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The election will determine who will become the next prime minister — a race that pits incumbent Liberal party leader Justin Trudeau against Conservative newcomer Erin O'Toole.

At least four misprints of the new dollar coin have apparently found their way into circulation. Instead of being stamped with Sacagawea on one side, the so-called "mule" coins have George Washington's face on them. Robert talks with David Camire, a mint error coin specialist with the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation of America in Parsippany, New Jersey.

NPR's Wendy Schmelzer reports on one of the newest treatments for Parkinson's disease, a type of surgery called "deep brain stimulation." Parkinson's affects parts of the brain involved with movement, and can make even the basic tasks of life impossible to perform. Doctors hope this new technique can allow patients to regain some control.

In the first of a two part series, NPR's Alex Chadwick and the rest of the Radio Expeditions team travel to Palmyra, a remote atoll in the central Pacific. After turning down offers made by everyone from developers to the U.S. government, Palmyra's owners have finally sold the property to a preservation group that will leave the pristine environment untouched. Check out our Web feature on this series.

NPR's Josh Levs reports a federal court has disqualified admissions policies at the University of Georgia that favored minorities. The ruling raises questions about the definition and value of diversity in higher education.

Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan reviews the new movie, Jesus' Son, the latest work by Director Allison McClain. Turan says it's a dead-on representation of the life of an American junkie in the 1970's.

The Confederate battle flag was retired from the dome of South Carolina's state capital building today. Protests and counterprotests were all part of the scene. NPR's Eric Hochberg has the story from Columbia, South Carolina.

Federal, state and local authorities are preparing for the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, and attempting to prevent repeats of the kinds of protest demonstrations that stopped meetings of the World Trade Organization in Seattle last December. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports from Philadelphia.

Alex talks about next weekend's hula dance at the Berkeley Pit in Butte, Montana. The Pit is the hole left after an incredible amount of copper ore had been extracted by the Anaconda Company and ARCO.

Combing through the archives, Erin Overbey found that the print publication resembles "Southern country clubs circa 1950," in which barely any writers and editors of color or women are represented.