The Currentwith Anna Maria Tremonti

Today on The Current: The women who left Canada to join ISIS are often referred to as non-combatants, but does that absolve them of the caliphate’s atrocities?; plus, we talk to two athletes about what it takes to compete in the Yukon Arctic Ultra; and could nuclear energy be the solution to climate change?

We look at the career of famed American architect Philip Johnson, whose buildings dot cities all across the continent, including the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto. Author and architecture critic Mark Lamster tells us there was another side to Johnson — a fascist who helped the Nazis push their agenda during the Second World War.

A new CBC documentary warns that air pollution may be far worse than you think. We look at the data, and hear from one expert who says there could be a link between ultrafine particles in our air, and Alzheimer's.

What exactly are the politics at play behind former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation, and the SNC-Lavalin affair? Maclean's writer Paul Wells helps us connect the dots.

Today on The Current: We look at the situation in Venezuela, from struggling hospitals to the soldiers considering their loyalties; plus, we examine the politics at play behind Jody Wilson-Raybould’s resignation and the SNC-Lavalin affair; a new CBC documentary warns that air pollution may be far worse than you think; and we look at the career of famed American architect Philip Johnson, who helped the Nazis push their fascist agenda during the Second World War.

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Former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould resigned from cabinet Tuesday, in the latest twist to allegations that the Prime Minister's Office pressured her to intervene in a criminal case against Quebec company SNC-Lavalin. We look at what her resignation means for the federal government.

A measles outbreak in Washington state has officials examining the legal ins and outs of refusing to vaccinate your child. We speak to one expert who thinks immunization should be a child's human right.

In the immediate aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., last year, author David Cullen went there to meet the survivors who were leading a political discussion on gun violence in the U.S. He's written a book about how a group of young people living through a nightmare found the energy and clarity to exert such an enormous influence.

Today on The Current: We look at the fallout from Jody Wilson-Raybould’s resignation from cabinet; plus, we explore the political influence of the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, almost one year after they survived a deadly school shooting; and as a measles outbreak grips Washington, one expert argues vaccinations should be a child’s human right.

Before allegations that former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould was pressured to help SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution, the Quebec company faced suspensions, forced resignations, and arrests related to major construction projects at home and abroad. We look at the company's history, and what happens when big companies face big accusations.

At Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, artificial intelligence is being used to analyze some of the vast amount of medical data that's generated each and every minute. We speak to the experts involved in how AI could improve health outcomes for patients.

Today on The Current: We look at the history of SNC-Lavalin and what happens when big companies face big accusations; plus, can artificial intelligence help us harness vast amounts of medical data to improve health outcomes for patients?; and we remember Joe Schlesinger, one of Canada's most prominent and beloved journalists, who died Monday.

After a Quebec politician seemed to question whether the Earth is actually round, we look at how the conspiracy theory has spread online, and what it will take to convince some people this rock we live on isn't flat.

When Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran and seized power 40 years ago, CBC reporter Carole Jerome was on the plane that brought him out of exile. Jerome tells us how she watched the revolution unfold up-close, and how she fell in love with one of its leaders.

An investigation by CBC News and Sports reveals at least 222 coaches who were involved in amateur sports in Canada have been convicted of sexual offences against minors in the past 20 years.

Today on The Current: We look at a CBC investigation that has revealed hundreds of coaches have been charged with a sexual offence against a minor in the last 20 years; plus, just what will it take to convince some people the Earth isn't flat?; and we talk to a former CBC journalist who had an up-close view of the Iranian revolution 40 years ago, and a deeply personal connection with one of its leaders.

For the past six years, writer Behrouz Boochani has been detained on Manus Island — an Australian detention centre in Papua New Guinea. In that time, the Iranian Kurdish asylum seeker wrote a book, composing it one WhatsApp message at a time to his translator, Omid Tofighian. Last week he was awarded Australia's richest literary prize. We spoke to Tofighian about how the story came about.

Our political panel takes stock of the latest twists and turns in Canada's corridors of power. Today, we look at accusations that the prime minister pressed former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to intervene in the prosecution of construction giant SNC-Lavalin — and the challenges facing the NDP.

Five Canadian diplomats and members of their families, who fell victim to mysterious health issues while posted to Cuba, are suing the Canadian government for $28 million in damages. We speak to one of the plaintiffs about her frustration.

We look at the Ebola epidemic spreading through Congo and hear from experts who say that without intervention, it's only going to get worse.