The Current

Inside the White House Correspondents' dinner

On Saturday night, a man armed with two guns and multiple knives charged through security and tried to storm the ballroom of the annual White House correspondents' dinner in Washington. CBC's Paul Hunter was there. He walks us through what happened and what we know about the 31 year-old suspect.

You can thrive as you age. Positivity may be key.

New research from Yale shows that people are just as likely to improve as they age as decline — and a positive outlook can make a difference. At 84, marathoner Carol Wright says running is more than just exercise. It connects her to others and gives her goals. Two doctors say even if you aren't as fit as Carol, you can thrive too, but we also need a societal rethink of aging.

The fate of the feral horses of Yukon

Horses have long roamed the Yukon. Today they're considered feral. CBC Whitehorse producer Andrew Hynes, explores how the fate of the horses has become a preoccupation for a group of activists - after one horse was discovered dead in a farmer’s field.

Chokepoints: the new global warfare

As the Strait of Hormuz is being used to choke off nearly 20 per cent of the world's oil exports and influence global markets in the US-Israel and Iran war, Edward Fishman explains what makes a chokepoint powerful and how other governments are identifying their own chokepoints as the world moves into an era of economic warfare.

The rural-urban divide over high-speed rail

The federal government wants to build a high-speed rail line from Toronto to Quebec City. Rural land-owners along the proposed corridor are concerned the major project will carve into their farms. City-dwelling proponents are worried the dream of cutting travel time between Toronto and Montreal may never be realized. We hear from both sides about what this project means and the risk of sowing division between rural and urban Canadians.