Two jail cells: one in Iran, one in Bahrain and in each a Canadian. The clock is ticking on the life of Saeed Malekpour after the Supreme Court of Iran's decision to uphold his death sentence. And as of yesterday, Naser Al-Raas is back in a Bahrain jail. His family fears the 5 years he faces will likely kill him. We will update the stories of both men and those fighting to help them when we Check In on your reaction and on stories worth revisiting.

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Part Two of The Current

Thursday's Check-In

Police Dog Attacks: Okay here's the scenario. A man damages a Vancouver bus with a skateboard because he's not being allowed on. He skateboards away. Police are called and use a trained dog to apprehend the man. His name is Christopher Evans and he requires about a hundred staples to close the wounds on his leg. Yesterday we heard both sides of that story. And then we heard from our listeners with their point of view.

We also heard from our First Time Caller at the CBC Content Factory in Winnipeg on the issue of police dog attacks.

Malekpour Update: Marina Nemat is one of many people campaigning to free Saeed Malekpour and stop his execution. She is an Iranian-Canadian author and a former teenage prisoner who was held in Iran's infamous Evin Prison. Marina Nemat was in Aurora, Ontario.

Shafia Verdict: As the verdict came down in the Shafia trial on Sunday, Canadians weighed in about the role of religion in domestic violence. We shared a few comments from our listeners after our program on the verdict aired on Monday.

Naser Al-Raas Update: Yesterday Naser Al-Raas went before the court in Bahrain, again, and he was taken into custody. Today we reached his fiance Zainab Ahmed. She was in the capital Manama.

Privatizing Water: At the World Economic Forum, improving trade was high on the prime minister's agenda. But on the list of protected sectors -- which included telecommunications and some areas of agriculture -- water was noticeably missing. Last Friday we waded through the debate on water privatization and then through our listener's response to the story.

Opposition Research: Monday on The Current, we recalled some moments in the run up to picking the Republican nominee for the US presidential campaign. And that got Steve Patterson, host of The Debaters thinking about politics north of the border...it also got him taking pen to paper.

Potash Mining: And now a clarification in our story Tuesday about the boom in potash mining in Saskatchewan. One of our guests was Professor Colin Boyd at the University of Saskatchewan. Heather Schibli in Guelph says we should have mentioned that Potash Corp donates a lot of money to the university's business school. Well, yes. And in fact, one of the business school's wings where Professor Boyd works is named the Potash Corp Centre. The University of Saskatchewan President, Peter MacKinnon tells us that PotashCorp is among the University of Saskatchewan's many corporate partners, having donated about $11.1 million since 1980. He goes on to write: The University relies on such donations to help us fulfill our mandate but we are, and will continue to be, in full control of our academic agenda.

Whither National Parks: The newest attraction at Jasper National Park might be the Glacier Discovery Walk. The proposed walkway would be located near the Columbia Icefields and would include an observation deck that would jut out 30 metres into the Sunwapta Valley. The design is being lauded internationally but there is dissent closer to home. Jasper National Park was supposed to announce its decision on the Discovery Walk this week but the decision has been deferred, for now, pending more review. Well we aired it out Friday on the program and then our listeners added their thoughts.

Let us know what you think. Contact us with anything you have to say about the program.

Checking-In was produced by The Current's Pedro Sanchez and Carole Ito.

Other segments from today's show:

• Old Age Security Changes
• Nkosinathi Biko on how South Africa can move on