Kick off! Celebrating soccer in Canada

Kick off! Celebrating soccer in Canada

The Current celebrates Canadian soccer in all its diversity in a special show from CBC’s Toronto HQ. Matt Galloway welcomes:  - Team Canada legends Diana Matheson and Craig Forrest to break down Canada’s chances  - Toronto hip hop ambassador and FIFA fan fest coordinator Kardinal Offishall  - Inspiring coaches who are turning the Greater Toronto Area into a soccer powerhouse and force for community connection  - Fans from across the GTA who are turning the city into an international party  - Plus music by two-time Polaris Prize winner Shad

Canada’s decades long forced adoptions

For decades after the Second World War, more than 300,000 unmarried women were sent away to live with relatives or in federal grant-funded maternity homes. There, they were coerced into giving up their babies. Some mothers have reconnected with their grown children, while many have not. Now, some say an apology from the government is long overdue. We speak with mothers Valerie Andrews and Christine Nayler, as well as Lynda Hall, a daughter forcibly given up.

Can the feds make the internet safe for kids?

Federal Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Marc Miller on how Canada's government intends to make the internet safe, and if social media giants like Meta will listen.

What's behind the violence in Belfast

Rioters egged on by far right figures torched vehicles and homes in the Northern Irish city. The chaos followed a stabbing where the accused is a Sudanese refugee. City councillor Séamas de Faoite decries the violence and urges outsiders to stop inflaming tensions.

Why your attention span is trash and what you can do about it

Can't concentrate? What about thinking deeply? Attention spans are shrinking rapidly. Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University and the author of the bestselling book 'Deep Work' says we're facing a crisis — an attack on our ability to think. He's calling for what he calls a revolution in defence of thinking. He outlines the steps for reclaiming your attention.