Padraig Moran

Feb 8, 2025 | cbc.ca | Padraig Moran

The Current·NewDonald Trump’s threats have left many Canadians angry at the U.S., but things are more complicated in Windsor, Ont., where people are deeply connected to their U.S. neighbours across the river in Detroit.

Feb 7, 2025 | cbc.ca | Padraig Moran

The CurrentSelf-taught photographer Eldred Allen says picking up a camera taught him to look at his home in Labrador differently, from its dramatic coastlines to the shimmering northern lights. The self-taught photographer's work is being showcased in TorontoPadraig Moran · CBC Radio · Posted: Feb 07, 2025 11:56 AM EST | Last Updated: 10 minutes agoEldred Allen, shown in this self-portrait, is a self-taught photographer.

Feb 3, 2025 | cbc.ca | Padraig Moran

The Current·NewDominic LeBlanc says he’s convinced Canada will prevail against Trump’s sweeping tariffs, but admits things could get rough. Government exploring financial supports for affected Canadians, Dominic LeBlanc saysPadraig Moran · CBC Radio · Posted: Feb 03, 2025 1:25 PM EST | Last Updated: 5 minutes agoFinance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the federal and provincial governments are looking at what financial supports can be extended to Canadians affected by U.S. tariffs.

Jan 29, 2025 | cbc.ca | Padraig Moran

Bernarda Rodriguez remembers the chaos when U.S. immigration officials raided the Mississippi chicken factory where she worked in 2019 as they looked for undocumented migrants. "Everybody started running and screaming ... they wanted to get out ... but the doors were closed," said Rodriguez, who came to the U.S. illegally from Mexico in 2004 seeking work. "I was scared and I was trying to hide," she told CBC Radio through a translator.

Jan 18, 2025 | cbc.ca | Padraig Moran

The Current23:57This woman woke up blind after drinks tainted with methanolAshley King went to a bar on a Bali vacation in 2011, and woke up blind just a few days later — a result of drinks spiked with methanol. "I woke up in my hostel and I wasn't able to breathe. And shortly after I wasn't able to see," said King, a 32-year-old Calgary woman who is sharing her story in a new podcast called Static: A Party Girl's Memoir.