• Canada will prevail against Trump tariffs: finance minister
    Feb 3 2025

    Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he’s convinced Canada will prevail against Trump’s sweeping tariffs, but admits things could get rough in the meantime. He explains what the federal government is doing to win this fight and support Canadians, an effort that global trade expert Carlo Dade calls a “really difficult balancing act.”

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    21 mins
  • Is Team Canada truly united against Trump’s tariffs?
    Feb 3 2025

    Are Canada’s political and business leaders united in the face of U.S. tariffs? The Globe and Mail's Stephanie Levitz and the Toronto Star’s Ryan Tumilty take a good look at Team Canada.

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    17 mins
  • Tariffs like a ‘circular firing squad,’ says Windsor mayor
    Feb 3 2025

    Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens explains how closely his city is linked to Detroit, its U.S. neighbour across the river — and why he thinks nobody wins in a trade war between the two countries.

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    9 mins
  • With online divorce, Estonia goes fully digital
    Feb 3 2025

    Estonia has digitized all government services, from voting to paying taxes and even getting divorced. We look at what it would take to bring that online efficiency to Canada.

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    11 mins
  • Listeners share stories of quitting alcohol
    Feb 3 2025

    Listeners had a big response to our conversations on alcohol and grey-area drinking, and helping a loved one drink less. We read some of your letters, and call up a listener who says it’s been scary to take those first steps into sobriety.

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    17 mins
  • Following today's news? We recommend World Report
    Feb 1 2025

    As you know, important news can happen on the weekend when we at The Current are not around. For breaking updates on big stories, like the one today, we’d like to point you over to our colleagues at World Report. They’ll catch you up on the day’s news in just 10 minutes.


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    11 mins
  • This woman is grieving her dad through his 10,000 records
    Jan 31 2025

    Jula inherited 10,000 vinyl records from her dad when he died. Now, she’s listening through them to make sense of her grief — and sharing that connection to her father with millions of people on her social media account @soundwavesoffwax.

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    20 mins
  • Donald Trump wants our water. Can Canada protect it?
    Jan 31 2025

    U.S. President Donald Trump wants to tap into Canada’s water, saying there’s a “very large faucet” that can be turned on to drain water from north to south and help with American shortages. We look at the question of water sovereignty — and whether Canada is ready to protect its resources.

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    20 mins