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EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 42 MIN

He’s taking on OpenAI for the Tumbler Ridge families

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The families of the victims of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge are suing OpenAI for not alerting authorities to the shooter's troubling use of its chatbot. Their lawyer tells us, unlike CEO Sam Altman, he's met with the families -- and they're prepared for a fight. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is vowing to ban AI chatbots and social media for anyone under the age of sixteen. He'll tell us how he's planning to make his proposal work IRL. A Polish-Belarusian journalist and activist is finally free after being held in a labour camp in Belarus. A colleague tells us what it was like to lay eyes on his friend for the first time in years. After discovering a touching letter to a grand-daughter left in a book, a Washington D.C. woman goes to great lengths to track down the recipient she knew only as "Jackie."A farmer tells us she definitely knew her ewe Teemu was pregnant -- but she had no idea just how pregnant...A surprising study reveals that urban birds react differently to different genders -- and, for some reason, are noticeably more frightened of women.As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that serves up the surly bird special.

The families of the victims of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge are suing OpenAI for not alerting authorities to the shooter's troubling use of its chatbot. Their lawyer tells us, unlike CEO Sam Altman, he's met with the families -- and they're prepared for a fight. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is vowing to ban AI chatbots and social media for anyone under the age of sixteen. He'll tell us how he's planning to make his proposal work IRL. A Polish-Belarusian journalist and activist is finally free after being held in a labour camp in Belarus. A colleague tells us what it was like to lay eyes on his friend for the first time in years. After discovering a touching letter to a grand-daughter left in a book, a Washington D.C. woman goes to great lengths to track down the recipient she knew only as "Jackie."A farmer tells us she definitely knew her ewe Teemu was pregnant -- but she had no idea just how pregnant...A surprising study reveals that urban birds react differently to different genders -- and, for some reason, are noticeably more frightened of women.As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that serves up the surly bird special.

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