The Currentwith Anna Maria Tremonti

As a UN report warns that the situation in Mali has deteriorated sharply, one expert argues that Canada's peacekeeping mission in the conflict-ridden country is "a wasted opportunity to do more."

From the worsening conflict in Mali after the UN reports the situation on the ground is grim and getting worse; to a study that suggests we may be overestimating the intelligence of dogs; to a history of the prohibition of marijuana as Canada heads toward legalization ...This is The Current with guest host, Connie Walker.

Author and nuclear war expert Jeffrey Lewis hopes his new speculative fiction novel will send a warning about how easily the world could find itself in the midst of nuclear war.

Speculation is rife about the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but his close friend Lawrence Wright says that whoever is behind it has underestimated the missing man's fiancée.

Magna International founder Frank Stronach is suing daughter Belinda and grandchildren over mismanaging family assets, demanding $520 million in damages. Business columnist Andrew Willis says the lawsuit is in character with the billionaire's personality.

From the alleged execution of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a frequent critic of the Kingdom; to Magna founder Frank Stronach suing daughter Belinda over family trust; to the novel by arms expert Jeffrey Lewis about a North Korean nuclear attack ... This is The Current with host, Michelle Shephard.

A flaming gas can was found at a Toronto hotel last week. The hotel, which is currently housing 577 refugees, has drawn the attention of anti-migrant groups.

The Supreme Court’s hearing on the case of Cindy Gladue will decide whether Bradley Barton will face a new trial, but could also have implications for sexual assault laws, and the treatment of Indigenous people in Canada's criminal justice system.

Evan Fraser says he doesn't want to live in a world without steak and ice cream. But after this week's UN report urging global action to combat climate change, he says it's time to rethink what we eat and how food is produced as part of the solution to slow down global warming.

From why a hotel in north Toronto has been a symbol and a target for those seeking refugee status in Canada; to how to change the world's food diet to combat climate change; to how the legal system treats Indigenous women with the case of Cindy Gladue before the Supreme Court ... This is The Current.

An author who was "excoriated" in 1998 when she published allegations of sexual abuse by J.D. Salinger says that despite the growth of the #MeToo movement, not much has changed in the past 20 years.

A new report says medical residents experience burnout and depression in Canada at a greater rate than other physicians. The Current hears from a Vancouver resident who says it's a lack of support in the system that contributes to symptoms.

A new UN report is urging swift international action to tackle climate change. A journalist following the political response to this urgent call says environmental groups are angry the federal government isn't moving fast enough.

From a UN report urging world leaders to limit human-caused global warming to 0.5 C; to looking back at Joyce Maynard's memoir describing her relationship with JD Salinger through a #MeToo lens; to a report that finds one in four doctors and medical residents are grappling with burnout ... This is The Current.

Can someone truly be lucky or are life events just random? Statistician Jeffrey Rosenthal untangles the meaning behind luck, chance, fate and magic in his new book, Knock on Wood.

Three academics have pranked their colleagues, publishing fake papers in prestigious gender, race, and cultural studies journals.

CBC reporter Nahlah Ayed watched the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims at the Myanmar-Bangladesh border in 2017. She recently returned and was let into the country. She told The Current's Anna Maria Tremonti what she learned there.

From life on the ground for Rohingya Muslims in the Bangladesh-Myanmar border region, then the publishing of hoax academic papers in so-called "grievance studies" journals, and a statistician calculates whether luck is real ... This is The Current with host Anna Maria Tremonti.

A new study about Star Wars: The Last Jedi suggests the rhetoric that surrounded its release in 2017 was in part the product of organized twitter campaigns by activists, bots and even Russian trolls trying to advance wider political agendas.

Brett Kavanaugh's ascent to the Supreme Court has divided the U.S. public. With next month's midterm elections, one expert argues that candidates seeking election won't be able to ignore the issue.

Residents in a Surrey, B.C., neighbourhood are embroiled in a row over what to do with a flock of dozens of peacocks who have set roost in their backyards and trees.

From how the Brett Kavanaugh hearings have galvanized both Democrats and Republicans as the U.S. heads into midterm elections, to a new study that shows how Star Wars and "geek culture" are being weaponized online, to how peacocks are ruffling feathers in a Surrey ... This is The Current with guest host David Common.

Residents in a Surrey, B.C., neighbourhood are embroiled in a row over what to do with a flock of dozens of peacocks who have set roost in their backyards and trees.