The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)
CBC Radio's The Current is a meeting place of perspectives with a fresh take on issues that affect Canadians today.
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233 Episodes of this Podcast:
08/02/10: Pt 1 - Maternal & Child Health
Published: 2010-02-08 03:00:00Prime Minister Stephen Harper has pledged to make global maternal health a focus of the G8 Summit in Canada later this year. But critics say he should begin at home since two major studies published last week showed that there are serious short-comings in maternal health in Canada's aboriginal communities, especially in the north.
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08/02/10: Pt 3 - Charter Cities
Published: 2010-02-08 03:00:00Paul Romer has a bold idea that he thinks will improve the lot of poor people all over the world. He wants give them some place better to live ... some place he calls Charter Cities
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08/02/10: Pt 2 - Squamish, B.C. & the Olympics
Published: 2010-02-08 03:00:00The 2010 Winter Olympics is set to open on Friday. Hopes are high in Vancouver and Whistler. But Squamish, a town exactly half-way in between those two sites is feeling jilted. A story of Olympic-sized hopes and the reality that follows.
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05/02/10: Pt 3 - Narco-Corrido
Published: 2010-02-05 03:00:00Narco-Corrido is a musical genre that celebrates the lives of Mexican drug dealers. It has been around for decades. But now Mexico's ruling party wants to outlaw the songs and throw anyone who sings them in jail.
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05/02/10: Pt 1 - Toyota Recall
Published: 2010-02-05 03:00:00Toyota has recalled 2.5 million vehicles in North America. And it has been hit by more than 100 un-related complaints. We get the latest on the situation in Canada.
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05/02/10: Pt 2 - In His Bones
Published: 2010-02-05 03:00:00Meet Denny Simon, a 67-year-old man from Calgary who gets his kicks from one of the most peculiar winter sports around riding the skeleton. Listen to Dominic Girard's, "In His Bones".
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04/02/10: Pt 3 - Accountability Act
Published: 2010-02-04 03:00:00Stephen Harper rode into office promising open, transparent and above all accountable government. Four years later, we're asking whether he's delivered it.
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04/02/10: Pt 1 - Wild Dogs
Published: 2010-02-04 03:00:00Later today, a funeral will be held for a 10-year-old boy who died after being mauled by dogs in northern Saskatchewan. The incident has sparked a wave of concern and criticism about the number of wild dogs across Canada's north.
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04/02/10: Pt 2 - Letters & Australian Senate
Published: 2010-02-04 03:00:00Letters - It's mail day. We hear your thoughts on the media's coverage of Haiti including our own story about the cruise ships that keep docking there despite the earthquake. Plus, we find out why Australian Senators are sometimes treated like rock stars and ask if there's a lesson there for Canada.
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03/02/10: Pt 3 - Haiti Reconstruction
Published: 2010-02-03 03:00:00A small, but very powerful group of Haitians are going to be at the centre of the efforts to re-build their country. Some say they're the best-equipped people for the job. But others say their power is part of the country's problem.
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