The Current for Aug. 1, 2019
Today on The Current: The prospect of Americans soon being able to legally access Canadian pharmacies in order to obtain cheaper drugs has many warning that Ottawa has "no reason" to support the plan amid the spectre of drug shortages north of the border. Next, we hear from a teenager who witnessed two vehicles leaving the crime scene the night Kerrie Brown was murdered in the CBC podcast Someone Knows Something.
Today on The Current:
- U.S. President Donald Trump's administration announced Wednesday it will set up a system to allow Americans to legally import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada. The prospect of Americans soon being able to access Canadian pharmacies has many warning that Ottawa has "no reason" to support the plan amid the spectre of drug shortages north of the border.
- We continue with the latest season of the CBC podcast Someone Knows Something. In Episode 4, we hear from a Thompson, Man., teenager who witnessed two vehicles leaving the crime scene the night Kerrie Brown was murdered. What did he see? And more importantly, who?