The Current for September 1, 2020
Today on The Current:
Anti-racism protests in Portland, Oregon and Kenosha, Wisconsin turned deadly over the last week. Two separate shootings have left three people dead. These latest protests against police brutality were triggered after a police officer shot a Black man, Jacob Blake, in Kenosha, leaving him paralyzed. But far right groups have come to both cities to combat Black Lives Matter protesters. Corey Prince, a community organizer in Wisconsin and researcher Sam Jackson help us understand who these right wing extremists are.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced two new deals with U.S. drug makers developing potential COVID-19 vaccines yesterday. Canada has now inked agreements with four producers of front-running vaccine candidates. André Picard, a Globe and Mail's health columnist, explains these latest COVID-19 vaccine developments.
And all summer long The Current is airing some of the most critically-acclaimed CBC podcasts. Today we're listening to episode two of This is Not a Drake Podcast, a series about the rapper the world sees as the face of Toronto, but is really about the city's hip-hop scene most people don't know about — the one that made Drake. Click here to find out more about our summer series of podcasts.