The Currentwith Laura Lynch

As Venice suffers another round of heavy flooding, one expert argues the problem lies not necessarily in climate change or a beleaguered flood barrier, but with how the city is governed.

Today on The Current, we ask whether Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s Fair Deal Panel can meet calls for change within the province? Plus, we look at the challenges facing Venice as the floating city sinks under another round of heavy flooding; a volunteer firefighter tells us about battling deadly wildfires in Australia; and we look at a new non-stop, 20-hour flight from New York to Sydney — would you take it?

Now that Myanmar has been formally accused in an international court of acts of genocide, there are a number of ways that Canada can help the case and the displaced Rohingya population, according to Canada’s special envoy to Myanmar.

We bring you our guide to the impeachment inquiry: how did we get here, what to expect from proceedings, and what to listen for as key witnesses take the stand.

Today on The Current: We bring you our guide to the impeachment inquiry as it kicks off in Washington; plus, we look at the formal accusation of genocide levelled against Myanmar by The Gambia; and a group of scientists discuss hopes for groundbreaking results from several climate change studies in the Arctic this winter.

We spoke to three sports broadcaster and commentators about why Don Cherry's comments about immigrants and poppies on Remembrance Day led to his firing by Sportsnet, taking into account his long history of making divisive remarks.

Investigative reporter Ian Urbina has spent years investigating human trafficking and slavery on fishing vessels on the world's oceans. His new book looks at these abuses and the obstacles to ending them.

Today on The Current: What's next for Hockey Night in Canada now that Don Cherry is out; the latest on the clashes and violence in Hong Kong, and how the international community should respond; and how pirates, smugglers and murderous fishing crews on the high seas get away with their crimes.  

Sally Armstrong's 2019 CBC Massey Lectures, about the long push for gender equality, are airing this week on Radio One's Ideas. The Current spoke to her about why, despite many injustices, she's optimistic about where the women's movement is headed.

More than 81,000 Chinese labourers travelled across Canada on their way to support the war effort in Europe. Some of them died and were buried in Canada. But few Canadians know their story.

Today on The Current: Author David O'Keefe on what Canadian soldiers saw as they battled their way through Normandy; the forgotten First World War story of more than 80,000 Chinese labourers who were smuggled across Canada and then sent to Europe to support the Allied war effort; Canadian military historian Ted Barris explores his own father's story as a medic in the Second World War; on the 50th anniversary of Sesame Street, a look at how the show has reflected Canada to itself; and 2019 CBC Massey Lecturer Sally Armstrong on the roots of women's inequality and why "there's never been a better time" to be a woman.

After a recent New York Times article called for the Mona Lisa to come down, travel writer Robin Esrock argues tourists need to stop focusing on hot-ticket bucket list attractions like the famed painting and try some humbler travel destinations.

A New York Times reporter requested all the data that a third-party analyst was holding on her. The company sent back a 400-page report dating back years.

Today on The Current: We discuss new data that shows a rise in surgical objects mistakenly left inside patients in Canada — one woman tells us about how her hospital left her just such a “present.” Plus, our global affairs panel looks at Russia’s clout on the world stage; a tech reporter tells us how your “consumer score” can affect the customer service you get; and we discuss whether some of the world’s big attractions are just too popular.

Vera Lengsfeld and Susanne Schädlich both grew up in East Berlin. And while many are celebrating 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, they believe invisible barriers still exist there today.

Videos of brazen liquor store thefts in Winnipeg have been circulating online. We speak to staff in the line of fire — who say they’ve seen thieves with guns, knives, pipes and machetes — and ask what can be done about it.

Today on The Current: We look at the spate of brazen liquor store thefts in Winnipeg; longtime correspondent Robert Fisk says President Trump is leaving a vacuum in the Middle East; why the internet is rife with retorts of “OK boomer”; and the lasting divides of the Berlin Wall, 30 years after it fell.

Journalist Jon Ronson spoke to us about what he learned by making two podcasts about the people in the adult entertainment industry.

Today on The Current: We speak to a scientist who was one of 11,000 signatories to a declaration of a climate emergency; plus, what former Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall (and our national affairs panel) thinks about western alienation; and author Jon Ronson discusses his investigation into the internet’s disruptive effect on the porn industry.

Is Canada's Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S. putting refugees at risk? We look at how similar deals work elsewhere.

The cost of the British actor, broken down into his basic chemical elements, is just one of the surprising facts about our physical selves bestselling author Bill Bryson has gathered for his latest book The Body: A Guide for Occupants.

Amaryllis Fox was just 21 when she was recruited into the CIA. She told us about her new memoir on her 10 years as an undercover counterterrorism operative.