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As It Happens
by CBC
News that’s not afraid of fun. Meet people at the centre of the day’s most hard-hitting, hilarious and heartbreaking stories — powerful leaders, proud eccentrics and ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. And plenty of puns too. Hosted by Nil Köksal and Chris Howden, find out why As It Happens is one of Canada’s longest-running and most beloved shows. (Ahem, we literally helped make the beaver a national symbol.) New episodes Monday to Friday by 7:30 pm E.T.
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Cornell prof says school’s reckoning is a long time coming
A Cornell professor is leading a no-confidence vote against the university administration over what she says is a culture of inaction around sexual assault and harassment on campus, which she's experienced first hand. Months ago, anti-government protests in Albania started out peacefully, but...
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A separatist’s view of Alberta’s referendum
Ahead of Monday's vote, an Alberta separatist tells us part of him would be sad to leave Canada, but he still believes the province will be better off going it alone. A reporter describes the horrific scene at a school in Peshawar, where dozens of children and a teacher were killed after the roof...
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Why an alleged pipeline saboteur is being accused of war crimes
A Ukrainian national is on trial in Germany for blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines, which risks creating tension between the two normally-cozy allies. New dress code rules in Azerbaijan effectively ban students and teachers from wearing the hijab at school in the name of secularism. The...
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Witness to Six Flags death wants to set the record straight
Rollercoasters are closed across the U.S. and Canada after a man is thrown to his death from a ride at a Six Flags amusement park in Georgia. Our guest had just been on that coaster — and tells us what he saw from the ground. Saudi Arabia strikes an oil facility in the Houthi-controlled capital…
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U.S. plan to buy Russian diesel, “a deal with the devil”
U.S. president Donald Trump announces a plan to buy diesel from Russia and an "energy ceasefire," but it doesn’t take long for Ukraine’s president to accuse Russia of attacking six energy facilities across the country. We speak to an Alaskan woman who is reburying her aunt today, over a hundred...
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A Fort Hood survivor reacts to livestreamed execution plans
A retired U.S. Army Sergeant who was shot seven times in the Fort Hood Massacre says he has no problem with his shooter being executed, but he balks at the Pentagon's plans to livestream his death by firing squad. Geely wants to become the first Chinese mass-market electric car brand to gain a...
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Alleged torture victim applauds new charges against Maduro
An American who says he was electrocuted and threatened with execution in a Venezuelan prison welcomes new torture charges against the country's deposed president, Nicolas Maduro. The eviction of an 87-year-old woman drove people in Spain into the streets in protest, and our guest says the…
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The son of an Oct. 7 victim delivers a plea for peace
On the anniversary of her murder, the son of Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver reflects on the lessons she left behind and tells us her memory should not be used to justify violence. A psychiatrist reflects on the Carney government's decision to allow medical assistance in dying to...
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U.S. suspect ‘encouraged and aided’ mass shooter in Canada
The FBI announces the arrest of a Washington State resident who allegedly spent at least six months in contact with the shooter who killed eight people in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. A young woman from Okinawa tells us why she joined protests after a U.S. Marine allegedly killed a local woman. She tells…
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His father was kidnapped by a cartel in Mexico
Months after ten people employed by a Canadian mining company in Mexico were kidnapped, our guest's father remains unaccounted for. Now, he's asking the RCMP to get involved — and get his family some answers. For weeks now, high school students and educators in France have been demanding better...
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Her client survived execution months before Christa Pike
We hear from a lawyer whose client lived through a botched lethal injection in Tennessee just a few months before the state made another failed attempt to execute an inmate this week. Days before Quebeckers go to the polls, a political reporter in the province explains how its next premier could...
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A botched lethal injection reignites death penalty debate
A reporter describes the agonizing, failed attempts to execute Tennessee inmate Christa Pike — and tells us how the state's Republican governor is responding. On social media, a Milwaukee comedian said Norm Macdonald wasn't funny; that resulted in a targeted campaign of "swatting," during which...
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What the withdrawal of U.S. troops means for Iraq
American forces have now pulled out of their last posts in Iraq and for many in the country, it's a belated moment of celebration after what felt like an endless war. Peru's Humboldt penguins face a worsening food shortage, as a potential "super" El Nino rapidly warms the waters where they feed.…
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Special Episode: Community, culture and 'country food'
Nil Köksal speaks with director Malaya Qaunirq Chapman about her new documentary "Nirilaurta: Let Us Eat." She takes us to kitchen tables in Taloyoak, Nunavut, where food is as much about culture as it is about sustenance. On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we'll hear how…
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How student journalists broke the story of the ‘Cornell 7’
Two years after an alleged gang rape on Cornell University campus, prosecutors are reopening the investigation — and the new attention is largely thanks to reporting by student journalists. Former Canadian spies and security officials want Parliamentarians to get to the bottom of what really...
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Women’s hockey is coming to prime time
If you thought "Hockey Night in Canada" had hung up its skates forever, not so! It will be back on the CBC, and the Professional Women's Hockey League is getting top billing, which three-time Olympian Sami Jo Small says it’s a long time coming. Hamilton, Ontario mayor Andrea Horwath reacts to the...
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His debut novel was a hit. But was it written by AI?
A Quebec writer’s work divides the literary community, after it's alleged that he wrote his acclaimed novel with the help of AI. One writer says his peers are frustrated -- and grieving. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping wrap up their Washington summit without major policy developments -- but former...
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Is it time for Canada to quit StarLink?
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada reducing its dependence on the US includes finding alternatives for Elon Musk's StarLink — and our guest applauds his spatial awareness. Amnesty International accuses the Parti Quebecois of breaking international law because of how some of its members…
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A detained journalist marks 25 years behind bars
Eritrean-Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak was imprisoned in 2001 for calling for calling democratic reforms in Eritrea. We'll talk to his daughter — who hasn't seen him since she was seven years old. British Columbia's Conservatives have gone through months of infighting, but their new interim…
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B.C. heads to the polls…whether voters like it or not
David Eby calls an election in B.C. two years ahead of schedule, and a provincial affairs reporter says he'll have to convince British Columbians he's not just taking advantage of the chaos in the ranks of his Conservative opponents. Thousands are still unaccounted for after the flash floods in...
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Shooting near synagogue shocks Ontario community
People in Belleville, Ontario are trying to make sense of a shooting last night, just outside a local synagogue. The local MP tells us it is "incomprehensible." Her brother was killed in the 1985 Air India bombing -- and Sudha Berry tells us she's appalled that the RCMP's investigation of the...
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Special Episode: “Once Upon a Time in Harlem”
In the summer of 1972, the late filmmaker William Greaves sent out invitations that promised a "gathering of artists and intellectuals — the living luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance." He filmed that cocktail party but never ended up completing a full-length documentary. Now, 50 years later…
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Canada’s Conservative Party facing 'fractured' future
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...
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The European reaction to Canada’s bid for stronger ties
A German member of European Parliament reacts to plans for a deeper relationship between Canada and the EU. He tells us the alliance is a long time coming, but making it official is no simple matter. The son of the late Nigerian actor Olu Jacobs remembers a man considered one of the architects of...
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The pros and cons of closer collaboration with the EU
We don't know exactly what Canada's new relationship with Europe will look like, but former envoy Stéphane Dion says he welcomes stronger ties — as long as certain strings are not attached. Three people are dead, including a journalist, after an NBC News helicopter crashes in Los Angeles. A…
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Is privatization coming for Canadian airports?
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces plans to open up Canada's four largest airports to private investment, and our guest says that will only mean turbulence for passengers and workers. As police raid several 2SLGBTQ+ businesses in Turkey and detain dozens of people, the editor-in-chief of a gay...
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When a drone struck a train in Ukraine, she was metres away.
Yesterday, Russian drones hit a passenger train near the Poland-Ukraine border; a journalist tells us what she was thinking as those drones flew over her own train. The Prime Minister is wooing international investors to support Canadian projects -- but NDP leader Avi Lewis says Canadians should…
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She filmed the 9/11 attacks and waited 25 years to watch
A woman who filmed the September 11th attacks from her New York City fire escape has finally brought herself to watch her own footage from that day. Two British citizens have been detained in Iran for over 600 days on espionage charges. Our guest says the UK government should be doing more to get...
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Tasia Fortune is dead. Her mother wants to know why.
The mother of a Black woman, whose body was found hanging from a tree in Jackson, Mississippi, tells us she's desperate for answers about what really happened to her daughter. Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Alberta to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney, and shake hands on a...
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Inside an escalating tit-for-tat in Iran
Iran and the U.S. continue to escalate their attacks, each hoping the other will blink first, but analyst Farzan Sabet says adding fuel to the fire is a risky strategy. For the first time in almost a millennium, the Bayeux tapestry returns to British soil and our guest tells us the 11th-century...
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Canada’s ‘pivot’ away from U.S. easier said than done
In the midst of a fierce trade war, Ottawa wants to reduce its reliance on the U.S. But Canada's former defence minister says pivoting away from American military hardware is a challenge the government hasn't quite figured out. A former UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in…
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US/Canada tariffs can’t stop this cross-border partnership
When Hurricane Helene destroyed an American tea producer's operation, a Canadian counterpart stepped in. They tell us rising costs and a trade war won't put an end to their cross-border friendship. Germany’s AfD becomes the first far-right party since the Nazis to win a state election. We ask a...
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What happens to Lindsay Clancy now?
The judge in the Massachusetts mother’s high profile murder trial declares a mistrial and a criminal defence lawyer tells us he’s never seen a day in court quite like this. It’s been 66 years since the Sharpeville massacre in South Africa, when police officers killed dozens of protestors. And our...
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Celebrating feminist icon, Gloria Steinem
The journalist and social activist is being remembered for her wisdom, wit, optimism, and tireless pursuit of equality. Ms. Magazine co-founder Letty Cottin Pogrebin tells us it was an honour to see that feminist force up close. Canadian writer and feminist Michele Landsberg recalls meeting…
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A Canadian veteran responds to Americans’ military mockery
A former Canadian Armed Forces officer who served alongside Americans in Afghanistan tells us the constant anti-Canada rhetoric from the Trump administration is disturbing. Florida is executing death-row inmates at a record-breaking pace. A priest who counsels those inmates says state politicians...
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Her family is missing in Nepal and Seema Rawla wants answers
A Canadian tells us about her efforts to track down her brother and sister-in-law — who went missing during the flash floods in Nepal. A new school year begins in Ukraine, but a lot of students are making do without textbooks — because of ongoing Russian strikes that have destroyed millions of...
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The frantic rush to save 100s trapped in tunnels in Nepal
Hundreds of workers in Nepal are believed to be trapped underground in hydropower tunnels, after last week’s floods. Their families are angry -- but still hopeful they'll be rescued. Icelanders vote against restarting talks to join the European Union. A No supporter tells us that it wasn't about...
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Searching for survivors in Nepal
We reach an aid worker in Kathmandu whose teams are working nonstop to reunite children separated from their parents by this week's flash floods. An Ottawa company rushes to create a hat emblazoned with "Lake Ontario," and tells us they're finding plenty of customers in Canada... and beyond. A...
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A Canadian ice cream company freezes out American suppliers
Ontario-based ice cream maker Chapman’s says in the face of tariff threats, they're replacing American products with Canadian-sourced ones wherever possible. As Puerto Rico's worsening droughts push the U.S. government to declare a state of disaster in many communities. A farmer tells us his…
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Will $18B US settlement make Meta platforms safer for kids?
As the social media giant settles a lawsuit with American states the mother of a 17-year-old who died by suicide after enduring cyberbullying says Meta's platforms still need to be regulated by the feds. Hundreds of people are missing after flash floods near the border between Nepal and Tibet. A...
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Remembering the incomparable Dolly Parton
Bluegrass singer Rhonda Vincent remembers her friend, Dolly Parton. And recounts the many times she got the chance to share a stage with her idol. As Ottawa announces a slew of retaliatory tariffs on American products, jobs minister Patty Hajdu tells us what her government can offer Canadian...
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Calls mounting to disclose why trade talks collapsed
An opposition critic says MPs should be back in the House of Commons to debate the threat posed by U.S. tariffs — and to get a full accounting of how a proposed trade deal collapsed. A Manitoba honey farmer tells us he feels like collateral damage in a "petty trade war." He says the new U.S....
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Diana Krall remembers fellow jazz great Oliver Jones
A California winemaker is chomping at the bit to get his bottles back on Canadian shelves, but worries that even with a tariff deal, Canadians might turn their nose up at his vino. Survivors of a decades-long purge of Canadian 2SLGBTQ+ public servants and military personnel finally have their own...
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Is American booze coming back to Canadian shelves?
Pressure to cut a trade deal with the U.S. has the Prime Minister pushing for the return of American alcohol to provincial stores. One B.C. winemaker tells us what she hopes her province will do. A tech expert warns that when the details of that trade deal are finally revealed, Canada should be...
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Could a new trade deal really resurrect Keystone XL?
As officials hammer out a trade deal, Trump is trumpeting a revival of cross-border pipeline plans — and an Alberta energy exec who worked on the Keystone XL project says it might be just the bargaining chip Canada needs. Ukraine's former defence minister says it's time for an election — war or…
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Business owners on edge as tariff deadline approaches
A wallpaper manufacturer in British Columbia tells us if Canada and the U.S. can’t work out a trade deal before Trump’s tariff deadline, he might have to start laying off his employees. The ruling party in Zambia declares election victory — after a delayed vote count and election day arrests. An...
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This trade deadline is different, says CUSMA negotiator
As Canada-U.S. trade talks head towards a Wednesday tariff deadline, a Trudeau-era staffer speaks from experience about the challenges of doing a deal with Donald Trump. France is battling scorching temperatures and severe drought. We hear from a local engineer who says the water supply is drying...
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Afghan women mark five years since Taliban takeover
As Taliban officials celebrate the anniversary of the 2021 fall of Kabul, Afghan journalist Zahra Joya tallies the grim toll being paid by the country's women and girls. An activist says the world needs to do more to condemn Israeli settlers who have surrounded Palestinian homes in the West Bank…
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Meet the woman offering Alberta conservatives an alternative
Bonnie Critchley ran as an independent against Pierre Poilievre last year. Now, the retired military veteran has joined the Progressive Tory Party of Alberta — to run against the UCP in the next provincial election. An overcrowded ferry capsizes in Zimbabwe, killing at least 44 people. A member…
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One Icelander’s view of today’s rare total solar eclipse
A hotel owner in Breiðavík, Iceland describes the moment the moon blotted out the sun today. She says she was awed by the sight — and by the hundreds of tourists who came to see it. Tens of thousands of Canadians have signed a petition urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to declare U.S. ambassador...
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News that’s not afraid of fun. Meet people at the centre of the day’s most hard-hitting, hilarious and heartbreaking stories — powerful leaders, proud eccentrics and ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. And plenty of puns too. Hosted by Nil Köksal and Chris Howden, find out why As It Happens is one of Canada’s longest-running and most beloved shows. (Ahem, we literally helped make the beaver a national symbol.)
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