The Current

The federal finance minister Francois-Philippe Champagne joins Matt Galloway the morning after the federal budget. Plus analysis from CBC's chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton.

Canadian cheese has been winning big prizes and flying off American store shelves, but a 50 percent tariff is threatening that momentum. American cheese importer James Hanly and Ontario goat cheese maker Mark Anderson on how the trade war is hurting them – and the farmers who supply the milk.

After being open for nearly a year, Nova Scotia's PACE clinic is helping more people get access to primary care in their communities, thanks to foreign-trained doctors. So what does it mean for the physicians and their patients, and could it work for other parts of Canada? We hear from a panel of doctors who have those answers.

Deep in the old growth forests on Vancouver Island, a group of citizen scientists, birders and artists gathered this summer to try to catch a glimpse of the secretive Marbled Murrelet, known to some as the “potato bird.” Royann Petrell, Co-Founder of Old Growth Birders and BioBlitzers, talks about her work to document the bird and try to stop the destruction of its habitat.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Russian players will not be able to compete in next month's World Juniors in Alberta, despite an international court ruling to allow Russia to compete in international hockey tournaments. Russia has been banned since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Chris Johnston, senior writer at The Athletic, and host of the podcast, the Chris Johnston Show, takes us through how the decision could play out in Canada, and around the world.