Padraig Moran

2 months ago | 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.

2 months ago | 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.

Jan 7, 2025 | cbc.ca | Padraig Moran

The Current·Q&AJustin Trudeau’s stubbornness and self-confidence helped his rise to power, but have also played a role in this downfall, says Gerald Butts, a former close advisor. Trudeau’s stubbornness helped his rise — but also his fall, says Gerald ButtsPadraig Moran · CBC Radio · Posted: Jan 07, 2025 12:05 PM EST | Last Updated: 7 minutes agoPrime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, with Gerald Butts in Feb. 2013.

Nov 30, 2024 | cbc.ca | Padraig Moran

The Current23:49How farming is changing in SaskatchewanJulie Maxwell says it's not true that people her age don't want to get into farming, but shifts in agriculture trends have made it financially harder to get a start in the industry. "I talk to young farmers all the time who want to start farms, who dream of farming … but they just don't see how it's possible or how it's viable," said Maxwell, a small vegetable farmer and president of the youth branch of the National Farmers Union.