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Don't mock Trump for COVID-19 diagnosis; instead push to protect the vulnerable: Rev. Al Sharpton
Civil rights icon Rev. Al Sharpton says the U.S. is at a crossroads. He discusses the choice facing his country, the Donald Trump he knows, and a summer of reckoning on anti-Black racism.
Made in America: How Trump and Biden's rival visions for economic recovery are resonating with Illinois voters
We continue our U.S. election series Road to November with a stop in Illinois, where U.S. President Donald Trump promised to bring jobs back and put the United States first. Have those promises been kept, and will workers there vote for him again?
The Current for Oct. 2, 2020
Today on The Current: National affairs panel unpacks Ottawa's new COVID-19 financial aid package, Rev. Al Sharpton on Donald Trump, a reckoning on race, and the decision facing the U.S., Could a month-long ‘Covatical’ be the restful way to curb rising COVID-19 cases?, Whisky world faces its #MeToo moment.
Relatives, experts call for accountability in wake of Joyce Echaquan's death
The cousin of an Indigenous woman who recorded health-care staff insulting her as she was dying in a Quebec hospital says firing the nurse who treated her relative is not enough.
The Current for Oct. 1, 2020
Today on The Current: Death of Indigenous woman Joyce Echaquan in Quebec hospital, Road to November: Illinois, manufacturing and bringing back jobs, David Neiwert on Trump saying ‘Proud Boys, stand back and stand by,’ Dispute between doctors and Alberta provincial government.
These real-life Canadian superheroes don masks and capes to help the homeless — and say you can do it too
Journalist Peter Nowak brings us the stories of some real-life superheroes — people who dress up, go out, and do good. Two Windsor brothers, Canadian Justice and Urban Knight, discuss how they use their powers to help the homeless.
The Current for Sept. 30, 2020
Today on The Current: How did Donald Trump and Joe Biden fare in a testy and chaotic first U.S. presidential debate?, Apology for systemic racism in Nova Scotia’s justice system, André Picard on fresh COVID-19 restrictions, Real-life Canadian superheroes fighting crime and doing good deeds.
Trump debts make U.S. 'vulnerable' to Russian influence ahead of election, says former FBI deputy
The former deputy of the FBI's counterintelligence division says U.S. President Donald Trump’s debts are compromising his ability to act in the national interest and making him vulnerable to foreign interference.
The Current for Sept. 29, 2020
Today on The Current: Quebec on COVID-19 red alert, Future of performing arts in Canada, Former FBI agent Peter Strzok on Russia, the election and Trump’s finances.
Expert who quit Canada's Vaccine Task Force says more transparency needed to ensure public trust
Gary Kobinger recently left the federal government's COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force over concerns about secrecy surrounding members' potential conflicts of interest.
Terrorism hoax case unlikely to change Liberals' ISIS repatriation policy, says expert
The case of a Burlington, Ont., man who allegedly lied about his involvement with ISIS is unlikely to change how Canada deals with the repatriation of citizens who joined the militant group, says a former national security lawyer with the Department of Justice.
The Current for Sept. 28, 2020
Today on The Current: Turmoil in Lebanon, Canada's Vaccine Task Force member resigns over transparency concerns, Inside the NHL bubble, Canadian charged with terrorism hoax.
Trump won swing state Iowa decisively in 2016. Here's how these voters feel 4 years later
Our Road to November series on the U.S. election reaches Iowa. Historically a swing state, U.S. President Donald Trump won there by a wide margin in 2016, but polls say it's tighter this time.
'We can't just be preaching to the choir': Why youth climate activists are taking to the streets amid pandemic
The fight to protect the environment isn’t over just because the pandemic has put life on pause, says a young B.C. climate activist who is taking part in Friday’s physically distanced global climate protest in a bid to get the cause back in the spotlight.
The Current for Sept. 25, 2020
Today on The Current: A look at the state of the pandemic around the world, Our Road to November series on the U.S. election stops in Iowa, The story of Black cowboy John Ware, Youth climate campaigners continue their fight despite the pandemic.
The Current for Sept. 24, 2020
Today on The Current: Canada’s second wave, National affairs panel on throne speech and talk of early election, Reaction to verdict in killing of Breonna Taylor
Email from officer in Breonna Taylor shooting shows some officers think 'nothing was done wrong,' scholar says
A mass email sent by a police sergeant involved in the shooting that killed Breonna Taylor is indicative of police culture in Louisville, Ky., and across the U.S., says scholar Ricky L. Jones.
Preserving your pandemic harvest? Start slow with something you love, say experts
Canadians who grew their own gardens this pandemic summer and are looking to try pickling their bounty for the first time should start small, says an Edmonton woman who has been canning for years.
'Brainwashed' podcast reveals the shocking true story behind a prolific conspiracy theory
Brainwashed, a new series from CBC Podcasts, tells the true, unbelievable story of the CIA's attempt at mind control.
The Current for Sept. 23, 2020
Today on The Current: COVID-19 and a green recovery, Will the officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s death face charges?, Carl Hiaasen on Florida, Trump and his new novel Squeeze Me, New CBC podcast Brainwashed, Canadians turn to canning to save fruits of summer pandemic gardens
How Harnarayan Singh's hockey obsession shaped his life in small-town Canada
The voice behind Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi speaks with The Current’s Matt Galloway about his new memoir, One Game at a Time, which chronicles his childhood love of the game, and the challenges he’s faced in his career.
Trump 'the wrong man for the job,' says veteran journalist Bob Woodward
Veteran journalist Bob Woodward says he didn't report U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks about the severity of COVID-19 sooner, because he didn't have the full timeline of what Trump knew, and when he knew it.
The Current for Sept. 22, 2020
Today on The Current: Bob Woodward on his new book, Rage; COVID-19 testing amid a surge in cases; and Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi's Harnarayan Singh talks about his new memoir.
Yaa Gyasi hopes her new book 'champions' the science we need to navigate the pandemic
In Transcendent Kingdom, Yaa Gyasi says both religion and science "are attempting to ask really big transcendent questions, attempting to kind of reconcile things that seem irreconcilable."
The Current for Sept. 21, 2020
Today on The Current: The legacies of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Canada's 17th prime minister, John Turner; the UN calls for aid as the pandemic worsens conditions in conflict zones; and Yaa Gyasi on her new book Transcendent Kingdom.
