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For 25 years, residents of St. Mary's, N.L., have lived with the smell of an abandoned fish sauce plant that never got cleaned up after it closed. Now, that could finally change, as plans are underway to haul the remaining waste to a landfill. CBC's Mary-Catherine McIntosh looks into where those loads are headed, how the sauce came to be in her documentary: Fish Sauce.

The White House is days away from implementing 50 per cent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. As Canadian and American negotiators have ramped up meetings, and as officials get closer to presenting President Trump and Prime Minister Carney with options, what do next steps look like? Former acting U.S. Trade Representative Stephen Vaughn and Laura Dawson of the Canada-U.S. Future Borders Coalition weigh in.

E-scooter injuries are on the rise in Canada -- and they're becoming increasingly common among kids under 18. A new survey released by the Canadian Pediatric Association found ten children died in the last year after an e-scooter collision, and the number of severe injuries has also increased. We speak with Dr. Daniel Rosenfield, a pediatric emergency physician at SickKids hospital in Toronto, about why these injuries are becoming more common year after year, what he's seen in his own ER, and what can be done to prevent more collisions.

Through yoga nights, karaoke and affordable dinners, Legion branches across the country are making a big play to welcome new members in its 100th year — not only to fill needs in the community and provide third spaces for a younger generation, but also to ensure they can continue surviving.

UK Reform leader Nigel Farage beat an independent candidate who wears a garbage can on his head in a by-election. While it is a win for Farage, support for his party has been waning. We have a conversation with Adam Fleming, host of the BBC podcast Newscast, about the political future of one of the UK's most divisive figures.

Calling all Canadian singles! Netflix has just announced casting is now open for Love is Blind Canada. The hit reality dating TV sees singles date -- and some, even go on to get engaged -- all without ever knowing what the other person looks like. We speak with the Globe and Mail's television critic, J. Kelly Nestruck, about what the upcoming Canadian spin-off means following the success of Heated Rivalry, whether Canada is having a pop culture moment, and why this isn't necessarily a good thing for the Canadian film and TV industry.

The federal government is mapping out news deserts across Canada to find the gaps in local news coverage. We speak to a panel of journalists from across the country who are working hard to deliver community news to discuss the challenge of delivering high quality content in a time of algorithms and misinformation.

Ontario has been dealing with record rainfall over the past few weeks, flooding homes and businesses and wreaking havoc on local farms. We check in with a local vegetable farmer just south of Ottawa and a winegrower in Niagara about what the floods have meant for their crops and what can be salvaged.

The Mile Zero Murders investigates the baffling wave of disappearances and murders in the small town of Dawson Creek, B.C., a community struggling with a deadly local drug trade. Host Timothy Sawa explores missing person cases like that of Cole Hosack and Renee Didier, pursuing leads from grieving families, reluctant authorities and the drug dealers themselves. The question that drives this series is the same one that haunts this community: where is the justice?About UNCOVER: Crime. Investigation. Revelation. Uncover brings you explosive, high-caliber true crime year-round. From CIA mind control to serial abuse, mysterious disappearances to wrongful imprisonment. Each season features a new host who is deeply connected to the story, committed to tracking down the truth. With over 30 seasons to choose from, Uncover represents the best in true crime.More episodes of The Mile Zero Murders are available wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://link.mgln.ai/MZMxTheCurrent

With the legalization of sports betting in Canada, and much of the United States, watching your favourite team has changed. If you don't partake, you're bombarded with ads, and if you do, it's likely to change the way you view and cheer on your team. But it's changed the game for players, officials, and sports journalists too. Author Danny Funt on his new book Everyone Loses, The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling.

Punishing American tariffs will kick in on August 19, unless Prime Minister Mark Carney's team strikes a trade compromise with Washington. Our National Affairs Panel -- The Globe and Mail's Stephanie Levitz and the Toronto Star's Ryan Tumilty -- on what's at stake.

Canadians may not want to drink American booze, but some say bringing it back to Canadian shelves could be the bargaining chip needed in negotiations with the U.S. over tariffs.

Erin Carlson, her family and farm workers escaped the Bald Range fire -- some by helicopter. She says the tightknit Summerland community will band together to rebuild. But she worries that if climate change fuels more intense blazes, there will be more disasters to come. Plus, with clear skies in the weather forecast, wildfire expert Mathieu Bourbonnais says rain is needed to help control the fires.

The small northern BC town of Dawson Creek is hijacked by a wave of drug-fuelled violence - 15 murders in five years. The CBC's Fifth Estate Estate and CBC Podcasts spent two years digging into this story, speaking with the loved-ones of the missing and murdered, and cultivating relationships with key figures in the drug trade. We speak with investigative journalist and host, Timothy Sawa, about his new podcast, "The Mile Zero Murders", a series that explores who's behind the violence and why it was so hard to make arrests.

15 months after her children, Jack and Lilly Sullivan, vanished in rural Nova Scotia, Malehya Brooks-Murray is breaking her silence. In an interview with CBC's Angela MacIvor, she discusses the challenge of processing her grief and why she is determined to keep the case in the spotlight.

More than 20,000 people have been evacuated from the Okanagan in B.C., including the entire town of Summerland. We speak to one man who had to leave behind his animals, along with the mayor of Summerland to see how residents are coping on the ground in neighbouring Penticton.

Surfers are flocking to a special surf spot on the Bow River in Calgary. The Current Producer Allison Dempster learns about river surfing and how this unlikely spot in the Canadian prairies has become a beloved sport for surfers.

Michigan candidate Abdul El-Sayed's primary win shows anti-establishment sentiment is strong within the party. Two political reporters explain what it means as Democrats try to regain control of Congress in November.

Retired couple Simon Lanoix and Julie Chatelain from Vancouver Island have been walking the length of the Trans Canada Trail in stages over the past 8 years. They talk about how it has changed their perspective on the country they live in and why they think more people should take up long walks

Deepfake expert Hany Farid says if you think you can still spot AI-generated images and video, you're kidding yourself. Even he has to work harder than ever before to suss them out. He worries it's eroding our common bonds and democracy, but he believes we can still fight back.

Canadian consumers are being hit with skyrocketing prices on oil and gas as a result of the US-Iran war. At the same time, oil and gas companies in Canada and around the world are recording record-breaking profits because of the surge in demand, sparking debate on whether they should be taxed more. We hear from both sides of the debate and explore what regulations are currently in place in Canada to protect consumers from price shocks.

Five months on, America and Iran can't even agree on whether they are negotiating or not. The Economist's Gregg Carlstrom brings us the latest on the effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran expert Ali Vaez says President Donald Trump is stuck between an unwinnable war and an unpalatable peace.

There's a new trend that's taking social media by storm, Gen Z is "fake" shopping. They are called dopamine sites, and you can buy anything from a new phone, clothes, shoes, even order a pizza. But what's the catch? They're not real. These sites are there to simulate the experience of shopping to scratch that itch. You can put in an order, and even track it coming to you without paying, or getting the actual product. We speak with Rhia Catapano, an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Rotman at the University of Toronto, with a focus on consumer behaviour and psychology.

A five tonne rocket launched into space by Elon Musk's SpaceX last year is expected to have collided with the Moon overnight leaving a huge crater. Nathalie Ouellette, Deputy Director of the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets at the Université de Montréal, takes us through what happened, what we can learn from the collision and what precautions should be considered for future lunar exploration.

Thousands of residents have been evacuated from the Okanagan region after strong winds made a bad situation even worse. We'll find out how their faring and what specialists think needs to happen to be better prepared.

Alberta is now allowing people to get an MRI, CT scan and other tests in the private system without a doctor ordering one. We look at who wants to self-refer and what impact the change might have on the province's medical system.

At a time when the overall economy is sluggish, the Canadian tourism sector is bucking the trend and projected to grow by 6% in 2026. We hear from some innovative Canadian travel businesses that are cashing in and from tourism and hospitality professor Wayne Smith about what is driving the growth — and what it would take to build on it.

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."

More than 4,000 WestJet flight attendants went on strike yesterday, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. This morning a tentative deal has been reached between flight attendants and West Jet. John Gradek, a faculty lecturer in aviation management at McGill University, brings us the latest.

Across the country, families are dealing with households full of stuff that no one wants to inherit. This is causing stress between generations as young people often don't have room for that full dining room set, the silverware, or antique hutch, to the chagrin of older generations. We dig into how to cope with all that inherited stuff and make a plan.

While we focus on success or fulfillment as the path to happiness, author Ian Bogost thinks we are overlooking a whole category of life experiences — delightful, small moments of sensory gratification — that can make our lives better. In his new book, The Small Stuff, Bogost says modern life, including our work life, has disconnected us from the physical world, but we'd all feel better if we found a way to rediscover that connection.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky struck a positive tone after his meeting this week with U.S. President Donald Trump. Francis Farrell, a senior reporter at the Kyiv Independent, talks about why Ukraine's gains on the battlefield could be behind the shift in the leaders' relationship, and Maria Popova, Associate Professor of Political Science at McGill University, discusses what Zelensky's request to reinvigorate the diplomatic process could look like.

Fewer adults and kids are reading for pleasure, prompting some experts to say we're in the midst of a literacy crisis. But what do we lose if we're not reading? And what you can do to get kids to pick up a book.

More Republicans in the US have joined President Donald Trump in criticizing and threatening Canada, with a barrage of insults after wildfire smoke moved south of the border. Robert C. Rowland, professor of rhetoric and political communication at the University of Kansas, tells us what's behind it, and Maryscott Greenwood, founder of Ottawa Street Strategy, on how Canada can fight back.

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted the Israeli Prime Minister at the White House on Tuesday for the first time in five months. We'll talk to Politico's diplomatic correspondent, Felicia Schwartz, about the recent signs of strain in what has always been a close relationship between the two countries — and how U.S. public opinion on support for Israel and its policies has shifted recently.

.Out of control wildfires in southeastern B.C. have forced hundreds of people to evacuate, with some losing everything they have in the blaze. We hear from Lori Daniels, the co-director of the Centre for Wildfire Coexistence at the University of British Columbia, on how this summer's wildfires compare to fires in the past, and how now more than ever, more investment is needed from the province to make communities, homes, and eco-systems more fire-resilient.

When children with disabilities become adults, they often lose the services they've come to rely on. A decade ago, two young people in Manitoba decided to try to change the system. Now the province has completed a pilot project that improved access. But will it create lasting results?

In Canada, France, Spain and elsewhere, people are fleeing from wildfires. As climate emergencies increase, prediction markets are taking wagers on fires, smoke, hurricanes and heatwaves. Is it desensitizing people? Or could it help raise engagement with the climate crisis?

The Pear Lake and Fiftynine Creek fires were already roaring out of control near Clinton, British Columbia. But over the weekend, they merged, threatening communities northwest of Kamloops.We speak with Bernice Weihs-Anderson, a longtime resident of Clinton, B.C., and a former member of the village's volunteer fire department about her evacuation on Friday, and what her community needs right now.

A multi-billion dollar bridge between Canada and the U.S. was supposed to strengthen North American supply chains and ease bottlenecks on the nearby Ambassador Bridge and Detroit-Windsor tunnel. We hear from mayors on both sides of the Detroit River about whether tariffs are putting that investment at risk.

While being in an ER is tough for patients and their families, it's no easier for doctors. A new study reveals that Canadian ER doctors are at their limits with burn out, stress, and fatigue. Many are leaving the profession altogether. We speak with three doctors who have worked in ER, including the lead author of the study, to hear what they're experiencing and what needs to change.

Natural bodies of water are embedded in many Canadian cities, but are we taking full advantage of them? We speak with Neil Egsgard, President of the Alberta Surfing Association, about a proposed redevelopment at Calgary's Bow River, and Larissa Holman, Director of Science and Policy with Ottawa Riverkeepers, about the importance of swimmable waters in our cities. And Ian Young, an associate professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, about what municipalities have been getting right when it comes to urban beaches.