Day 6

Day 6 from the CBC gives you a fresh perspective on the week's news like no other. Expect an eclectic mix of arts, culture, politics, and quirky stories that make us human. Dive in for an enlightening, entertaining and enlightening week-end journey.

20 years after its last Child Alert in Darfur, UNICEF is sounding the alarm again

How Sudan became the world's forgotten conflict.PLUS:The moment Buffalo Sabres fans stepped up to sing the Canadian national anthemMore countries look to move off fossil fuels as the Iran war squeezes fuel suppliesIn his 19th season with the Stratford Festival Tom McCamus brings two iconic characters to the stageCelebrated operatic tenor Russell Thomas reflects on unrequited love as he returns to the COCRiffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.
How the Strait of Hormuz shapes everything from the cost of groceries to the availability of airplane tickets

How a tiny dot on the map came to have an outsized influence on the world.PLUS:The long-awaited Michael Jackson biopic is here. Should you watch it?Pope Francis helped convert a Popemobile into a mobile clinic for Gazan children. A year after his death, it still can't get inNamesake documents a First Nation’s effort to get a B.C. city to address its colonial rootsWhat King Charles can learn from Queen Elizabeth’s visits with 12 U.S. PresidentsRiffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.
How ‘surveillance pricing’ uses our personal data to charge us more

As we buy more and more things online, companies are using personal data to offer different prices to different people with the goal of finding the maximum price you will pay at that moment.PLUS: What’s behind the Trump administration’s feud with the Pope?The case for putting Mariah Carey in the Rock and Roll Hall of FameCan community ownership decommodify real estate?Canadian actor Sugith Varughese's one-man play about how he came to play a doctor 26 timesRemembering the Kroftt brothers’ weird, trippy vision for kids TVRiffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.
For All Mankind's alternate space race reality and our collective fascination with the moon

As the crew of Artemis II readjust to Earth's orbit, two of For All Mankind's creators reflect on the excitement of the moment and the parallels to their hit show. PLUS:Why one writer thinks most journalists are taking too soft an approach to the U.S. president's hard rhetoric. The star of Netflix hit 'XO, Kitty' talks about growing up alongside her character.AI companies want us to believe their systems are making ethical decisions when they're not, reminds a philosopher of technology. Tanya Tagaq's new album takes aim at war, colonialism, and environmental destruction.Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.
Why pre-internet conspiracy theories about the moon landing are so hard to shake

Moon landing conspiracy theories pre-date AI slop by half-a-century. The curator of the Smithsonian's Apollo Collection explains why they endure.PLUS:After five weeks of war, Trump might be further from victory with Iran than when he startedA new documentary reveals the harrowing lives of independent Russian journalists in the lead up to the war in UkraineHow countertenor Iestyn Davies uncovered a rare vocal talent and found his callingRiffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.
If AI music isn’t human, can it still count as Canadian content?

How AI music threatens CanCon regulations. PLUS: Mass displacement in LebanonRCMP spying on Indigenous groupsFreshwater fish species at riskNo Kings protests in MinnesotaRiffed from the Headlines, our weekly news quiz.
KPop Demon Hunters creator Maggie Kang celebrates her recent Oscars win

PLUS:Jared Kushner negotiates with Iran while making billions from Iran’s enemiesAmidst tariff fears, the Port of Saint John emerges as a gateway for shipping Canadian goodsPioneering music of overlooked gay porn composers gets new life on Dark Entries RecordsAfter 16 years in power, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán faces a challenge to his authoritarian ruleRiffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.
How strikes on Tehran's oil facilities sparked an environmental disaster that could last for years

PLUS:The co-writer of KPop Demon Hunters' smash hit GoldenThe case for nationalized, public AI in CanadaNFB documentary My Knitting Circle shows how the craft can create a communityOscar-nominated doc pays tribute to a journalist who spent his life to covering conflictRiffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz
As Iran exploits cheap drones, the U.S. turns to Ukraine for help

PLUS:Prediction markets spawn allegations of insider trading on global conflictsThe strange, confusing history of Daylight Saving TimeGeneration Gilmore Girls celebrates the enduring appeal of a feel-good TV favouriteAriel Dorfman explains how a Pinochet admirer became Chile’s next presidentRiffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.
How the Jalisco New Generation Cartel became the biggest criminal organization in Mexican history

PLUS:What's happening with the neighbours downstairs?How AI is transforming dating appsResident Evil marks its 30th anniversary with a new gameInside the lawless world of crypto romance scammersA Ukrainian composer marks four years of war with a suite called PerseverantiaRiffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.