The Currentwith Anna Maria Tremonti

Today on The Current: We hear from people coping with wildfires in Alberta and examine a phenomenon you might not have heard of: the 'firenado'; plus, the new documentary that puts the death of Colten Boushie, and the impact on his family, into focus; and journalist Nathan Vanderklippe tells us what he’s learned about China's so-called "training camps" for the country's Uighur ethnic minority.

There are two controversial bills currently before the Senate, both with a focus on pipeline and the energy industry. Our national affairs panel unpacks the political pull between environmental concerns and economical incentives — and how it might impact the upcoming federal election.

Author Gina Perry explores Muzafer Sherif's famous 1950s experiment in "realistic conflict theory," where unknowing young boys were driven to conflict, in an effort to see if peace could then be engineered. Perry argues the experiment has a dark side, and should be considered in its full context.

A University of New Brunswick professor has been criticized for his activities outside of the classroom, including appearances on far-right podcasts and YouTube channels, and authoring blog posts with headlines like "Only Whites Can Teach Western Civilization."

Today on The Current: Our national affairs panel unpacks Bill C-69 and the pipeline battle between environmental concerns and economical incentives; then, where does academic freedom end and hate speech begin? We discuss free speech in the university landscape; and finally, it's been dubbed the real-life Lord of the Flies. Author Gina Perry talks about the dark backstory behind one of America's most famous experiments in social engineering.

Poland's LGBT community just gained a pair of unexpected allies in their fight for equality: a gay Californian couple who learned a painting in their kitchen was looted from the eastern European country by Nazis.

Should the world be bracing for a U.S.-Iran war? We hear from the experts who have been keeping a close eye on the escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Mark Bowden was a young reporter when two young sisters were abducted from a mall in 1975, and never found. Forty years later, police found a suspect that had been under their noses the whole time — and Bowden returned to the crime for his new book The Last Stone.

Today on The Current: How likely is a U.S.-Iran war amid the escalating tensions and cryptic Twitter threats?; then, how a looted painting gave Poland’s LGBTQ community two new allies in their fight for equality; and why U.S. journalist Mark Bowden decided to revisit the disappearance and murder of two young girls, a case that haunted him for decades.

Game of Thrones has finally come to an end, after eight seasons of political power struggles, epic battles and dragons. We look at the show's cultural impact, as well as its treatment of women and people of colour.

We look at the popularity of the Toronto Raptors, talking to Tracy Murray, one of the players who was there when it all began.

A Buzzfeed essay arguing millennials have become the burnout generation has struck a chord with many people since it went viral this month, but one woman says burnout isn’t a new phenomenon solely affecting white, middle-class people.

Today on The Current: We look at the popularity of the Toronto Raptors, talking to a player who was there when it all began; plus, we discuss the end of Game of Thrones and its depictions of woman and people of colour; and millennials are often labelled as lazy and entitled, but are they just suffering from burnout?

Earlier this week, a jury awarded $2 billion US in damages to a California couple who claim the weed killer Roundup gave them cancer. But not everyone agrees that the chemical in question — glyphosate — is harmful, and some farmers here in Canada say it's vital to their work.

Disgruntled servers in Niagara Falls are nearing their sixth week on the picket line as they continue to protest a new policy that they say requires them to split more of their tips with salaried managers.

The Globe and Mail's Robyn Doolitle says a 2012 video of an RCMP officer asking an Indigenous teenager if she was "turned on" by an alleged sexual assault demonstrates 'old, outdated stereotypes' around sexual assault and consent that persist to this day.

Today on The Current: We discuss an ‘abhorrent’ video of an RCMP officer's interview with an alleged sexual assault victim; plus, we look at servers striking over having to share their tips with salaried managers; and after a jury awarded $2 billion US in damages to a California couple who claim the weed killer Roundup gave them cancer, we look at its use here in Canada.

We look at the implications of Alabama's new restrictions on abortion, which has no exceptions for rape or incest, unless the mother's life is in danger.

B.C. is launching a public inquiry to examine money laundering in the province, after two reports found more than $7 billion was laundered in the province last year. We speak to two experts who say it's not just a west-coast problem, and all of Canada should be concerned.

Adam Gopnik, author of A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism, believes liberals have nothing to apologize for.

Today on The Current: As B.C. launches a public inquiry into money laundering in the province, we ask just how pervasive of an issue it is across this country; plus, we explore the implications of Alabama's new restrictions on abortions; and writer Adam Gopnik tells us why he believes liberals have nothing to apologize for.

Susan Doherty has been volunteering to help people with severe mental illness for more than a decade. She's written about what she's learned in her new book The Ghost Garden: Inside the Lives of Schizophrenia's Feared and Forgotten.