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EPISODE · Dec 1, 2025 · 1H 1M

An alleged gunman’s roots in the secretive Zero Units

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The man accused of killing a member of the National Guard served in a CIA-backed paramilitary group in Afghanistan called the "Zero Units"; we'll find out what that is, and what those who served with him are saying about the attack.A Toronto man says he doesn't know if anything from his childhood home was saved from the catastrophic fire in Hong Kong -- but he's grateful to know for sure that his parents and his sister all survived. On World AIDS Day, a doctor tells us about new HIV-prevention guidelines -- and why he believes his fellow physicians need to stop being so judgmental about who gets the pre-exposure drug protocol, PrEP.An Alberta man recalls the day he can't forget 65 years ago -- when he was on a school bus that was hit by a train, killing 17 of his classmates. For the first time in club history, the Vancouver Whitecaps are headed to an MLS Cup final. Two fans tell us they're not afraid of Inter Miami -- or its star player, Lionel Messi.Time Magazine quotes a truly shocking statement from the US ambassador to Canada from a very reliable source -- by which I mean a reliably funny, entirely satirical Canadian website. As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that suggests you to be careful what you swallow -- could be a joking hazard. 

The man accused of killing a member of the National Guard served in a CIA-backed paramilitary group in Afghanistan called the "Zero Units"; we'll find out what that is, and what those who served with him are saying about the attack.A Toronto man says he doesn't know if anything from his childhood home was saved from the catastrophic fire in Hong Kong -- but he's grateful to know for sure that his parents and his sister all survived. On World AIDS Day, a doctor tells us about new HIV-prevention guidelines -- and why he believes his fellow physicians need to stop being so judgmental about who gets the pre-exposure drug protocol, PrEP.An Alberta man recalls the day he can't forget 65 years ago -- when he was on a school bus that was hit by a train, killing 17 of his classmates. For the first time in club history, the Vancouver Whitecaps are headed to an MLS Cup final. Two fans tell us they're not afraid of Inter Miami -- or its star player, Lionel Messi.Time Magazine quotes a truly shocking statement from the US ambassador to Canada from a very reliable source -- by which I mean a reliably funny, entirely satirical Canadian website. As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that suggests you to be careful what you swallow -- could be a joking hazard.

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