Why Donald Trump is hosting UFC fights at the White House

Why Donald Trump is hosting UFC fights at the White House

On Sunday, President Donald Trump celebrated his eightieth birthday — and the 250th anniversary of the United States — by hosting the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn of the White House. We speak with MMA sports analyst and Kombat Morning podcast host, Luke Thomas, about how the UFC helped President Trump reach an audience of young men, and what this latest event says about the power and influence of the sport.

How decades of rotting fish sauce changed a small town

There are a lot of strange things transported by highway in Canada. Full houses on wheels, wind turbine blades, taller than a duplex — and coming soon,  along Newfoundland's Route 90: maybe the strangest load ever; decades-old fish sauce. The kind of sauce that’s used for dipping and marinating in Asian cuisines. It’s a condiment many people in Newfoundland and Labrador have never even tried. CBC’s  Mary-Catherine McIntosh looks into where those loads are headed, how the sauce came to be, and why the mayor of a tiny town called St. Mary’s will be standing by, watching the trucks back away from his community likely, he says, in tears in her documentary: Fish Sauce.

The U.S. and Iran reach a deal to ‘end the war.’

The U-S and Iran have reached an agreement to end nearly four months of fighting. Thousands of people have been killed and the global economy has been rocked by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The deal is set to be formally signed this Friday. We speak with Gregg Carlstrom, the Middle East correspondent for The Economist on what this deal reportedly includes, and what’s next for negotiations.

Our NAP weighs in how politicians should spend their summer

This is the last week politicians will spend in Ottawa before scattering for the summer, and there’s plenty on the government’s to-do list. Our National Affairs Panel — CBC's Rosemary Barton, The Globe and Mail's Stephanie Levitz and the Toronto Star's Ryan Tumilty — takes a close look at how political leaders should be spending their summer ahead of what could be a high-stakes fall.

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