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The Current for Dec. 4, 2020
Today on The Current: What it will take to align Canadian law with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People; U.K. inquiry into undercover police officers who deceived activists into relationships; and COVID-19 cases on the rise in B.C.
Canada could approve COVID-19 vaccine in 'week to 10 days,' says Health Canada senior adviser
Health Canada could be in a position to approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine within 10 days, says a senior medical adviser at the agency.
As health-care workers face 'soul-destroying' pandemic, Zen teacher offers tips for coping
An American Zen teacher and medical anthropologist says COVID-19 is revealing “profound cracks” within the culture of medicine.
The Current for Dec. 3, 2020
Today on The Current: Health Canada says it could approve a COVID-19 vaccine within 10 days; we look at whether pop-up surveillance testing sites can curb the spread of COVID-19; Zen teacher Roshi Joan Halifax shares tools to cope with pandemic pressures; and as infections hit the NFL, should the season have been cancelled?
Pandemic decision-making requires politics and science work 'hand in glove:' expert
When it comes to effective decision-making at this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, one expert says it’s more complicated than simply following the science.
The Current for Dec. 2, 2020
Today on The Current: Academic cheating and the pandemic pressure on students and institutions alike; we ask whether scientists or politicians should be leading the response to COVID-19; why The Nutcracker will still delight audiences this Christmas; and Margaret Evans on escalating violence in Uganda and the deportation of CBC New journalists.
Trudeau says COVID-19 vaccines offer a light at the end of the tunnel, but it's going to be a tough winter
After yesterday’s fiscal update, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joins Matt Galloway to discuss the cost of fighting COVID-19, and how his government plans to roll out the vaccines that could finally subdue the pandemic.
Why 'traditional' measures won't help women's post-pandemic economic recovery
As the COVID-19 crisis deals an unprecedented blow to women’s employment, one expert says Canada’s post-pandemic economic recovery needs a “new playbook.”
Keeping active helps people with young-onset dementia, and their loved ones, says YouQuest co-founder
Cindy McCaffery co-founded YouQuest in 2018, which unlike most dementia supports, offers recreational activity for people under the age of 65.
The Current for Dec. 1, 2020
Today on The Current: Justin Trudeau on the cost of fighting the pandemic; what a "she-covery" might look like; housing the homeless as winter looms; and your reaction to our conversation with Lisa Raitt about young-onset Alzheimer's.
Lisa Raitt on taking care of her husband as he struggles with young-onset Alzheimer's
Former MP Lisa Raitt discusses the daily reality of caring for her husband Bruce Wood, who was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer's in 2016 at age 56.
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Bitter harvest: Pandemic deepens cracks in Canada's seasonal agricultural worker program
The pandemic has created serious risks for the migrant workers who grow and pick our fruit and vegetables. In Ontario, farm workers were at least 10 times more likely to contract COVID-19 than the overall population, The Fifth Estate has found.
The Current for Nov. 30, 2020
Today on The Current: Lisa Raitt on taking care of her husband as he struggles with young-onset Alzheimer's, André Picard on latest in COVID-19 fight, Canada’s migrant workers left vulnerable in pandemic.
What smells conjure up Canada for you?
Last week, The Current asked listeners about the smells that remind them of Canada. Here's what they had to say.
The Current for Nov. 27, 2020
Today on The Current: Nova Scotia’s real estate boom and buying houses through Zoom, COVID-19’s impact in the Yukon and N.W.T., Preparing for the 33rd Annual Spelling Bee of Canada Championship Finals, Tanya Talaga on the power of Anishinaabe storytelling.
'Menstruation is just health': Scotland becomes the first country to make period products freely available
On Tuesday, Scotland became the first country in the world to make period products freely available. Matt Galloway spoke to Monica Lennon, the Member of Scottish Parliament who first introduced the bill, and Jana Girdauskas, founder of The Period Purse, about the bill and what Canada can take from it.
The Current for Nov. 26, 2020
Today on The Current: Is Canada at the back of the line for COVID-19 vaccines? Charities shouldering burden as food insecurity grows, Scotland makes period products free for all, Canary Islands becoming route to Europe for large number of migrants and refugees.
Small businesses question whether closing them will help control COVID-19 spread
New lockdown orders across the country have come at a crushing time for small business owners told to close — while big-box stores stay open.
Don't put COVID-19 grief 'on the back burner,' says therapist calling for national strategy on mourning
Therapist Andrea Warnick says the pandemic has meant many people who lose loved ones can’t come together to grieve. She's part of an organization calling for a national grief strategy.
The Current for Nov. 25, 2020
Today on The Current: National affairs panel on rising COVID-19 numbers and how long Canadians might wait for a vaccine, Calls for a national grief strategy to help people cope with impact of pandemic, New lockdown orders come at a crushing time for small businesses.
N.L., P.E.I. premiers say Atlantic bubble was a beacon of hope, but preventative measures had to be taken
The Atlantic bubble has popped. As COVID-19 cases rise in the Maritimes, Matt Galloway talks to Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey and P.E.I. Premier Dennis King about the situation in their provinces.
How astronomy has provided stress relief and a sense of community during pandemic
As COVID-19 continues to separate communities, people have looked to the stars and used astronomy as a way to maintain and build new connections.
The Current for Nov. 24, 2020
Today on The Current: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney absent as province tops national number of COVID-19 cases, Boom in amateur astronomy during pandemic, Approaching lockdown like an endurance sport, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey and P.E.I. Premier Dennis King on leaving Atlantic bubble
Barack Obama reflects on 'outsized' expectations of his presidency, and convincing Michelle he should run
In his new book, former U.S. president Barack Obama reflects on the “outsized expectations” of his election as the country’s first Black leader, as well as how living up to those expectations wasn’t always possible.
Obama calls Trump era an 'anomaly' in Canada-U.S. relations
Barack Obama says he's confident that after four turbulent years, Canada-U.S. relations will be restored to a more stable course under president-elect Joe Biden. Obama made the comments in a wide-ranging interview in which he also discussed whether the current president is a racist and the need to repair the U.S. image internationally.
