The Current

The Current for January 21, 2019

Today on The Current: Three women go public with sexual assault allegations against an RCMP doctor in the 1980s; plus we hear from listeners moved by our One Bullet series, and discuss how to combat gun violence; and we meet a scientist who raised seven goslings in order to conduct a weather experiment, but ended up becoming their Papa Goose.
Anna Maria Tremonti hosts The Current's 17th season. (CBC)

Today on The Current

  • Three women are alleging that they were sexually assaulted as new RCMP recruits in the 1980s, by the doctor who performed their medical examinations.
  • We hear from listeners moved by our One Bullet series, and talk to advocates, activists and policy makers about how to combat gun violence.
  • Scientist Michael Quetting raised seven goslings from the moment they hatched, in an elaborate experiment to gather weather data. But after three months of providing round-the-clock care for the gaggle, he says he learned a lot from being their Papa Goose.

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