Canada’s Conservative Party facing 'fractured' future
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A former Conservative Party campaign manager says if Pierre Poilievre wants to be part of the party's future, he'd better get the situation under control fast. The former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, is being held in terrible conditions in prison. His son tells us that's because of a vendetta by the chief of the army — and he fears it will end in his father's death. A Montreal family doctor is shocked to see himself in videos promoting dodgy cure-alls. He says those AI deepfakes are leading to tense confrontations with people who've been deceived. Parts of Bangladesh are in the dark, as the government deals with oil shortages caused by the US-Iran War. Our guest tells us how that's affecting life in the capital. The editor-at-large of the Merriam-Webster dictionary explains how words like "looksmaxxing" and "rickrolling" made the cut this year, along with more than a thousand other new entries. A new study focuses on the bullying behaviour of an Australian dolphin named Bubbles, who torments certain fish around him until they throw up. As It Happens, the Friday edition. Radio that offers an embarrassment of retches.
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