• The Current

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The Current

By: CBC
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  • Three stories to expand your worldview, delivered daily. Matt Galloway cuts through a sea of choice to bring you stories that transcend the news cycle. Conversations with big thinkers, household names, and people living the news. An antidote to algorithms that cater to what you already know — and a meeting place for diverse perspectives. In its 20 years, the Current has become a go-to place for stories that shape and entertain us. Released daily, Monday to Friday.
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Episodes
  • Fed-up consumers are boycotting Loblaws

    Fed-up consumers are boycotting Loblaws
    May 1 2024

    A Loblaws boycott kicks off Wednesday, led by consumers angry about high food prices. Matt Galloway asks an organizer what she hopes the boycott will achieve; and looks at what Canada could do to encourage greater competition and a better deal for consumers.
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    20 mins
  • Calgary zoning debate gets heated

    Calgary zoning debate gets heated
    May 1 2024

    Calgary is in the throes of a contentious public hearing on new zoning rules, which has pitted the rights of property owners against the push to create much-needed housing. The CBC’s Scott Dippel talks us through what’s become a charged and emotional debate.
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    13 mins
  • Conservation efforts are working, study suggests

    Conservation efforts are working, study suggests
    May 1 2024

    A new study has looked at 600 conservation efforts around the world — and found that nature conservation is working. We talk to the study’s co-author, Stephen Woodley, about finding hope in these efforts to protect biodiversity.
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    12 mins
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