results of the first ever large-scale clinical trial of a new form of treatment for severe, treatment-resistant depression, called magnetic seizure therapy. They found it's as effective as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which is currently considered the gold standard. We talk to Dr. Daniel Blumberger of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, also the co-lead of the study, about how this treatment can change lives.

Long term care workers in Nova Scotia are on strike, demanding more pay and better working conditions. Adults 85 and older are one of Canada's fastest growing age groups. It's estimated that long term care capacity will have to almost double in the next decade to meet demand. We look at the demands on long term care workers and what staffing issues mean for residents with Ty Loppie, long term-care worker and Vice President of Young Workers CUPE Nova Scotia, and Andre Picard, health columnist for the Globe and Mail and the author of Neglected No More: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada's Elders in the Wake of a Pandemic.

Air travel is getting more expensive.. A global jet fuel crunch, driven by conflict in the Middle East, is pushing up costs and starting to disrupt supply in parts of the world. Airlines are already adjusting — raising fares, adding fees, and in some cases, cutting routes. John Gradek, an aviation lecturer at McGill University, explains what's driving the spike, what it means for your summer travel plans, and why higher prices could stick around even if the crisis eases.

Since the dawn of reality television in the '90s, the genre has capitalized on the 'train wreck' appeal of its stars. Now, with recent abuse allegations against the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul, there are renewed calls for networks to stop prioritizing dramatic plotlines over participants' mental health. We talk to Theresa DeMaria from Netflix's 'Age of Attraction' and Danielle Lindeman, the author of 'True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us.'

We speak to Stephen Poloz, the former governor of the Bank of Canada, about how the Iran war is making a shaky global economy even worse — and what options governments and ordinary Canadians have to weather the storm.

Anthropic has not released its latest AI model "Mythos" to the public, but only to a consortium of 40 companies because it says it's too powerful when it comes to cybersecurity. It has found bugs in some of the most protected systems in the world, and if Mythos falls in the wrong hands, it can leave hundreds of organizations vulnerable. Lily Hay Newman, senior writer at WIRED unpacks it all for us.

From trucking, to farming, to filling up your tank. The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has sent oil prices skyrocketing. Murray Mullen is the senior executive officer and chairman of Mullen Group, a logistics and trucking company based in Alberta. Plus, Reid Southwick, the Western Bureau Chief for the Financial Post, about the wider pinch this country is feeling.

Every workplace has buzzwords and jargon. A new study shows that employees who are most impressed by it tend to be bad at analytical thinking and practical decisions. But before you get too smug, Cornell BS researcher Shane Littrell warns that all of us can fall for BS, depending on the circumstances.

Scientists spent decades watching a large group of chimpanzees in Uganda, living peacefully together. Until 2015, when suddenly things started falling apart. And within a few years, two rival factions were launching violent attacks against one another, resulting in a permanent rift. Aaron Sandel is a primatologist at the University of Texas at Austin, he explains why the violence may have erupted, and what we humans can learn from it, about social breakdown.

We look at the latest tirade by President Donald Trump against Pope Leo. We hear from two experts on how unprecedented the move is from a US president, and how the Catholics in America are reacting. Chris White is the author of Pope Leo XIV, he's also the associate director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, and Francis Rocca is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and the Vatican editor at EWTN News.

The new thriller novel “Shy Girl” by Mia Ballard has been pulled from shelves over speculation it was written by AI and it's throwing the literary world for a loop. Questions are being raised about what role AI could, and should, have in creative writing in the future. Can it write better than humans? Does it matter? Authors Stephen Marche, Andrea Bartz, and Vauhini Vara join us to talk about it.

After 16 years, Hungary has a new Prime Minister. Voters have decisively ousted far right leader Viktor Orbán in favour of center right leader Peter Magyar. Nick Thorpe is BBC's Central Europe correspondent, based in Budapest. He talks about what this could mean for the country's relationship with the European Union, and the future of the far-right movement.

Just two months to go until the World Cup begins. Can the Canadian men's team finally breakthrough on home turf? Will Canadian fans show the kind of love for the game seen around the world? Canadian Soccer Hall of Famer Amy Walsh is hopeful. Are you?

The Liberals may be on the verge of a majority. Our National Affairs Panel — CBC's Rosemary Barton, Ryan Tumilty of the Toronto Star, and Stephanie Levitz of the Globe and Mail — take a close look at the latest floor-crossing from the Conservatives, the potential takeaways from tonight's byelections and what all this says about the fate of Mark Carney's political honeymoon.

We speak with The Guardian's Will Christou from Beirut on the latest in Lebanon. Hundreds have been killed by Israeli strikes and a disagreement about Lebanon's inclusion in the US-Iran ceasefire could put the whole agreement in jeopardy.

Singletons are turning away from dating apps. A 2025 Forbes Health survey said 78% of users were feeling emotionally mentally or physically exhausted by dating apps at least some of the time. So instead, some are going old school — and actually meeting people in person. The Current's Juliana Konrad explores this in her documentary: Swipe or no swiping.

Naheed Nenshi is the former mayor of Calgary and the leader of the Alberta NDP. He joins us to talk about his province's future, being the leader of the opposition against Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith, and NDP Alberta's relationship with the federal New Democratic Party after Avi Lewis becomes the new leader.

The stage is being set for a polarizing debate in Alberta. Separatists say they have the signatures they need to trigger a referendum on leaving Canada. As the stakes rise, CBC's Allison Dempster takes a closer look at who and what is driving the separatist movement — and who is pushing back in her documentary.

Tonight, the Artemis II crew comes back to Earth at a maximum speed of 38,405 kilometres per hour. Only a very few people know what that feels like — and Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is one of them. We talk to him about his experience of going to the International Space Station and how he feels today as his astronaut friends make their way back home.

Jon Cornish is a sports legend and community hero in Calgary. They played nine seasons for the Stampeders, won two Grey Cups, the Lou Marsh Trophy and is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. And after their CFL career, they decided to stay in Calgary. They founded the city's premiere Black leadership organization — the Calgary Black Chambers. And since 2022 they have served as Chancellor of the University of Calgary. We talk to Jon Cornish about the city they love, and the future of Calgary they hope to see.

Downtown Calgary is undergoing a massive transformation. There's been a huge influx of funding for new arts and culture, including what's soon to be the biggest performing arts campus in Canada. So, we go there to hear from the locals!

We talk to the Premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, about the separatist movement to take Alberta out of Canada, and the major push for a nation-building pipeline, happening at the same time.

The Current live from CalgaryMatt Galloway hosts a special live taping from Calgary — a city at a crossroads. This episode was recorded before a live audience at the Bella Concert Hall. Guests: Politics panel: Pollster Janet Brown and Kathleen Petty, host of Alberta @ Noon and the West of Centre Podcast Mariel Buckley, 2026 Juno winner for Contemporary Roots Album of the YearFaris Hytiaa, rising comedy starMark Tewksbury, three-time Olympic medalist turned Red Seal ChefDanielle L. Jensen, bestselling romantasy author Marty Wildman, rodeo legend and co-founder of Stunt Nations Business panel: Alex Pourbaix, Cenovus board chair and Deborah Yedlin, CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce

We're replaying our conversation with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen from October. He is one of the four astronauts on the Artemis II mission, currently on a 10-day trip around the moon and back. It's the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years, testing what it really takes for humans and their spacecraft to survive deep space, and setting the stage for the next big leap.

Iran and the U.S. have agreed to a two week ceasefire and Iran has agreed to open up the Strait of Hormuz. After posting “a whole civilization will die tonight,” Donald Trump gave Iran a deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and then a last minute agreement was reached. Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent for The Economist, joins us from Qatar to talk about the conditions of the ceasefire. And Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Professor of Political Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, talks about reaction in the Iranian diaspora and the political fallout of the war in the United States.

After nearly a year of protests, court fights, and a sprawling online campaign, in November, more than 300 ostriches in the tiny community of Edgewood, B.C. were culled to stop the spread of avian flu. In a new investigation The Fifth Estate looks into the battle between science and conspiracy — and what this saga reveals about the larger political and cultural moment we're in. The Fifth Estate's co-host Mark Kelley brings us the story of “The Ostrich Con.”

The Liberals are potentially on the verge of gaining a majority in the House of Commons that could change how the country is run — and it's coming down to three by-elections that are happening on April 13. Our Emma Godmere visited one of those ridings, Terrebonne, ahead of Monday's byelection to speak to politicians and voters about what's at stake.

In her book In Fertility: The Story of a Miracle and the Big Business Behind It, Kathryn Blaze Baum, an investigative journalist with the Globe and Mail, is trying to demystify the world of IVF and surrogacy because her experience was not easy.

The idea of public grocery stores is having a moment. Toronto is looking at opening four stores that would sell food at lower prices than the private chains. We'll talk about how it could work, and why some experts say it's not the way to solve the cost-of-living crisis.

Fifty years ago, a young Canadian scientist waded into the rainforests of Borneo, Indonesia with a mission in mind. She was there to study orangutans. Little did she know that she would become the world's foremost expert on the great apes, and would spend decades with them. Birute Galdikas became part of a group of well-known women studying our primate cousins -- along with Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey. The anthropologist, primatologist and Simon Fraser University professor died on March 24 at the age of 79. Listen to our conversation with Birute Galdikas in 2021

We all feel guilt at some point in our lives, and for all kinds of reasons. It seems natural to feel guilty for what we've done, or not done, or should be doing. But can guilt be good for us? Chris Moore, the author of “The Power of Guilt: Why We Feel It and Its Surprising Ability to Heal,” tells us why he thinks guilt has an "image problem.”

A growing number of Canadians have given up on the idea of home ownership. Then there are those who bought what they thought was a starter condo, only now they can't unload it with plummeting condo prices. Ontario and the federal government have pledged nearly $9 billion to make building homes cheaper. We'll talk to Mike Moffat, the Founding Director of the University of Ottawa's Missing Middle Initiative, and co-host of The Missing Middle Podcast about what it means for the housing crisis.

Canada's gun buy back is almost over, but did it work? CBC's national reporter Sam Samson walks us through the passionate and divided debate across Canadian cities. We'll hear from gun owners, politicians, and police about where they stand about the program.

Father James Martin had many jobs before he became a priest. In his new book “Work in Progress” he writes about how he found faith in unlikely places, the importance of kindness, and why his most important life lessons came working as a busboy.

Actor and writer Andrew McCarthy talked to former police officers, oil rig workers, cowboys and record store owners. And he found a common thread: men who weren't great at their friendships with other men. He chronicles his road trip to explore male friendship in his new book "Who Needs Friends: An Unscientific Examination of Male Friendship Across America."

Despite declining support for the war in Iran, President Trump says the US isn't going anywhere. So what does that mean for stability in the region, and an increasingly stressed supply chain?

It's a slur that denigrates people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Joe Rogan, Elon Musk and Donald Trump use it. And they're not alone. An artist with Down syndrome tells us hearing the r word feels "like having the wind knocked out of you.”

As Artemis II gets ready to launch, while NASA prepares for longer trips to space. We look at what traveling to space does to the human body with Scott Solomon, an evolutionary biologist and professor at Rice University, and the author of “Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds” and Susan Bailey, Professor and Radiation Cancer Biologist in the Department of Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences, at Colorado State University.