The Artemis II mission will send four astronauts, including Canadian Jeremy Hansen, on a 10-day trip around the moon and back. It’s the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years, testing what it really takes for humans and their spacecraft to survive deep space, and setting the stage for the next big leap.

The Conservative Party convention is underway in Calgary, and Pierre Poilievre will face a leadership review tonight. Jason Kenney, the former premier of Alberta, along with Monte Solberg, former cabinet minister under Stephen Harper, tell us what to expect to come out of this convention, and can Pierre Poilievre stay as the leader of the Conservative Party?

According to the UN, the world is entering an era of “water bankruptcy,” a term scientists are using to describe what happens when water use outpaces nature’s ability to recover. In this conversation, we unpack what that actually means, and why many water systems are no longer bouncing back even after rains return. We hear from Kaveh Madani, the author of a new UN report, and the Director of the Institute for Water, Environment and Health at United Nations University.

Sport is for many a part of their national identity. So what if your nation doesn’t fall within one country’s specific borders? That’s the genesis of the roller derby team Indigenous Rising, which is the focus of the new documentary Rising Through The Fray. Filmmaker Courtney Montour and player Sour Cherry tell us about the roller derby community and how it's changed lives.

Australia has banned social media for young people under 16. The UK is looking to do the same, and France announced its plans to ban the platforms for kids under 15. But as Canada considers a ban, experts question if a ban is the right approach.

At 97 years of age, Elly Gotz still speaks about his experience as a survivor of the Holocaust. While he wants people to understand the cruelty he lived through at the hands of the Nazis, he also wants to spread the word that hatred is pointless. He is hoping that with each speech he gives, someone will be affected and will learn not to hate.

New research from Mexico and the UK is shining a light on how spider monkeys work together to let each other know where the best food in their habitat is and when it’ll ripen. We hear from Gabriel Ramos Fernandez at the National Autonomous University of Mexico about what humans can learn from this behaviour.

The price of gold hit another record high this week. People see the precious metal as a safe haven during unstable times. But there are other reasons we have coveted gold since the dawn of civilization, not all of them rational. We'll hear from Douglas Porter, Chief Economist at BMO Financial Group and Globe and Mail columnist, John Rapley, about the allure of gold and what's drawn people to it over centuries.