Health Canada could approve a vaccine for kids under 12 by Halloween, said Dr. Kashif Pirzada. But whenever approval comes, "we should pull out all the stops and get these shots into little arms as quickly as possible," he said.

As COVID-19 vaccines for kids get closer, experts weigh how to combat hesitancy; Jesse Wente on his new book Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance; Alberta Premier Jason Kenney faces an uncertain political future; and Merlin Bird ID, the app that can identify a bird's song

After a "wildly divisive" campaign, the federal parties will need to find a way to avoid partisan bickering, says a political scientist. Veteran politicians and newly elected MPs weigh up the work ahead.

Today on The Current: Political veterans weigh up what the results mean for the parties, and for you; newly elected MPs discuss the work ahead, and working together; and political scientists discuss what this election means for Canada’s political landscape.

Ronald Hayden had a heart attack last month, but like many Canadians, he doesn't have a family doctor for followup care. The shortage of primary care is putting other aspects of health care, such as emergency rooms, under pressure, say advocates.

Today on The Current: Pakistan’s complicated relationship with the Taliban; Back to the Land: How a first-generation farmer hopes to make rural agriculture more diverse; and how scorching temperatures and water shortages are affecting the Okanagan Valley.

A former Western University student says concerns around on-campus sexual violence aren't new or limited to the school, but that administration must do more to rebuild trust with the student body.

While Jacques Cousteau is remembered for his deep sea adventures and conservation work, a new film explores Cousteau’s conversion from exploiting the ocean, to trying to save it. 

Today on The Current: How Skeetchestn First Nation uses traditional knowledge to keep wildfires at bay; calls for change after multiple sexual assault allegations at Western University; and director Liz Garbus dives into the life and work of Jacques Cousteau.

The Current for Sept. 16, 2021: A special broadcast from Musquodoboit Harbour, N.S., about access to health care and mental health resources, including in smaller, more rural communities.

While the film Night Raiders may be a fictional story set in a future dystopian version of Canada, writer and director Danis Goulet says it's based off events that are very real. 

Today on The Current: Rising COVID-19 cases in Alberta and Saskatchewan putting health systems in crisis; Dr. Robert Strang on why Nova Scotia is putting its reopening plan on hold; and telling the story of residential schools through a dystopian future

In Hamilton, Ont., problems around homelessness, housing and affordability reflect a national election issue. Matt Galloway talks to Vic Wojciechowska, with the Hamilton Encampment Support Network; and Laura Kennedy and Mike Rigitano, who have just bought their first home after an emotional and frustrating year-and-a-half of multiple offers, and almost giving up all together.

It's been more than two months since the Lytton Creek wildfire tore through the Fraser Canyon, displacing hundreds. Though some have been able to return home, the town itself remains behind barricades, and residents are only now being allowed back to sift through the rubble.

Today on The Current: Canada Votes 2021: homelessness, affordability and housing; Kamal Al-Solaylee on the idea of home, and the desire to return; director Eva Orner on the Australia fires and her new film Burning.

Federal party leaders have made several promises on Indigenous issues during this election campaign, but some Indigenous voters see a poor track record, and have heard enough. Matt Galloway weighs up the promises and the parties behind them with Niigaan Sinclair and Willow Fiddler.