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Today on The Current: Inside a COVID-19 vaccination clinic; Calgary choir's drive-in concerts a chance to perform 'like old times'; Julia Gillard on how to tackle gender bias and sexism in leadership

Next week marks one year since the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic, but today we look to China, where the first cases were reported.

Today on The Current: Dangers faced by women in journalism in Afghanistan; how China is faring one year into pandemic; Gespe'gewa'gi: The Last Land, and importance of fishing rights to Mi'kmaq community of Listuguj

Lester Quives was hit hard with COVID-19, but has been recuperating with the help of his local community, and well wishers from around the world.

Today on The Current: Canada’s Road Ahead: COVID-19’s impact on Filipino-Canadians, and lockdown protests in Steinbach, Man.; Quebec’s Magpie River granted legal rights of personhood; and former Assad regime intelligence officer convicted with crimes against humanity in Syria’s civil war.

The first Indigenous president-elect of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) says he wants to help change the culture of medicine so all Canadians feel safe accessing health care.

Today on The Current: Conflicting recommendations around AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine and over-65s; Dr. Alika Lafontaine becomes first Indigenous president of the Canadian Medical Association; and Ontario is proposing a redesign of how young people age out of the care system.

Loss of smell and taste have become well-known symptoms of COVID-19. But for chefs and other people working in the food industry, losing those senses can be especially devastating — both personally, and professionally.

There is growing interest in the use of psychedelics to assist treatments for mental health conditions, but one expert warns that more robust research is needed.

Today on The Current: André Picard on why we need a philosophical change in elder care; chefs and food writers dealing with loss of taste and smell from COVID-19; what a report into journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder means for other Saudi dissidents; and the housing crisis in Eabametoong First Nation.

British author Kazuo Ishiguro says the world may be on the brink of a new era similar to the industrial revolution, thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence. He explores that theme, and what it means to be human, in his newest book, Klara and the Sun.

Today on The Current: Canada moves into next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations; author Kazuo Ishiguro on artificial intelligence and facing a new age; Siri Agrell on reconnecting post-COVID, without our screens; and lawyer says Biden reopening Trump facility to house migrant children a "huge betrayal."

In 2018, around 3,000 people in Sudbury experienced some form of homelessness, or were at risk of becoming homeless. As the pandemic amplifies the challenges that people without shelter face, advocates say the solution lies in bolstering the city’s stock of affordable housing.

Today on The Current: UN special rapporteur Agnès Callamard on Iran’s shooting down of Flight PS752; listeners embracing letter-writing and slow correspondence in the pandemic; and protests swell in Myanmar despite threat of force.

Today on The Current: Canada’s Road Ahead: Helping the homeless in Sudbury, Ont.; using psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, to treat anxiety; and The Fifth Estate's investigation into missing millions in one of the largest frauds in Canadian history.

Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says no firm details or commitment to secure freedom for two Canadians detained in China were discussed at Tuesday's meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden.

An Ontario woman who survived human sex trafficking, and now helps others who have been affected, says new provincial legislation aimed at tackling the issue shows promise.

Today on The Current: Marc Garneau on China and Trudeau’s first bilateral meeting with Biden; we look at a ketamine-assisted therapy study; and British author Eley Williams explores the power of fake words.

When the pandemic struck last March and stopped Brian Barnes from visiting his wife Joanne in her locked-down care home, he turned to paper and pen to stay in touch.

When a shipping company from the United Arab Emirates hit financial trouble in 2017 and abandoned its oil tanker off the coast of Dubai, it left a small crew still aboard, stranded at sea without pay or a way home.

Today on The Current: Ontario pushes to curb human sex trafficking; letter-writing offers connection in the pandemic; MPs vote to label China's persecution of Uighurs a genocide; and psychedelic therapy: a breakthrough tool in treating mental illness?

Canadian nursing schools are seeing a surge in interest amid the pandemic, but experts warn it may not be enough to alleviate the shortage of people working in the profession.