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A gunman cost east Buffalo its only large grocery store — so locals are banding together to keep people fed
A mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., has turned a community's only grocery store into a cordoned-off crime scene, with no word on when it might reopen. Local organizers are stepping up to help.
The Current for May 20, 2022
Today on The Current: Where did it go wrong for Alberta Premier Jason Kenney?; Canada’s airports face short-staffing and long delays; Connie Walker’s podcast explores her father’s experience at residential school; and Sri Lanka’s dire financial crisis sparks widespread protest.
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Supreme Court rules extreme intoxication can be used as a defence in violent crimes
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled last week that defendants accused of violent crimes can use self-induced extreme intoxication as a defence. Defence lawyer Danielle Robitaille and Elizabeth Sheehy, a professor emerita at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, discuss the ruling.
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What an equal pay agreement for U.S. women's soccer might mean for Canadian players
Women soccer players in the U.S. have won equal pay with their male counterparts after a years-long fight. Retired Canadian soccer star Diana Matheson explains what this means for Canada’s women’s team, and their fight for pay equality.
The Current for May 19, 2022
Today on The Current: How community is coming together after the deadly shooting in Buffalo; international co-operation needed to address world crises, says risk expert; the Supreme Court’s ruling on extreme intoxication as a defence; and equal pay in soccer
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Soccer match with Iran is 'sports-washing,' says man who lost wife and daughter on Flight PS752
Families who lost loved ones in the destruction of Flight PS752 are angry at Canada Soccer’s plan to host Iran for an upcoming friendly in Vancouver. Hamed Esmaeilion says they want the match cancelled.
The Current for May 18, 2022
Today on The Current: Controversy over Quebec’s proposed language law; families of flight PS752 victims want soccer match with Iran cancelled; plants grown in soil from the moon; and tracing the descendants of the HMS Bounty mutineers.
The Current for May 17, 2022
Today on The Current: Ending the overrepresentation of Indigenous women in Canada’s jails; Duncan McCue on new CBC podcast, Kuper Island; calls to end school dress codes — and the tactics used to enforce them; and how El Salvador bet big on Bitcoin, but suffered heavy losses.
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Blaming Fox News, Republican rhetoric for Buffalo mass shooting is 'too easy,' says professor
Ten people were killed in a mass shooting in a predominantly Black neighbourhood in Buffalo, N.Y., on Saturday, in what authorities described as a "racially motivated” attack.
The Current for May 16, 2022
Today on The Current: ‘Racially motivated’ mass shooting leaves 10 dead in Buffalo, N.Y.; pro-democracy activists arrested in Hong Kong; Finland moves to join NATO; and parents alarmed at baby formula shortage.
Killing of Palestinian reporter is 'very big loss' for the people whose stories she told: UN official
Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin on Wednesday.
This Ugandan fashion designer is upcycling donated clothes and selling them back where they came from
Bobby Kolade is taking clothes that have been donated to African countries, upcycling them into new items, and trying to sell them back, in an effort to battle a culture of excess that he says has infected and degraded Ugandan culture and fashion.
The Current for May 13, 2022
Today on The Current: Helping Ukrainian refugees start a new life in Newfoundland; Nigeria makes it illegal to pay a kidnapper’s ransom; scientists unveil first picture of supermassive black hole in our galaxy; and the race to stop a catastrophic oil spill in Yemen.
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As pandemic shifts priorities, some Canadians swap ambition for job satisfaction
Leah Gorham swapped her nursing job for life as a long-haul trucker. As part of Work in Progress, we look at what makes a job satisfying and fulfilling — and whether the pandemic changed those priorities.
The Current for May 12, 2022
Today on The Current: Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh killed in the occupied West Bank; Ugandan fashion designer selling donated clothes back to the West; the legacy of the iPod; and Canadians swapping ambition for job satisfaction.
New book explores the cultural importance of 'lost buildings' like Honest Ed's and Octagon Castle
The co-author of a new book about Canada's "lost buildings" is urging us to take a closer look at the cultural impact of former landmarks such as Honest Ed's Department Store and the Octagon Castle.
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How desalination could solve the growing water crisis
As the world experiences worsening droughts, some experts believe desalination could play an increasing role in solving the growing water crisis.
The Current for May 11, 2022
Today on The Current: Thousands of Canadians still waiting for surgeries; how desalination could solve the growing water crisis; architecture critic Alex Bozikovic on Canada’s lost buildings and the memories within them.
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Changing the stigma around autism diagnosis for adults
For young people, being diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum often comes with support from parents, teachers and government funding. But an official diagnosis as an adult can be difficult to get — and expensive.
The Current for May 10, 2022
Today on The Current: Rising energy prices are hitting Canadians, farmers hard; changing the stigma around autism diagnosis for adults; how the lessons of COVID-19 might apply to containing avian influenza.
Under his control
A CBC investigation has linked victims of an alleged serial abuser. Two of the survivors were on parallel paths for decades, neither knowing the other existed. Now those paths have converged and together, the women seek answers.
Food prices could continue to soar due to fertilizer shortage, says expert
Farmers across Canada and the world are running into a shortage of fertilizer, and according to Evan Fraser, this will disrupt the global food supply and mean higher prices for consumers.
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'Ukraine is fighting an existential war for all democracies,' says foreign affairs minister
During a surprise visit to Ukraine this weekend, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly pledged more support to Ukraine and reopened the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv.
The Current for May 9, 2022
Today on The Current: Julie Ireton's investigative documentary into alleged serial sexual abuse; Mélanie Joly on Canada’s support of Ukraine and what victory looks like; reimagining ancient India through Yasodhara, the wife of the man who became the Buddha.
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Why Indigenous women account for half of all female inmates — and what to do about it
Just one in 20 women in Canada are Indigenous — but for the first time in federal prisons, Indigenous women account for half of all female inmates.
