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A new podcast from The Fifth Estate: The Mile Zero Murders
2026-08-11 | 16 mins.
The small northern BC town of Dawson Creek is hijacked by a wave of drug-fuelled violence - 15 murders in five years. The CBC's Fifth Estate Estate and CBC Podcasts spent two years digging into this story, speaking with the loved-ones of the missing and murdered, and cultivating relationships with key figures in the drug trade. We speak with investigative journalist and host, Timothy Sawa, about his new podcast, "The Mile Zero Murders", a series that explores who's behind the violence and why it was so hard to make arrests.
Okanagan wildfire: They’re safe, but the future is uncertain
2026-08-11 | 15 mins.
Erin Carlson, her family and farm workers escaped the Bald Range fire -- some by helicopter. She says the tightknit Summerland community will band together to rebuild. But she worries that if climate change fuels more intense blazes, there will be more disasters to come. Plus, with clear skies in the weather forecast, wildfire expert Mathieu Bourbonnais says rain is needed to help control the fires.
How the US booze ban became Canada’s biggest leverage
2026-08-11 | 19 mins.
Canadians may not want to drink American booze, but some say bringing it back to Canadian shelves could be the bargaining chip needed in negotiations with the U.S. over tariffs.
Jack and Lilly Sullivan's mother breaks silence
2026-08-10 | 19 mins.
15 months after her children, Jack and Lilly Sullivan, vanished in rural Nova Scotia, Malehya Brooks-Murray is breaking her silence. In an interview with CBC’s Angela MacIvor, she discusses the challenge of processing her grief and why she is determined to keep the case in the spotlight.
Wildfires rage across the Okanagan
2026-08-10 | 19 mins.
More than 20,000 people have been evacuated from the Okanagan in B.C., including the entire town of Summerland. We speak to one man who had to leave behind his animals, along with the mayor of Summerland to see how residents are coping on the ground in neighbouring Penticton.

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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.The Current is produced in Toronto, Ontario, Canada — and has recently recorded live shows about the Canadian election in Surrey and Burnaby BC. And shows to come in Oshawa and the 905, Red Deer, Alberta, Quebec City and Halifax.

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