The Current

The Current for Jan. 7, 2020

We visit Thunder Bay, Ont., and speak to families whose lives and loved ones have been devastated by the opioid crisis. Then, we examine U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to target 52 cultural sites in Iran, asking what the world would lose if he makes good on the warning. And finally Philippe Lançon reflects on the terrorist attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo, in which he was grievously wounded five years ago.
Matt Galloway is the host of CBC Radio's The Current. (CBC)

Today on The Current: We visit Thunder Bay, Ont., and speak to families whose lives and loved ones have been devastated by the opioid crisis. Then, we examine U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to target 52 cultural sites in Iran, asking what the world would lose if he makes good on the warning. And finally Philippe Lançon reflects on the terrorist attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo, in which he was grievously wounded five years ago.

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