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Sep 27, 2013 | 8:16The Current Have Monarch butterflies been deposed? - Sept 27, 2013 AudioThe Current Have Monarch butterflies been deposed? - Sept 27, 2013 Sep 27, 2013 | 8:16The torrent of Monarch butterflies heading South is a pathetic trickle this year. The annual butterfly count at Point Pelee Park is cancelled since there are so few to count. We explore how this year's strange weather has affected the butterflies.
Sep 26, 2013 | 22:00The Current High River 100 days after flooding - Sept. 26 AudioThe Current High River 100 days after flooding - Sept. 26 Sep 26, 2013 | 22:00For many homeowners in High River, AB, the damage to their homes are disturbingly similar. Today, we revisit what is called the most costly natural disaster in Canadian history, where both the Insured and the Insurers are stymied by the calculations.
Sep 26, 2013 | 24:00The Current Lawrence of Arabia: Lasting legacies of the First World War - Sept 26, 2013 AudioThe Current Lawrence of Arabia: Lasting legacies of the First World War - Sept 26, 2013 Sep 26, 2013 | 24:00Actor Peter O'Toole brought Lawrence of Arabia to life and war correspondent Scott Anderson is bringing him back. If the politics of Syria upset you or Egypt and Iraq perplex you, there are modern answers in the century-old stories of T.E. Lawrence.
Sep 26, 2013 | 27:30The Current Checking-In: Standing up at work, Freeman on Canadian Land, Asia Bibi and Hamid Ghassemi-Shall - Sept 26, 2013 AudioThe Current Checking-In: Standing up at work, Freeman on Canadian Land, Asia Bibi and Hamid Ghassemi-Shall - Sept 26, 2013 Sep 26, 2013 | 27:30It’s Thursday, we share our listener's thoughts on the week. And speak to Antonella Mega, wife of Hamid Ghassemi-Shall set free from an Iran prison. Also, we hear the story of Asia Bibi, a woman facing a death sentence for drinking a cup of water.
Sep 26, 2013 | 5:34The Current Freeman-on-the-Land: Dean Clifford - Sept 26, 2013 AudioThe Current Freeman-on-the-Land: Dean Clifford - Sept 26, 2013 Sep 26, 2013 | 5:34Yesterday we looked at the Freeman-on-the-Land movement in Canada and today we interviewed a guest who has been described as the guru of Freeman-on-the-Land, Dean Clifford. Here is that interview.
Sep 25, 2013 | 21:59The Current The threat of Freeman on Canadian land - Sept 25, 2013 AudioThe Current The threat of Freeman on Canadian land - Sept 25, 2013 Sep 25, 2013 | 21:59Freeman of the State: self-styled "Sovereign Citizens" who have freed themselves from the restrictions of govt. The Freeman are on the FBI's domestic terror watchlist and Canadian police warn of their growing presence. Today, we're looking at their reach.
Sep 25, 2013 | 22:43The Current Seeking reparations for the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade - Sept 25, 2013 AudioThe Current Seeking reparations for the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade - Sept 25, 2013 Sep 25, 2013 | 22:4312 Caribbean nations are seeking reparations for slavery from Britain, France and the Netherlands. They say their poverty and lack of development is the legacy of slavery. We hear from their lawyer whose track record for seeking recognition is impressive.
Sep 25, 2013 | 9:58The Current An update on a story of Breach of Trust - Sept 25, 2013 AudioThe Current An update on a story of Breach of Trust - Sept 25, 2013 Sep 25, 2013 | 9:58A Canadian military officer faces another court martial in Ottawa. Today, we bring you an update on the allegations against Petty Officer 2nd class James Wilks.
Sep 25, 2013 | 17:29The Current Working with Islamists to marginalize the Jihadists - Sept 25, 2013 AudioThe Current Working with Islamists to marginalize the Jihadists - Sept 25, 2013 Sep 25, 2013 | 17:29We know now the attackers at the Nairobi mall were planning something for weeks, if not months. But as officials try to decipher the path of Al-Shabaab, others are looking at the path of the politics that created them, pointing to missed opportunities.
Sep 24, 2013 | 22:00The Current Is peace even possible after recent anti-Christian attacks in Pakistan? - Sept 24, 2013 AudioThe Current Is peace even possible after recent anti-Christian attacks in Pakistan? - Sept 24, 2013 Sep 24, 2013 | 22:00When Christians were targeted two days ago, they weren't taking a political stand ... they were simply leaving church. This past weekend saw bloodshed from Nairobi to Baghdad to Chicago but the religious murders in Pakistan set a gruesome record.
Sep 24, 2013 | 27:29The Current In His Footsteps: Corporal James Hayward Arnal - Sept 24, 2013 AudioThe Current In His Footsteps: Corporal James Hayward Arnal - Sept 24, 2013 Sep 24, 2013 | 27:29Wendy Hayward was uneasy as her son head to Afghanistan for another tour of duty with Canadian troops. And when he was killed, she went to Afghanistan and could not leave. Today, the story of a woman’s journey through life at the Kandahar Air Field.
Sep 24, 2013 | 24:00The Current Sitting too long is making us sick: How to combat sitting disease - Sept 24, 2013 AudioThe Current Sitting too long is making us sick: How to combat sitting disease - Sept 24, 2013 Sep 24, 2013 | 24:00Peter Mansbridge move over. We're standing up for this one. There is now a motorized desk that allow workers to stand and deliver. It offers better posture and a way to burn calories and offers greater protection against disease.
Sep 23, 2013 | 21:59The Current The attack on the Nairobi Westgate Mall - Sept 23, 2013 AudioThe Current The attack on the Nairobi Westgate Mall - Sept 23, 2013 Sep 23, 2013 | 21:59The incessant gunfire that echoed through a Nairobi shopping mall Saturday has put a gruesome focus on al-Shabaab, the militant Somali Islamist group that al-Qaeda reportedly considers to be too violent. We hear from a survivor and more about al-Shabaab.
Sep 23, 2013 | 41:45The Current Graeme Smith on how the war in southern Afghanistan broke his heart - Sept 23, 2013 AudioThe Current Graeme Smith on how the war in southern Afghanistan broke his heart - Sept 23, 2013 Sep 23, 2013 | 41:45He was a war correspondent who wanted to know more about the people our troops were fighting in Afghanistan so Graeme Smith went to great lengths and into great danger to start talking to the Taliban. He tells us what he thinks went right and wrong.
Sep 23, 2013 | 8:36The Current Sal Randolph: The Art of Cash - Sept 23, 2013 AudioThe Current Sal Randolph: The Art of Cash - Sept 23, 2013 Sep 23, 2013 | 8:36Today we are exploring the artistic side of cold hard cash as our 'Project Money' follows the work of a sculptor and photographer who realized she could create art inside a person's mind by handing them unexpected gifts of money.