EPISODE · May 20, 2026 · 1H 2M
What’s behind the indictment of a former Cuban leader?
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The United States indicts former Cuban President Raul Castro on criminal charges -- to the delight of a former Miami prosecutor who worked on the case more than 20 years ago. Canada’s Foreign Affairs minister has summoned Israel’s ambassador over the treatment of Canadian citizens aboard a Gaza-bound flotilla -- which our guest has been watching with growing alarm. A man living in the city that is the epicentre of Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak says people there are experiencing both fear and shame -- and he's asking the world to treat them with a bit more empathy. A Saskatchewan couple get up for an early morning shift to discover their neighbour’s house is on fire -- and scramble to rescue the eight people sleeping inside.Last year, someone stole a statue of Amelia Earhart from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador. But today’s news really sticks the landing. We know T. rex had ridiculous little forelimbs -- and new research suggests that's because its noggin expanded enough to do all the killing.As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Radio that guesses it was heads you win -- arms you lose.
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