EPISODE · Jun 17, 2026 · 59 MIN
A Canadian held in ICE detention tells his story
from As It Happens
A Canadian was just released from an ICE detention centre where he spent the last eight months. He tells us he's glad to be out -- and eager to make sure the world knows just how bad it is inside.The co-chair of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying tells us why they've recommended that the government indefinitely pause the proposed expansion of MAID to include people whose only underlying medical condition is mental illness.An eighteen-year-old who suffered severe burns to her face and neck this past December is now almost fully healed -- thanks to a groundbreaking new treatment. A psychologist packed up to move from the U.S. to Canada -- only to discover that she's one of many whose newly granted citizenship certificates have been mysteriously suspended by the Canadian government. New York is getting yet another new area code -- and a phone number broker tell us if you hate the idea of 465 as much he does -- he can hook you up with a classic 212 -- for a price. In Peru, police officers arrest a World Cup-loving suspect by dressing up as the Canadian mascot -- a moose -- and the U.S. mascot -- an eagle -- both of whom then smashed their way into his house.As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that's there when plush comes to shove.
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A Canadian was just released from an ICE detention centre where he spent the last eight months. He tells us he's glad to be out -- and eager to make sure the world knows just how bad it is inside.The co-chair of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying tells us why they've recommended that the government indefinitely pause the proposed expansion of MAID to include people whose only underlying medical condition is mental illness.An eighteen-year-old who suffered severe burns to her face and neck this past December is now almost fully healed -- thanks to a groundbreaking new treatment. A psychologist packed up to move from the U.S. to Canada -- only to discover that she's one of many whose newly granted citizenship certificates have been mysteriously suspended by the Canadian government. New York is getting yet another new area code -- and a phone number broker tell us if you hate the idea of 465 as much he does -- he can hook you up with a classic 212 -- for a price. In Peru, police officers arrest a World Cup-loving suspect by dressing up as the Canadian mascot -- a moose -- and the U.S. mascot -- an eagle -- both of whom then smashed their way into his house.As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that's there when plush comes to shove.
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