As It Happens

An Arab-American business owner in Michigan tells us why she championed Donald Trump in 2024 -- but is endorsing Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in the midterms. And she's not the only one who has changed her mind.

A private jet crashes into a South Florida neighbourhood, killing all nine people on board; our guest was just steps away when it happened.

The mayor of Toronto says there will be a review after Halloween festivities draw so many people to the city's Gay Village that some attendees say it no longer felt safe.

We remember the trailblazing journalist Milton Coleman, who rose through the ranks at the Washington Post, and paved the way for generations of Black journalists.

The first series of adult T-Rex footprints to be discovered are now on display at a Denver museum. And the high school teacher who found them says it's a life-long dream come true.

Billionaires launch an ad campaign to fight a proposed one-time 5 percent tax in California. Our guest says the claims they're making are a bit rich.

Hundreds of tonnes of eels spawn off the coast of Tasmania each year in an enormous, writhing, ball of procreation. A deep-sea researcher tells us why he wanted in on the action. Scientifically speaking.

And... When an Australian man goes fishing with his brother, he catches a barramundi that changes his life -- and he's still reeling.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that always has a lot on the line.

Every July, for the past 15 years, the entire Shalhoub family has come together for a week-long reunion in Wisconsin. At the core of this gathering are ten siblings -- and around them, an entire constellation of relatives. Tony Shalhoub is the ninth of those siblings and the award-winning actor from "Monk", "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" or "Big Night". His daughter, Josie Adams, is a writer and producer. Together, they co-wrote the new book, "We Thought They'd Never Leave: Musings on Food and Family.”  

Private Liam Ramage was badly burned in the fire at CFB Wainwright; now he's in hospital, and facing a long, unpredictable recovery. His wife and his mother tell us what they’re doing to keep him comfortable – and comforted.

The crypto exchange Binance was targeted in what’s believed to be the largest cyberattack of its kind to date. A cybersecurity expert says it proves not even the tech savvy are immune to hackers.

A researcher says he's glad more parts of Canada won't be turning back the clocks this weekend -- but he's disappointed they chose to stick with daylight saving time.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport rules that Russia must be allowed to return to the competitive ice hockey world. A Ukrainian player-turned-soldier says that is unacceptable.

The CEO of Bugatti shares the thrilling details of how his 4-point-6 million dollar sports car was stolen -- and the less-thrilling detail that he left the keys in it.

And…..The new movie “Wicker” centres on a husband who's woven into being by a magic basketmaker. And the real-life basket-weaving community is showing what it's made of -- by complaining about what the wicker husband is made of.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that would have recommended more tender woven care.

As delegates gather for a summit on European-Canadian relations, our guest says everyone should focus less on whether Canada will officially be called an "associate member" of the EU, and more on what that relationship will mean.

A scientist living in one of the fastest-warming places on the planet tells us how melting permafrost is messing with a Norwegian community's water supply.

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and the CEO of Stelco's parent company have become unlikely pen-pals; in her latest missive, the Minister says the steelmaker had better live up to its commitments -- or else.

BC's new provincial government aims to undo key Indigenous-rights legislation; one First Nations chief tells us that would be a big step backwards.  

The last living photographer to work with Marilyn Monroe remembers what the actress taught him about how to get the most out of a camera.

And... A major legal precedent is set by a labour board ruling that concludes, quote, "giving a building the finger is different from giving a person the finger." Unquote.

As It Happens, the Thursday edition.  Radio that supports single-digit growth.

A high-speed train collision in Spain kills dozens -- nine months after a different crash on the same line left 45 people dead.

A Palestinian politician in Israel tells us that even though Arab-led parties will hold a record number of seats after the election, that doesn't necessarily mean they'll determine who forms the next government.

Fifteen young Canadians are suing the federal government, arguing Ottawa's climate inaction is a violation of their right to life, liberty and security.

The Bank of Canada hikes interest rates for the first time in three years -- our guest says Canadians should be preparing for the cost of borrowing to climb even higher from here.

A frustrated WNBA fan says it's ridiculous her team -- or any team -- has to play a crucial final at a time most people are eating cereal -- which doesn't seem to happen in men's basketball.

Caribbean nations are hosting King Charles this week -- and as he visits the islands, our guest is among those demanding more than just an acknowledgement of Britain’s role in the trans Atlantic slave trade.

The arrival of Elon Musk's AI data centre near a Mississippi town brought a relentless din that's been driving residents to distraction. One tells us it's impossible to suffer in silence.

And… new research identifies a mutinous sailor as the first known "corporate psychopath" -- who was mean, like your boss, but unlike your boss, murdered dozens of people.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that knows leadership is all about execution.

An Israeli who travelled from the U.S. to cast her ballot today in Haifa, describes her desire for change -- and her fear that Benjamin Netanyahu’s tenure will continue.

A court shuts down one of Egypt's last independent news sites; a journalist who worked there says that's become the price of reporting hard truths in the country.

Trade talks between Canada and the U.S. may or may not be inching forward; we'll take a look at how pressures in each country are contributing to progress, or lack thereof.

As part of a typically peculiar task on the British comedy show "Taskmaster", a shoe winds up taking a wild journey through the Canadian North.

British animator Nick Park -- the creator of the claymation delight Wallace and Gromit -- takes us through Gromit's new autobiography in which we hear from the famously silent dog for the first time.

Parks Canada ends its long-running search-and-rescue dog program. A former warden and dog handler says he believes that decision will make things much more dangerous.

As communities in Kenya and Tanzania seek revenge on lions who attack their livestock, a Maasai conservationist tells us about the new challenge of safeguarding the animals he's worked so hard to protect.

And...If you envy your child's creativity, exciting news: research finds that grown-ups are actually more creative than kids -- we're just less confident about our macaroni art or whatever.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that only seems like child's play.

After First Nations leaders sit down with Canada's First ministers for the first time in decades, the chief of Cold Lake First Nations tells us whether he feels his message was heard.

The US Coast Guard has deployed drone vessels on the Great Lakes -- and the Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario says that should concern all Canadians.

The French government promises to overhaul a key part of the education system -- but a young percussionist playing with a protest orchestra explains what he and the other demonstrators need to hear before they'll stop taking to the streets.

Toronto-born Eric Bauza's dream came true when he became the voice of Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. But a close friend says the late actor was so much more.

J. Chalmers Doane and his daughter Melanie Doane tell me what it was like to learn he had become the first Canadian inducted into the Ukulele Hall of Fame. And then they gave us a sample.

A Halifax marathon runner went the extra mile training for his long distance run by eating an epic number of donairs.

Palaeontologists describe a new type of dinosaur reminiscent of a modern parrot -- and explains why, despite its diet consisting mostly of fruit -- it's been named "hell chicken".

And, Dictionary.com crowns "maxxing" their word of the year, a suffix that has been affixed to everything from looks, to protein, to vibes.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that loves to maxx poetic.

An Australian politician tells us two alleged attacks against women in politics just this week have sent a chill through the country -- especially for her and her colleagues. And since she's spoken out, she says she's received even more threats.

The woman behind a petition to have U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra expelled from Canada says his latest accusation of foreign interference isn't surprising -- and even more reason to give him the boot.

As Prime Minister Mark Carney promotes a strategic partnership with Turkey, our guest says there's a laundry list of human rights abuses that also need to be on the agenda.

A Brooklyn bar owner walks onto a subway car -- and into a hugely popular online show...and then starts cracking wise Conan O'Brien.

A bird researcher warns some Canadian loon populations are in steep decline -– and it’s likely climate change is to blame.

Serbia's student movement puts forward a long list of candidates for this weekend's elections -- and gains more traction than established opposition parties.

Activists in the tiny country of Liechtenstein are fuming after a quarter of its population endorsed more liberal abortion laws –- only to see the initiative vetoed by the country’s ruling monarch.

And...Employees at Madison Square Garden discover an offer of Knicks championship rings is actually a test -- that rewarded staff with cybersecurity classes instead of the coveted jewelry.

As It Happens, the Friday edition, radio that's always a bit suspicious of a cold phish. 

Premier Danielle Smith wants to move forward after Alberta's referendum -- but it's not clear whether everyone in the United Conservative Party wants to move forward with her.

A US polling firm that supplied data to a lot of respected news outlets reveals its fake. Our guest explains how her company figured that out -- and why she doesn't buy their excuse that it was all a social experiment.

The Edmonton-based video game studio BioWare is closing down; one of its co-founders tells us that's a devastating loss for the industry in Canada -- and for him personally.

A museum in Switzerland is putting on an exhibit featuring artifacts that were up until recently frozen in glacier ice -- which he says is revealing the impact global warming is having on the country's landscape. 

A Minnesota man heroically leaps aboard a runaway school bus, saving the kids aboard -- and attributes his courage and calm to perhaps one of the most stressful shows in history, "Grey's Anatomy".

And, a researcher -- who also happens to be the only Master of Wine in Denmark -- tells us how certain music can enhance the flavour of food.

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that offers more than just tasteful sound bites. 

An Israeli rabbi is among the dozens of people detained after trying to help a Palestinian farmer bring in their olive crop -- and tells us she'd do it again without hesitation.

With mid-term elections fast approaching, Donald Trump promises billions to American farmers; we'll ask an Iowa corn and soybean producer whether the President's party still has his vote.

Gisèle Pelicot's daughter describes their campaign to help survivors of sexual violence come forward -- even when they have no memory of what they endured.

A researcher at the University of Kent says he's solved a centuries-old mystery by proving the anonymously published play "Edward the Third" was actually written by both Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare.

The Hallowe'en horror-naments in your neighbourhood may be scary, but the kelp-o-lanterns our guest makes from seaweed that washes up near his Alaska home cannot be ig-nori.

The UK is about to ban the sale of tobacco to future generations. I'll talk to a woman who's just back from Ottawa, where she was pushing Canadian politicians to go a step further -- by expanding the lifetime ban to include vapes as well.

And… a couple of British men are preparing to spend 20 years playing a board game so fiendishly complex that no one has ever completed it.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that has tried playing complicated games, but...no dice.

Andrew Knack tells us he's proud Albertans voted to stay in Canada -- and says the five referendum questions on immigration are a distraction from the real issues people in the province are dealing with.

Shelley Quist's child survived the deadly school shooting in Tumbler Ridge; now, she's won a spot on city council, and says she hopes to help her community move on from the trauma.

An Israeli professor teaching in the U.S. tells us she can't imagine not casting a ballot in Israel's upcoming election -- so she's cancelled her classes and is flying over to vote.

Once bitten. A toddler in Ontario is unlucky enough to be chomped by a rattlesnake -- but lucky enough to be treated by a doctor with extensive experience helping snakebite victims in India.

A member of Team Canada tells us about the dizzying nightmare of the World Backyard Ultra Championships -- an endurance race that's just loop after loop for day after day.

Yet another expedition sets off in search of Amelia Earhart's long-missing airplane -- but instead discovers...some trees.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that believes this project is a real tour de forest.

After flames engulfed an Alberta military base on Saturday, our guest waited anxiously for news of her son, Private Aidan Goulding. Hours later, she learned he was among the young soldiers killed.

Fresh from his weekend victory, we ask Pete Fry -- Vancouver's first Green Party mayor-elect -- how he plans to get a handle on the desperation in the beautiful city.

After months of anticipation and apprehension, it's referendum day in Alberta -- and a ballot counter-slash-poli-sci student tells us the moment is as exciting as it is historic.

A man buys the childhood home of astronaut Neil Armstrong -- to preserve it for future space-travellers-to-be.

A First Nation isn't ruling out taking Bell to court over its plans to build a massive AI data centre just outside of Regina.

After four decades, the owner of Humpty Doo Hotel & Pub in Australia's Northern Territory is ready to sell the beloved property. And he has a tall order for the next owner.

And… by examining the eyes of the central figure in Botticelli's "Birth of Venus", scientists determine that the artist's model had a pituitary tumour -- just as you always suspected.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that thinks she could have benefited from some intra-Venus medication.

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 lately, they’ve turned violent. One demonstrator tells us he still believes taking to the streets is the only way forward.

With the vote on the Alberta separation question rapidly approaching, we hear from a volunteer who’s making a final push for Canadian unity — and encouraging federalists to get out and vote.

Scientists discover that healthy corals possess the astounding power to heal their sick relatives, which could offer hope in the face of widespread bleaching events.

After the publication of his first novel in 1940, Texan writer James Young Phillips was compared to F. Scott Fitzgerald. But before long, it became nearly impossible to track down a copy of his book. Until our guest got on the case.

A family of barn owls has taken up residence in Manhattan’s Upper West Side — feeding on rats, and delighting local birders like our guest. 

We'll remember the late elk known as Bruiser, who swam from the mainland in Seattle to a nearby island years ago, and never left.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that puts itself in someone elks's shoes.

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 collapsed during the school day.

Indigenous communities in Minnesota are bringing back cultural burning practices — and the man leading the project says it will help restore the landscape and fight wildfires.

From post-Orban Hungary, a children's book author whose work had to be covered in foil to comply with anti-LGBTQ+ laws says she's feeling hopeful now that the country's new government has amended its so-called "child protection" act.

Lansing, Michigan is on edge after a string of murders near a local river trail that police say could be the work of a serial killer. And the father of one victim tells us what he wants to see happen next. 

Toronto's Citizen Lab says an Israeli company is hacking Al Jazeera journalists and others with online ads that don't even have to be clicked on to deploy spyware.  

We speak to a photographer who's won big by snapping shots of something very small that plays a mighty role in the ecosystem ... slime. 

A man in Finland has shattered the world record for drinking soda extremely fast. And his preparation methods will not shock you one bit.

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that's soda-lighted to see you.

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 co-founder of the long-defunct "Spy" magazine celebrates 40 years since it was founded, by republishing old articles about one of its most frequent targets: the man who is now the President of the United States. 

An Irish man loses his wedding band in an Italian river, then gets a text from three guys in Italy who haven't just found it; they want to go on a "Lord of the Rings"-inspired journey to deliver it to his home in Ireland. 

Ottawa has quietly suspended a deal to buy 16 US-made Black Hawk helicopters, raising concerns that avoiding buying from America could mean sacrificing military strength. 

A photographer describes how he managed to snap a rare shot of a newt laying its eggs – and why he believes the little salamander is the most charismatic creature in California. 

The “Wiener Dog Capital of Texas” erects a 6-metre-long, 3-metre-tall wiener dog statue, to commemorate its cherished tradition of wiener dog racing. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that has a flair for the unortho-dachsund.

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 of Yemen in retaliation for multiple attacks on Riyadh's international airport. And an analyst tells us the tit-for-tat risks fuelling a wider conflict. 

A linguistics professor has reviewed the questions Albertans will answer in next week's referendum and she says they're substantially above the average person's reading level. 

Charges laid against the man accused of Prince Edward Island's only unsolved murder are dropped just weeks before the trial was set to begin — after police reveal key evidence has gone missing. 

Hundreds of scientists sign onto a letter calling for an international authority that would set standards for the safe development of artificial intelligence. One of the authors tells us he thinks it's our best shot at keeping the machines at bay. 

Researchers find that elephant carcasses boost the ecosystem in the area where they died for years afterwards.  

NASA’s Perseverance rover breaks the record for the longest drive on another planet; a rover scientist shares the highlights of the trip so far. 

New research suggests extreme monotony can make people extremely aggressive — a conclusion that's been a yawn time coming.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that keeps a close eye on the interest rates.

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 years after she died at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.

As women across Canada face shortages of estrogen patches, the founder of a menopause support group says she is frustrated that more isn’t being done.

Alan Turing fought the Nazis, and foresaw both the computer and the rise of artificial intelligence. But he probably didn't anticipate that he'd be the subject of an album from Pet Shop Boys. Our guest helped the band put two and two together.

A gardener hauls his 1,700 pound pumpkin to an Ontario competition, but is disqualified after organisers discover the pumpkin has a soft spot.

As it Happens, the Monday edition… Radio that is never afraid to get a little mushy.

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 foothold in Canada, which is creating anxiety for boosters of the domestic auto industry.

A human rights lawyer says there's no one more deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize than her former mentor Navi Pillay — who has fearlessly sought accountability for war crimes from Rwanda to Gaza.

A witness describes a horrific scene as U.S. immigration agents shoot and injure a driver in a car in New York City, in front of his five-year-old son who was in the back seat. 

We'll hear about one of Dolly Parton's last recording sessions, which resulted in a new version of "Jolene" performed in the Welsh language. 

We’ll talk to the hero waste-water worker who found a long-lost class ring while clearing a sewer clog and returned it to the finger of its grateful owner. 

A new study suggests humans sleep soundly when sharing a bed with dogs, but that we may actually be disrupting their rest.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition, Radio thought we were letting sleeping dogs lie.

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 woman's death has only made them angrier. 

Steelworkers in Hamilton, Ontario are starting to get their layoff notices from Stelco. A father of two tells us his future is somewhere between uncertain and disastrous. 

One of his campaign slogans is "I Barely Want to Do This," but a reluctant city council candidate in Kelowna tells us just because he's using humour doesn't mean he's not a serious contender.

Dozens are killed in Eastern Ukraine, when Russian bombs hit two city buses. Our guest says he didn't leave when the war started, and he's not leaving now. 

The late computer programmer Margaret Hamilton was critical in getting a man on the moon — and her four-year-old daughter helped her foresee a pretty major design flaw. 

Scientists have sequenced the genome of Jonathan, a 194-year-old tortoise, and hope to unlock the key to his longevity. 

The University of Nebraska is selling off parts of its football stadium — including the vintage urinal troughs so many thousands have used over the decades.  

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition, Radio that assures potential urinal buyers: everyone will gush over it. 

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 people with conditions that will eventually leave them unable to ask for it, but to deny it to patients suffering solely from mental illness. 

Stand-up comics are calling out a famous colleague for taking over a satellite radio channel — and then dropping hundreds of lesser-known acts from its airwaves. 

There was a time when scientists seeking the world's heaviest insect heard nothing but crickets, but now our guest says New Zealand's giant Wētāpunga have rebounded in spectacular fashion.

A McGill University researcher says he's found evidence of a pain gap between women and men. We find out who's hurting the most, and the answer may not surprise you. 

A self-styled movie nerd says film historians are all wrong about the first talking picture. He blames a filing error for leaving an obscure Scottish feature to gather dust. 

We hear from one of the rescuers of a B.C. teen who went on a hike with the assistance of Anthropic's AI chatbot — only to find himself clinging to a cliff called The Widowmaker.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that won't Claude your judgement.

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 us it's time for the American military to leave the island for good. 

A Canadian scientist who works with the winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Physics explains Francis Halzen's work on the small but mighty particle called the "neutrino."

Best-selling British author, politician, and scandal magnet Jeffrey Archer is remembered by a journalist and biographer who followed his every move. 

A tourism group in Finland wants to hire someone to spend a week sniffing around its islands — in the hopes of proving that the Turku Archipelago is the best-smelling destination in the world.

A press-freedom advocate says the Paramount/Warner Brothers merger isn't just bad for Hollywood; it could pose a serious threat to journalism and media independence in the United States.

It could be the end of the rodent for Alberta's World-Famous Gopher Hole Museum, which features taxidermied creatures re-enacting scenes from the town's history. 

The city of Birmingham, England is fighting for the future of a primary school after it was accidentally sold to a local businessman. 

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 classroom conditions. We speak with a teacher about the violence in the streets and what's in store with more nationwide protests set for tomorrow. 

A Toronto company that helps people circumvent online censorship says if the federal government's controversial "lawful access bill" is passed as-is, Psiphon will have to leave Canada to avoid putting its clients in danger.

We hear from the head of a salvage crew who spent days stabilizing a shipwreck that's been stuck in the Thames since the Second World War and is jam-packed with explosives.

A Floridian tells us her state's plan to lower her property taxes by making Canadian snowbirds pay more is a disaster waiting to happen.

A new report suggests Canadian troops struggled with the extreme cold during a recent training exercise in Alaska. A retired colonel who served in the north offers some suggestions on how to fix that. 

We talk to a finalist for the 2026 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, who captured a photo of a "sexy" praying mantis that we give an antennae out of ten. 

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that has a tendency to ro-mantis-size.

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 win with less than a third of the vote. 

After witnessing a plane crash, a group of skydivers in Wisconsin made the spontaneous decision to jump to the aid of the survivors below.

A Canadian banker who was detained in Dubai for months, fearing for his life, reflects on his sudden, unexpected freedom after being dumped at the side of a desert road. 

After a CBC investigation reveals salespeople giving dangerous advice about e-bikes and e-scooters, we speak with a doctor who says she sees the effects of that advice in her ER. 

Diesel prices keep fluctuating and a South Dakota truck driver says he doesn't have much hope that things will ever return to the way they were before the war on Iran.  

Julia Donaldson's latest tale of the monster known as "The Gruffalo" and the new character in it are breaking records; she tells us what she sets out to achieve with her beloved children's books. 

Thieves believe they've made a smooth getaway with trailers full of expensive computer chips, but the truth is much, much grittier.

As It Happens, the Friday edition. Radio that's not afraid to get granular.

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 police have shown up to his house 55 times.

A blind man is taking the British Museum to court because it doesn’t offer live audio-described tours of the Bayeux Tapestry — a work of art he's waited years to experience.

Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk blasts off to the International Space Station, and a researcher studying life in orbit says she's excited to monitor whether he's feeling down-to-earth or over-the-moon.

As Brazilians head to the polls this Sunday, femicide is at the top of the ballot. A women's rights organizer tells us what the candidates say they'll do to stop it. 

A new art installation in a Toronto park retraces the steps of Indigenous ancestors that were uncovered on the floor of Lake Ontario over a hundred years ago.

It turns out, insects are more than just a tasty snack for animals; they also play crucial roles in removing parasites, treating wounds and in some cases, consuming waste.  

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition, Radio that knows insects are just in it for the larva the game.

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.  

We remember Canadian radio pioneer Dave Marsden, the legendary former musical director of Toronto's groundbreaking station CFNY.

We speak with a historian from the Peoria Nation who can finally spread the word that she's one of the recipients of this year’s MacArthur Fellowships, which come with a hefty cash prize and the even heftier title of "genius."

Four never-before-heard recordings from Stevie Wonder’s 1976 classic "Songs In The Key of Life" have just been released — and mixing the new tunes was a labour of love for one of the record’s original engineers. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Radio that marvels, "will Wonder never cease." 

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 generations of community members are striving to preserve their way of life in the face of sky-high food and gas prices -- and why access to food straight from the land is so crucial.

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 happened to diplomats plagued with "Havana Syndrome" and whether Ottawa did enough to help them. 

An American ban on some Canadian imports is now in effect — and the CEO of Moosehead beer says being at loggerheads with the U.S. is bad for lager heads. 

At the start of the pandemic, the Cargill meat packing plant had one of Canada's worst COVID outbreaks. A new report finds the company and the Alberta government could, and should, have done more to protect workers. 

A man linked to a notorious gang is suspected of shooting up a local radio station in Surrey. One of its hosts tells us he should be deported.  

When the NHL season starts up tonight, not a single game will be available on a free Canadian TV network; our guest says that's really dropping the puck. 

On a rare sunny day on a remote Scottish archipelago, one photographer took a phenomenal photo by waiting underwater for a northern gannet to execute a swan dive. 

At an international tournament in Japan, Uzbekistan's volleyball team had a uniform emergency, which was solved by a whole bunch of convenience-store socks. 

As It Happens, the Tuesday edition. Radio that knows even elite athletes have to do a little sole-searching sometimes.

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 news that hundreds of the city’s steel-workers will be laid off — and the plant owners are blaming the ongoing trade war. 

Since they were convicted of murder three decades ago, two Saskatchewan sisters have maintained their innocence. Now, the federal government has finally agreed to grant Odelia and Neressa Quewezance an appeal.

Over the last half-century, The Mighty Sparrow established himself as the greatest calypso performer ever. We speak with a Toronto reggae star who played alongside that rare bird. 

A Saskatchewan bison-jerky producer is over the moon after receiving news that Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk plans to eat her product on the International Space Station. 

What's up, dock? We’ll salute the winner of a Maryland contest that tests boat-captains’ ability to park and secure their vessels under intense time constraints.

As It Happens, the Monday edition. Radio that’s afraid it would succumb to pier pressure.

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 Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig says that doesn't mean the Chinese leader didn't score a big win.

A former student at one of India’s top women’s colleges was among hundreds protesting after a young student was sexually assaulted. She says all they're demanding is for women to feel safe in public.

We hear from the Canadian trainer of a dog named Uber –- who’s finally gotten his big break, starring alongside Brad Pitt in the new movie “Heart of the Beast.”

A new study finds elephants use plants for medicinal purposes — and they don’t use them just to treat themselves, but their offspring, too.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that applauds their problem-salving ability.

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 treated a psychiatrist who criticized the party's leadership. 

Award-winning hip hop artist Haviah Mighty tells us about getting life-saving heart surgery in her early thirties — and why she’s now partnering with the professionals who cared for her.

A museum owner in Brooklyn, New York understands why most people think hair art — as in, art made from human hair — is creepy. But she chooses to see the beauty in it.

The mayor of Richmond, B.C. says a snap election in his province is colliding with previously scheduled municipal elections and threatens to distract voters from crucial local issues.

An Edmonton historian makes the case for preserving the site of some of the city’s most legendary gay bars and shares his own fond memories of the time he spent there. 

A contender at this year’s World Town Crier Tournament tells us what it takes to compete against the best belters around — and says victory takes more than volume.

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that's covering this story just for the yell of it.

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 leader says yesterday's snap election call has united the party. 

He was paralyzed after heart surgery — and the late activist and wheelchair user Gerry Post spent the rest of his life fighting fiercely for disability rights in Nova Scotia.

The world's most-seasoned Celtic band has played at an Irish pub in New York City for a record-breaking 1,500 weeks and counting. 

An anonymous donor gives 100-million dollars to a Toronto cancer research centre. Our guest says that gift is nothing short of transformational. 

An MIT prof explains how — and why — his team created tiny batteries you can swallow. 

Scientists discover the prima donnas of the primate world — a rare species of lemur that happens to use the same vocal tricks as human opera singers. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Radio that invites you to listen under falsetto pretenses.

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 Nepal — and forensic teams are racing to sort through DNA samples, to try to get answers for families of the missing. 

A violent attack on a Sikh truck driver in Wyoming strikes fear in South Asians across the United States. And our guest says the White House is to blame. 

The discovery of a single, 9-million-year-old tooth from an ancient capybara suggests that a very dry Chilean desert was once a very wet Chilean wetland. 

A former head of the White House Correspondents Association tells us how the U.S. President's eviction of several media outlets has united the press corps. 

Once again, Fat Bear Week asks us to bear in mind the bears at a park in Alaska — and bear witness as those bears build as much bulk as they can bear. 

New York City's new public bathrooms are timely in the sense that they're overdue — and also in the sense that you have ten minutes to use them before the doors open on their own.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that's a little nervous about these newfangled can openers.

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 attack is now "inactive."

It's a fraught political time between Canada and the U.S. -- but our guest saw only friendship at the celebration of Canada she holds every year in Kalamazoo, Michigan. 

A decade after it closed down, New York's legendary Carnegie Deli is back in business; we'll talk to the third-generation owner who brought it back to life.

The separation issue is getting all the headlines -- but a Calgary political scientist says the other 9 questions on the upcoming Alberta referendum are also important – and controversial.

And…the organizer of the Pittsburgh Parallel Parking Championships tells us about the stiff competition at this year’s event -- and explains what qualities give a parking whiz curb appeal. 

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that's always looking for someone to validate our parking.

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, his son and granddaughter have restored that footage and turned it into a new film, “Once Upon a Time in Harlem.” Nil Köksal sits down with director David Greaves and producer Liani Greaves during the week of their Canadian premiere at TIFF.  

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.

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 the Nigerian film industry known as "Nollywood." 

Newly released documents detail shocking corruption allegations against several Toronto police officers — including misusing criminal databases, accepting bribes, and dealing drugs. 

A researcher tells us a one-of-a-kind Canadian lake of fresh water floating on top of salt water is gone for good, thanks to climate change. 

We take you to Saskatchewan, where some snappy — and pecky — dressers compete in a costume contest for farm birds. 

A Wisconsin woman recaptures her world record title with her ever-expanding collection of salt and pepper packets.

Turns out a Charlottetown Olympic-size pool is a tiny bit short. And now,  they'll have to do extensive renovations to extend it by just a few millimetres.

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that refuses to pick a lane.

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 witness describes the horrifying moment the chopper fell out of the sky.

A building in Gaza City badly damaged in the war collapsed overnight, killing families who were left with little choice but to make it their home. And an aid worker there says the disaster speaks to the territory's desperate need for heavy machinery. 

A new report says both Alberta and Canada will pay a price if the province becomes a sovereign nation; we'll ask its author to take us through her math. 

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has an $80-billion plan to revitalize the Port of Churchill. But the CEO of the Indigenous-owned company in charge of the port tells us they can do it for pennies on the dollar.

Scientists surprise themselves by combining geography, ecology and linguistics to locate long-lost, native oyster beds in Scotland. 

Edmonton just got its "Lunchbreak" back. After a beloved statue known as "Lunchbreak Joe" was damaged by would-be thieves, a local artist tells us why it means so much to have it reinstalled. 

We're all feeling a little lost since the death of Dolly Parton — and now, you can feel lost in at least 20 different corn mazes created in her honour.

As It Happens, the Wednesday edition, Radio that knows Parton is such sweet sorrow.

CLARIFICATION: This episode description has been updated to reflect that Arctic Gateway's proposal for the Port of Churchill does not encompass the full scale of Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's revitalization plan.

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 rights magazine there tells us the government is declaring his very existence to be obscene. 

The NDP candidate who won an unexpected victory in a provincial byelection yesterday says it proves the debate over Alberta sovereignty is hurting the UCP. 

Mark Carney is talking about a "unique alliance" between Canada and Europe; we'll ask one researcher why she's spent two decades urging the EU to embrace our bit of North America. 

A 15-year-old boy is pulled from Alaska's frigid Bering Sea after a fishing trip turns fatal. The captain who saved him describes the miracle rescue.

When Lillith Caisse heard of an effort to remove public benches in Saskatoon because of cleanliness concerns, she got to work and cleaned them. But she doesn't believe that was the true crux of the argument. 

The late Bob Mackie spent a long career costuming the stars. Singer Janet Lennon tells us about sharing the stage with Cher in his custom, glittering, show-stopping gowns. 

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 be wary of the idea that we need outside investment to strengthen the economy.

Over his long career, no one ever knocked the late Canadian boxing legend George Chuvalo down; his daughter tells us his main support through the toughest fights of his life was his family. 

To deal with the stresses of our current moment, a San Francisco woman gathers a hundred people to scream together -- and it's a total shriek show. 

23-year-old racecar driver Callum Smith was born without arms, so he steers with his left foot ­­-- and now, he's signed his first contract to be a professional driver. 

When we say competitors in a New Jersey half-marathon were frustrated to find themselves slogging their way through waist-high water due to flash-flooding yesterday, we mean they had it up to here. 

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that's sorry to keep you wading.

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 his mother released. 

The president of a B.C. Conservative riding association tells us if MPs are going to cross the floor, they should have to reimburse the party that helped pay for their campaign. 

New analysis from Amnesty International says Russia has been luring foreign nationals to the country by promising them civilian jobs, and then sending them to the front lines in Ukraine. And the lead researcher says that's human trafficking. 

An urban planner calls out Loblaw for an advertising stunt that lit up the sky over downtown Toronto last night with a swarm of drones promoting an AI health portal.

The Ontario Science Centre has laid off everyone in its science department. One former member of that department tells us that after 25 years on the job, he still can't believe it's over.  

After analyzing rare skeletal remains from Indonesia, an archeologist says there’s now evidence that our ancestors were sucking on psychoactive betel nuts to feel good. 

When a Georgia man came upon a bald eagle on the ground, he thought it was dead, but its life was saved after it performed a last desperate act: it defecated.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that celebrates a come-from-behind victory.

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 hundred-year partnership that will see new investment in energy, security, and defence.

An Alberta First Nation defies provincial limits on gender-affirming care – by offering banned medical treatments under provisions of a treaty signed in the 18-hundreds.

Oscar Peterson's live performances are documented in a new five-album box set compiled by his wife, Kelly Peterson -- who tells us about the experience of revisiting the art of the late Canadian jazz great.

In life, the urban exploration of a beloved mountain-lion known as P-22 captivated the people of Los Angeles -- and now, it has been immortalized in bronze.

And… A new study shows that over the past 50-plus years of academic papers, references to Beatles songs show up here, there, and everywhere.

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that always has the Ringo of truth. 

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 masterpiece lends itself to 21st-century sensibilities. 

It took nearly a decade, but a spacecraft is finally nearing its destination: the tiny planet of Mercury. One of the scientists involved explains how he's managed to stay patient over that long haul. 

A team of parents calls for stricter health regulations in hockey arenas after their kids are exposed to carbon monoxide. 

After last night's four-hour-plus U.S. Open Match, a tennis reporter who was on the scene explains how their hard day's night covering the quarter final went into the wee hours of the morning. 

One of the organizers of an ethics complaint against FIFA's President tells us he has a hundred thousand signatures from people who want Gianni Infantino to get the boot.

A researcher discovers pygmy raccoons going through garbage — not for food, but for materials that allow them to make, and have, a ball.

One team arrived a week before tomorrow's NFL game in Australia and the other arrived a day before, having ostensibly dozed on the flight. Sleep scientists will be monitoring who prevails. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Radio that is not to be slept on. 

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 the occupied Palestinian territories praises Canada for joining a ban on imports from Israeli settlements. But Michael Lynk says that move is just a start. 

Deliberations are about to begin over designs for a revitalized prime minister's residence. The head of the jury, celebrated architect Moshe Safdie, tells us what the future could hold for 24 Sussex.

A fungus leaves corn kernels an unappetizing grey-black colour, but those unsightly cobs are a beautiful Mexican delicacy that's now being embraced by foodies north of the Rio Grande. 

It was in the Smithsonian for more than 150 years, but now, the last known pelt of an extinct woolly dog has finally been returned to its former Pacific habitat. 

A Sami reindeer herder in Sweden worries about the survival of his culture — as politicians debate whether a desire to mine rare earth minerals trumps his people's land rights. 

Enter, if you dare, the corn maze of one New Brunswick farm, which celebrates the corn-sistent corn-tributions of PWHL great Marie-Philippe Poulin, by being shaped like her face. 

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that's always looking at the broader corn-text.

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 Christian Democratic politician how his party should meet this moment.

A friend of the late Georgina Lightning tells us the Cree filmmaker didn't just do amazing work herself -- she supported the work of the young Indigenous artists who are following in her footsteps.

A metal detectorist in Finland discovers what’s believed to be the country's largest Viking-era hoard of silver -- containing thousands of coins. 

Scientists have used fossilized insect wings to reconstruct insect sounds from 165 million years ago. A bioacoustician tells us what ancient cricket love songs might have sounded like.

And… In case you weren't already disgusted by the chaos climbers have wreaked on Mount Everest, a new study reveals that the mountain's glacier is being melted by a vast volume of human urine. 

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that considers the number one problem to be the number one problem.

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 guest says far too many people are still waiting for proper compensation. 

Emergency workers in Nepal rescue two people who had been trapped in a tunnel for nine days after the floods. A local politician describes the astonishing moment they emerged. 

Catalina Island has a controversial plan to cull its deer population — all in the name of restoring native plant species. A member of the local nature conservancy assures us they've exhausted all other options.

From the team that brought us the best small town, lake, and symbol in British Columbia, comes the heated competition for the best roadside attraction. 

German researchers have determined that taking a long deep breath before making a choice can lead to bolder decision making.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that makes a lung story short.

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 Gloria Steinem for the first time at a Toronto Planned Parenthood event — and says she always made time for anyone working to further the cause. 

For the first time ever, Élections Québec will only mail out voter information in French — a move that's already causing a contretemps.

A Halifax woman living in an encampment was hopeful a recent court decision would qualify her for a higher income assistance rate. Then the government changed the rules to make it clear that her campervan is not actually considered a home. 

Still more MLAs leave British Columbia's Conservative Party, and one of the most recent defectors says he'd rather sit as an Independent than remain in a party led by Kerry-Lynne Findlay. 

A PhD student tells us how he figured out the exact angle — and rate — someone's stream must hit a urinal to minimize the splash zone.

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that presents a true wizz kid.

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 are politicizing people's lives — and deaths.

As investors sell off their government bonds at breakneck speed, one economist tells us the Bank of Canada is right to hold interest rates steady, even as a trade war and real wars shake the foundations of the global economy. 

Canadian scientists spent years investigating what's killing billions of sea stars in the Pacific. Now, they know what's responsible; they just have to figure out how to stop it.

For the second time, now, 91-year-old Dale "Grey Beard" Sanders becomes the oldest person to complete the Appalachian Trail. He tells us that even after more than seventy falls along the way, he's feeling pretty good. 

The population of the comical flightless parrot known as the kakapo is bouncing back — after what's been referred to as a "mating frenzy."

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that's glad they're not afraid to ruffle some feathers. 

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 books.

After a jury delivers a guilty verdict in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, we reach the man who snapped an iconic photo of the rapper moments before he was shot.

Wyatt Esbaugh was fishing when a bald eagle snatched his lure, and got snagged in the process. The Nova Scotia teen walks us through the tricky process of freeing the bird.

A mathematician spent the last 15 years trying to create a theoretical set of dice to solve the problem of who goes first in a board game — a problem he admits isn't actually a problem.

A Virginia doctor shares a story you'll wish she hadn't shared — of waking up in a flap to find a flapping thing trying to flap its way into the dark cave in her face.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that leaves a bat taste in your mouth.

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 pushing the EU away, but embracing her own country's sovereignty.

Rescuers swoop in to save a mountain climber who's stranded on a six-inch ledge, ten thousand feet above the ground. A firefighter tells us the nighttime rescue could easily have ended very badly.

An astronomer is delighted at the launch of NASA's new Nancy Grace Roman telescope -- which he says will help us better understand the universe and our place in it.

Voters have chosen the winner of the inaugural “Fat Marmot Week”. We’ll hear how a “special boy who likes to eat rocks,” managed to tip the scales in his favour.

After conducting a study of fans at a German rock festival, scientists announce that listening to heavy metal might actually increase your pain threshold.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that finds poetry in moshin'. 

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 reporter untangled the complex criminal web that is fueling a car theft boom in Canada — and reveals where those pilfered vehicles are ending up. 

For years, archaeologists in Nova Scotia have tried to find the remnants of one of the first grain mills in North America. An amateur historian tells us why he thinks he's getting very close. 

One New Yorker shares why he's made it his mission to measure exactly how sweltering it is in the subway stations below the city's streets — and to offer some relief to sweltering commuters. 

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that's never afraid to break a sweat.

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 crops are dying — and he's been left high and dry. 

Quebec's provincial election campaign kicks off and a political reporter walks us through the hotly contested race, where sovereignty and U.S. tariffs loom large.

A new study finds Black Canadians face barriers to donating blood — and one of the researchers involved tells us that has consequences for prospective recipients as well as would-be donors. 

A male Montagu's Harrier is playing a key role in repopulating the raptor species by taking up with two female birds. And a U.K. man who has been following this prolific fellow can't get enough of his golden boy.

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that hopes everything works out for the nest.

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 tour operator there tells us he fears for those who aren't yet accounted for. 

Comic book artist Art Spiegelman remembers Len Brown, who helped him create "Wacky Packages" and "Garbage Pail Kids" — the satirical stickers and cards beloved by kids of the '70s and '80s. 

A reporter describes the horrific scene at a maternity ward in Islamabad, where a fire killed more than a dozen newborn babies this morning. 

Scientists in Washington are working tirelessly to bring back the endangered sunflower sea star. A researcher describes the bittersweet feeling of finally releasing the stars she raised into the wild. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that applauds them for going out on several limbs.

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 workers caught in the middle of an escalating trade war.

Canadians hoping to do their part are still striving to buy local, but the lawyer behind a proposed class action lawsuit says the maple leaf is sometimes slapped on products that aren't Canadian at all. 

A small business owner in Ontario who imports aluminum building products from the U.S. says he understands why everyone is upset, but he wants Canada back at the negotiating table. 

Renowned queer lawyer barbara findlay may have spelled her name in lower case, but she lived her life in all-caps — and wasn't afraid to fight for the rights of gay, lesbian and trans Canadians. 

A Wisconsin cat has a certified record-breaking 29 toes...and we'll dig into the archives to hear from a feline that said 'hold my catnip' — when it came out with four ears. 

As It Happens, the Tuesday edition, Radio that always gives you time to paws and reflect. 

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. tariffs may spell bankruptcy for his family business, which sends almost all of its products south. 

A skin cancer survivor lobbies the U.K. government to stop taxing sunscreen, which it classifies as a cosmetic. She says the move could save lives. 

A teen from Nova Scotia reels in a behemoth weighing many times what she does. She describes the long hour she spent trying to land the fish. 

Nine sets of twins are starting school in a legendarily twin-tastic Scottish town. We'll hear from a teacher with two sets of twins in her class...and is still working out how to tell them apart.

One L.A. theme park went to great lengths to make their new Fast & Furious roller coaster whisper-quiet, which totally worked — until it opened to the enthusiastic shrieks of riders.

As It Happens, the Monday edition. Radio that guesses they couldn't see the forest for the “WEEEEEEES!” 

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 landmark in downtown Ottawa.

As Montreal mourns Oliver Jones, Diana Krall joins us to remember the late jazz great — who championed her when she got her start in Montreal clubs.

Five years ago, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Lee Cheuk-yan spoke to As It Happens about sweeping raids carried out under the city's national security law. Now, that same law has led to his conviction. 

We hear from a researcher about some 14th century skeletal remains that look like they went through a car wreck — and may actually have been on the wrong end of a medieval catapult. 

As It Happens, the Friday edition. Radio that delivers the thrust of the argument.

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 just as concerned with 'digital sovereignty' as we are with cars, steel and booze.

The American President cuts short military exercises with South Korea. North Korea's Dear Leader responds by launching missiles. And our guest says it's just their way of negotiating a nuclear summit. 

The push to accelerate major economic projects shouldn't mean lifting protections on species at risk. So says a conservationist, who's urging the Carney government to reconsider proposed legislative changes. 

After swimming the Georgia Strait, a British Columbia woman may have broken a decades-old record. She tells us it was gruelling work, but there was no way she was going to quit.

A golf course in Alberta may have had its 'Worlds Biggest Golf Putter' title sunk by another provincial course. As we'll hear, they've both had their measuring tapes out. 

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that likes big putts, and cannot lie.

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 no war — but an opposition MP argues a vote would be illegal and open to Russian manipulation. 

The IDF launches an investigation into the high-profile, 2024 killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab. We hear from an emergency dispatcher who spoke to her in the moments before she died. 

A professor tells us why he's challenging the Quebec law that made swearing an oath of allegiance to the King optional for provincial lawmakers. 

The last thing a marathon runner needs is extra distance tacked onto the end of the race, but that's exactly what happened in Edmonton. We hear from a runner who says that mistake may have robbed him of his chance to qualify for the Boston Marathon. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Radio that hopes it all works out... in the long run.

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 international election observer weighs in and shares his own concerns. 

As Newfoundland & Labrador moves forward with a new energy deal on Churchill Falls, Premier Tony Wakeham tells us it's a win not just for his province, but for the rest of the country too.

The Trump administration has paused its border barrier construction project in Big Bend National Park. A former superintendent of the park tells us he wants to see bulldozers banned permanently. 

Flag football will make its Olympic debut in 2028 and the Canadian women's team has just punched its ticket. Quarterback Sara Parker tells us what it feels like to see this long dream realized. 

A 43-year-old woman from Ontario has become the first Canadian woman to lift Scotland's iconic Dinnie Stones — a pair of boulders with a combined weight of over seven hundred pounds. 

As It Happens, the Tuesday edition, radio that thinks it’s important to know your stone strength.

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 up, and the forecast doesn’t look good.

The University of Toronto is looking to ban laptops in some classrooms this fall in favour of handwriting. A law student tells us he’d like to have a say in how he takes his own notes. 

We hear from a scientist who explains her research into how female tree frogs react when they have so many suitors they don't know which way to jump. 

Two juvenile goats in Portland, Oregon break out of their enclosure and attempt to ride a public bus — to the delight of the driver and passengers. 

As It Happens, the Monday edition, radio that appreciates them maaaaaking a breaaaaaak for it. 

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 — trapping families with no water or electricity.

Decades after they met as teenagers and became friends, two women learn they are, in fact, biological sisters. We hear about their first encounter as girls — and more recently, as relatives. 

More than 80 years after a landmark battle in the Second World War, a tiny Pacific Island remains littered with landmines. Our guest describes the dangerous detective work needed to clear out the explosives those soldiers left behind.

As voting heats up for this year’s invertebrate of the year competition, a scientist in Slovenia makes the case for a giant bee nicknamed the flying mouse.

As It Happens, the Friday edition, radio that asks: ARE YOU READY TO BUMBLE?!

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 of the country's parliament tells us how she's consoling family members who lost loved ones in the stormy waters. 

When the 2023 earthquakes affected millions in Turkey and Syria, Canada responded with temporary visas. With many of those permits set to expire, we reach a mother walking from Toronto to Ottawa, as she pushes for an extension to keep her family in Canada. 

At the ripe old age of eleven, Anderson Taylor of the Cambridge Natural History Museum in Illinois is officially the youngest museum curator in the world. 

You've heard of Fat Bear Week. But today an organizer tells us about Fat Marmot Week — a new pre-hibernation competition underway in Colorado. 

As It Happens, the Thursday edition, radio that appreciates a good fat-checker.

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 Pete Hoekstra persona non grata and officially send him packing. 

Monday’s earthquake in Colombia has left hundreds dead or injured. A resident in one of the hardest-hit cities describes the destruction — and his efforts to help rescue survivors. 

A group looking for a relaxing float downstream winds up lost in marshlands for three days. We hear from a conservation officer who helped rescue them. 

A researcher who peeked inside the dodo's dome explains why she thinks the long-extinct bird may be smarter than previously thought. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Radio that's never at a loss for birds.

A Syrian court sentences former dictator Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for crimes committed during the country's lengthy civil war. Our guest describes the significance of the moment and the reaction at the courthouse today. 

The mayor of Summerland, B.C., warns residents who’ve fled wildfires to brace for what they might find when the smoke finally clears. We reach an evacuee who says she's grateful her home is still standing—at least for now. 

As Ebola continues to devastate rural villages in Congo, a community leader there tells us many still aren't aware of basic precautions that could help protect them from the deadly virus. 

The Chicago White Sox pay homage to a very famous fan who hails from their city: Pope Leo. 

Almost a century after its discovery, scientists have identified the fossil of a long-extinct toad in Los Angeles. One researcher tells us why small amphibians are largely overlooked. 

Fans of the Harry Potter series successfully campaigned to reroute an underwater cable project after learning it would run through a makeshift memorial to a beloved character: Dobby the House Elf.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that warns against elf-destructive behaviour. 

Summerland, B.C. is the latest community under threat from out-of-control wildfires. We’ll talk to one resident who had to flee with no idea when or if she’ll ever be able to go home. 

After a Ukrainian drone strike reportedly kills 13 people in Russia, including civilians, a Ukrainian lawmaker says the oil refinery was a valid military target – and won’t deter Kyiv from more attacks inside the country.

A three-year-old girl is recovering after a rare black bear attack in her own backyard. Her mother tells us about the frantic fight to get her to safety. 

A group of B.C. First Nations says there’s a direct link between the expansion of the fossil-fuel industry and the wildfires the country is experiencing — and that’s more reason to scrap plans for a new pipeline. 

A new study reveals that snails can change the composition of their slime on the fly — to be slippery fast — or stick like glue. 

Beneath the dust and lacquer lay the work of a baroque master, but the precious painting would never have been discovered if not for the keen eye of an Oslo curator with a passion for forgotten female artists.

Suck-er punch. After nearly 50 years of faithfully cleaning the Iowa farmhouse of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley -- and becoming an unlikely viral sensation -- the Hoover vacuum he named 'Beth', has finally given up the ghost. 

As It Happens, the Monday edition, radio that’s truly a master of its own dust-tany.

Kalshi plans to let people place bets on the outcomes of some late-stage clinical trials. A father whose young son is undergoing cancer treatment calls that ‘unconscionable’ — and potentially dangerous. 

As UN experts condemn new US sanctions on Cuba, we reach a woman in the countryside who tells us the ongoing blockade has made an already unreliable power system unbearable for many.  

People in Spokane, Washington had already been grappling with devastating wildfires. And, now police say a man has admitted to lighting one of those fires intentionally.

We reach a woman in Yellowknife who’s attempting to solve an unusual mystery: where the time capsule her high school class stashed away decades ago has gone. 

150 years ago, Charles Darwin had a hunch that one particularly sticky plant he’d studied was actually carnivorous. For years, that theory went unconfirmed...until now. 

Look before you sleep. A television anchor in Memphis, Tennessee was so exhausted from mom duties that she had a nap, live on air. But viewers don't appear to mind her sleeping on the job. 

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that brings you all the latest snooze.

Israeli prosecutors have charged a settler accused of killing Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in the occupied West Bank. His cousin says that's a relief, but the violence is far from over. 

A Quebec psychiatrist explains why he's joining the push for the appointment of a dedicated mental health minister before the province's upcoming fall election. 

The on-the-job death of an Alberta firefighter leads to workplace safety violation charges against the province — and a union leader welcomes the message that sends. 

The lead paddler for Carcross/Tagish First Nation describes the healing power of canoeing through the Yukon wilderness for nine days, to arrive at a momentous cultural celebration. 

Eyewear's the beef. While their competitors hawk AI sunglasses, a web browser company has developed its own brand of shades. Ones that harness cutting-edge technology to make it easier to see when it's sunny.

We'll hear from a scientist who figured out how to track the distance his hamster runs on its wheel every night, so he can upload the shockingly impressive distances to a runners' app.

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that's glad he didn't take the rodent less travelled.

Veteran Canadian broadcaster Lloyd Robertson has died at 92. Fellow CTV anchor and friend Sandie Rinaldo says he was a comfort to Canada in its darkest moments. 

Five UN special rapporteurs urge the Canadian government to do more to protect Sikh activist Moninder Singh and his family amid credible threats to his life. But he tells us that so far, nothing has changed.  

The mayor of St. Catharines, Ontario says flooding has devastated his city, and his own home — and cleaning up the mess will require a lot of help. 

Canada's brand-new "foreign influence" office isn't designed to put an end to interference from outside. So we'll ask its new commissioner what it is designed to do. 

A Tennis Canada organizer tells us he expects the Filipino community to show up for star Alexandra Eala at the Canadian Open tonight. He says he hasn’t seen hype like this for a Filipino athlete since Manny Pacquiao. 

A new study suggests that sitting up straight could make your mood and your decision-making better, establishing — once and for all — that you're no slouch. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that helps you move on to greener postures. 

Early Wednesday morning, part of an abandoned SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon. That collision is making a huge impression on astronomers, one of whom tells us it could also have an impact on future lunar missions. 

The U.S. has resumed deporting people to Venezuela for the first time since the devastating earthquakes in June. But Washington Post reporter María Luisa Paúl says it's still unclear what happened to the people on board the last deportation flight, which landed hours before the quakes hit. 

We remember the late Monty Roberts, a celebrated equine trainer and friend of Queen Elizabeth who championed gentler training methods and was known as the man who listens to horses. 

A four-inch tall kitten named Gelato is getting around just fine despite an injury, thanks to a new custom wheelchair made out of toy cars. 

A restaurant in South Florida makes news for its strip steak — as in, its once-a-month nude-dining event at which customers strip to eat steak. 

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that assumes they all want the dressing on the side. 

Wildfires have forced more than five thousand British Columbians out of their homes. We hear from an evacuee who fled the flames in the Okanagan region. 

A former Olympic canoeist was in deep trouble over damage done to the Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool, but now prosecutors say the case against him doesn't hold water. 

We talk to a surgeon who recently put a fetus's intestines back inside its body while it was still in utero. He tells all about the tiny trial that's making big waves.

In a special edition of As It Happened, we'll serve up some of our all-time favourite stories about mayhem, mixups, and mistakes — including the tale of a dog named Mouse who was accidentally identified as a lion thanks to his flashy haircut. 

Inflation may be a problem at this year's women's Tour de France: some cyclists could be making themselves more aerodynamic by buying oversized bras, and stuffing them. 

As It Happens, the Monday edition. Radio that gets down to bras tacks.

Despite near-universal condemnation from the rest of the soccer world, the head of FIFA has yet to back down from a controversial plan to sell off a stake in the World Cup. 

With all eyes on cross-border trade, U.S. officials reject the automated inspections used on some Canadian rail lines. And Canada's human inspectors are applauding that rejection. 

Scientists in China conclude that extremely spicy food might act as a temporary pain reliever. But at least one guest from our archives would likely disagree.  

Alberta borrows the zero-tolerance approach its used for rats and hogs — and sends some furry new recruits in to keep invasive bivalves out of the province. 

A northern B.C. lacrosse team was all set to compete in the provincial championships this week — only to have the rug pulled out from under them at the last minute. 

At an international conference, the U.S. State Department displays a map of Africa that has the countries in the wrong place — putting the "nation" in "indignation".

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that serves up a continental dog's breakfast. 

A CBC investigative reporter identifies the Canadian accused of using an internship at NATO headquarters to get some hands-on experience in the field of espionage. 

Wildfires on the island of Crete have killed two firefighters, and reduced homes to ashes. I'll talk to a hotelier who helped evacuate his community over the course of a very tense night. 

Health Canada drops certain questions for sperm donors that critics have long found invasive and discriminatory — not to mention unscientific. 

Archaeologists celebrate the discovery of the last missing piece of a cannon that exploded during the American Revolution — which took careful planning and plenty of patience.

A Toronto live music institution survived a brush with a wrecking ball. Now, our guest is part of a group that wants to make sure Sneaky Dee's is permanently protected. Just...don't call it a dive bar.  

Over the course of his recent stay in an Australian town, a colossal, destructive elephant seal named Neil was an agent of pure chaos — and now we know how much that chaos cost. 

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that warns every outdoor object in that town: your fate is seal.

When it comes to the Gordie Howe Bridge, a Conservative MP says Prime Minister Mark Carney has gone too far — and conceded too much to Donald Trump. 

The manager of a Florida restaurant is forced to suspend some of his Haitian employees, after their work permits aren't extended. He says that's left them, and him, in a troubled state of limbo. 

A fisherman finds a message in a bottle in a New Jersey wetland — and then finds the woman who wrote it more than 50 years ago, and learns the story behind it. 

For 28 years, the late Michael Coyle spent his spare time working on a search-and-rescue team in BC; a fellow volunteer says he was exactly who you'd want with you in the mountains. 

We'll pay tribute to the late Irish musician and actor Glen Hansard — who starred in the movie "The Commitments," and approached his music with a singular commitment. 

A one-star online review said a Massachusetts whaling museum had the, quote, "worst aquarium ever." Now, the museum has gone viral — for putting that insult on its merchandise.  

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that has seen lousy aquariums — and tanks, but no thanks.

For decades, St. Mary's, Newfoundland and Labrador has been plagued by the terrible odour of fermenting fish sauce in a defunct factory. Now, cleanup has begun at last.

A lot of people are still unaccounted-for after a major earthquake rocks Japan. Our guest is there — and he says that, for many of his neighbours, this is terrifying déjà vu.

Musician Barney Bentall tells us about the emotional moment when he pulled out his guitar to play for the firefighters trying to save his BC ranch from an approaching wildfire. 

The FIFA World Cup is over, but the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is in full swing. A Kenyan sports reporter tells us now is a great time for the world to pay attention to African women’s soccer. 

A large collection of KFC memorabilia is now up for auction, including Colonel Sanders’ own day planner where he kept a conspicuous list of eleven herbs and spices. One of which our guest...will reveal.

The good news is Chinese scientists make a "living" dress that can repair itself; the bad news is it's made from a fungal parasite that could one day bring about the end of the world. 

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that reflects: we'll always have Paris...itic fungus.

One person is dead after a van attack at a Pride event in Berlin. A gay off-duty police officer who was there tells us that hate is growing in Germany — and he hopes fear will not win. 

An Ontario emergency room doctor tells us she and her colleagues are totally drained; in fact, her new study finds the burnout rate for Canadian ER physicians is as high as it was during the worst of the pandemic. 

A "fire cloud’ threatens to destroy several communities in southwest France; a resident tells us that the day he was forced to evacuate, the sky looked like Pompeii. 

Chefs love a gas stove — but a scientist tells us that, if you have asthma, you're better off switching to electric. 

A new study suggests bird songs share certain recognizable motifs, even across species and around the world. One of the researchers tells us he listened to thousands of hours of birdsong to reach this conclusion — and he's still not sick of it. 

A Polish man spends a record length of time covered head-to-toe in snow — and now his competition is shaking. Although to be fair, so is he.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that's not sure why he did it — but I'm sure he had a perfectly good freezin'. 

We hear from the first Canadian-based winner of the prestigious Fields Medal about why he's leaving academia to work for the safety department of OpenAI. 

With their new blockade, Houthi rebels add the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to the list of conflict-clogged waterways in the Middle East — and our guest warns that's increasing pressure on the region. 

Cuts to USAID left millions of people around the world without vital support — and an advocate in Nepal says that's forced many of her colleagues to turn to sex work just to survive. 

Five years after it was shut down, a beloved Los Angeles landmark will welcome moviegoers once again — thanks in part to our guest's campaign to save L.A.'s Cinerama Dome. 

Two of Spain's World Cup heroes make a triumphant return to their hometown to receive the traditional reward: their own weight in local tomatoes. 

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that has words of praise for any champ with a lot of tomatoes: arrabi-attaboy! 

Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson tells us how he and his colleagues are reacting to the Prime Minister's plan to deal with Donald Trump's 50% tariff threat.

Despite her diminutive size, Canadian Devyn Dalton was the perfect stunt double for Matt Damon in The Odyssey. She shares her perspective on the epic — and on the now-viral clip of him praising her muscular arms. 

For the first time in almost a decade, Indigenous Arctic leaders are gathering in person for the Inuit Circumpolar Council's General Assembly, and the Council’s outgoing chair tells us how they're handling new challenges from the south.

We hear from a Newfoundland singer who rolled with it when the pop star Kesha jumped on stage at her pub gig. 

A primatologist says we could learn a thing or two about keeping the peace from chimps and bonobos — who reduce conflict before stressful events by kissing and cuddling.

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that believes it ain't bonobody's business if they do.

The deal to open the Gordie Howe Bridge at last may not be as good for Canada as the Prime Minister has suggested — and tensions are rising on both sides. 

A new study finds construction and trade workers make up a disproportionate amount of opioid deaths in Ontario. A former labourer and opioid user tells us what led him and his colleagues to use drugs on and off the job. 

Donald Trump's new tariff threats target a puzzling range of products from hockey sticks to honey; the founder of an Indigenous-owned cosmetics brand says she was shocked to find lipstick on the list. 

An archaeologist tells us about rediscovering the remains of five Egyptian princesses — and says she now believes they were talented fighters who wielded the weapons they were buried with. 

When Luverne, Minnesota needed a tourism boost, a local nonagenarian’s nutcracker collection helped inspire them to build what they believe to be the world’s largest nutcracker. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that takes you back to where it all pecan. 

After more than a week of catastrophic wildfires across Northwestern Ontario, the province’s minister of emergency preparedness responds to criticism that her government was not prepared for this emergency. 

A former Alberta representative to Washington says Canada shouldn't meekly give in to Donald Trump's tariffs, or angrily retaliate — but do a third thing, which she'll explain. 

It took 48 hours before Alberta issued an amber alert in the disappearance of an autistic boy; our guest says that's clear evidence that it's time for new rules about emergency alerts. 

A political opponent who was once jailed by Daniel Ortega responds to the Nicaraguan President's pledge to end elections in his country, once and for all. 

Anita LeBrun was shocked to learned her nursing home couldn't serve her alcohol. So she campaigned to get a state law changed — and now the drinks are on her.

You can buy a piece of the New Jersey field where the FIFA World Cup final was played — but a local lawmaker thinks the whole deal is a sod state of affairs. 

"As It Happens," the Tuesday edition. Radio that's a turf act to follow. 

Andy Burnham is sworn in as the latest British Prime Minister, and our guest says the way he helped bring her abducted daughter home — is proof that he's the right person to lead her country.

A group representing Iranians in the US has filed a new lawsuit alleging the American government worked with the Iranian regime to fast-track the deportation of asylum seekers.

Two First Nations in Ontario have been destroyed by wildfires in less than a week. Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler describes the scale of the loss.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford responds to new tariff threats by US President Donald Trump over lousy air quality south of the border, because of Canadian wildfires. 

A nurse in Michigan describes the experience of contracting cyclospora — the parasite that has caused thousands of nasty cases of diarrhea in the US. She tells us it’s unlike anything she’s ever treated — or lived through herself. 

Researchers ask birdwatchers to stop using technology to "enhance" pictures of their avian discoveries —because it's messing with science. 

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that has no time for cheep tricks.

The Trump administration takes aim at the International Criminal Court, and a Canadian judge who works there. One of her friends says she's paying a professional and personal price for doing her job. 

A wildfire forced them to evacuate this week -- and now, members of Whitesand First Nation are anxiously waiting to hear what's become of their community.

After his son died fighting for Ukraine, a New Brunswick is launching an organization to help other families of foreign fighters who've been captured, killed -- or gone missing. 

In the UK, Labour eagerly turns the page on the disastrous Keir Starmer era by confirming Andy Burnham as the new leader of the party -- and soon, the country. 

A technology reporter embarks on an investigation of the author who published a biography of her that was written by AI -- a book that's nothing more than a slop in the face. 

Our guest was overwhelmed to finally see -- and smell -- an elusive monkey that lurks in Congolese rainforests, pursing its bright-orange lips and emitting a unique and unavoidable odour. 

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that does the funky monkey. 

Ontario is asking the federal government to be ready to help with wildfire evacuations -- but a volunteer emergency coordinator says the province should have been more prepared for this level of destruction.

A former official with the Ukrainian government tells us why she's joined widespread protests, after Volodymyr Zelensky removes a defence minister who's been pivotal in the war against Russia. 

Hungarian lawmakers vote to remove the president, previously appointed by Viktor Orban. The former head of Hungary's supreme court says that move is problematic, but necessary. 

There's been a lot of discussion as the Assembly of First Nations convened for meetings in Ottawa -- and National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says clean drinking water and wildfires were at the top of the agenda. 

A TV reporter in Los Angeles was on the air when she felt something with a lot of legs land on her and start climbing; she'll tell us how to stay calm when that something is a giant cockroach.

An elderly woman in Florida did not request a license plate with a suggestive combination of letters and numbers -- and she's worried that other drivers might make it a big honking deal.

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that believes she's got a little too much on her plate.

Enormous wildfires have engulfed parts of Northwestern Ontario; a wilderness guide tells us about his escape, and worries about the fate of the lodge where he works.

MPP Sol Mamakwa says the devastation is unimaginable – and that First Nations communities in the path of the fire have been hit especially hard. 

An Edmonton man who survived a deadly gas explosion caused by a car crash tells us why he went back inside his building, knowing he might not come back out.

When cats lick each other, it's mass adorbs, but a new study suggests it’s not always a sign of love – it's sometimes just another form of cattiness.

While visiting for the World Cup, Scottish fans fell in love with Boston and vice versa -- and now, the city of Glasgow is joining the affectionate pile-on by sending an affection pylon. 

A Florida restaurant is encouraging the hunt for invasive snakes by accepting Burmese pythons as currency – and in return, serving you a pizza topped with snake bits.

As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Radio that’s always time well serpent. 

A U.S. Congressman wants Quebec to lift its restrictions on U.S. wine sales in the province. We’ll ask him how he recommends Canada should fight back against the tariffs enacted by his Commander-in-Chief.  

For the second time in a week, U.S immigration agents shoot and kill a driver -- and later say that neither of the men were actually who they were after. 

More than 150 years ago, Newfoundlanders saved a Scottish stowaway who was found walking barefoot on the sea-ice. Now, his great great grand-daughter has visited the island to say thank you

Washington State’s attorney general tells us why he thinks the courts are the best place to try to stop the mega-merger between Paramount and Warner Brothers

Later this year, 80 athletes will descend on an IKEA in England -- and run a marathon entirely inside the store.  

Norwegian superstar Erling Haaland returns home with a World Cup souvenir: a taxidermied raccoon hugging a bottle of booze. We’ll talk to the Dallas store owner who sold it to him. 

As It Happens, the Tuesday edition. Radio that discovers one man’s trash panda is another man’s treasure. 

After the deadly shooting at a street festival in Toronto, a local business owner tells us she's angry about the violence and worried that fear could end a beloved community event.

Gibraltar finally removes 118-year-old border controls – allowing free movement between Spain and the British Territory at last. 

The mayor of Windsor, Ontario says the compromise agreement to get the Gordie Howe bridge open is a masterclass in how to calm the waters with the Trump administration.

After Sony announces it soon won't produce physical discs for new Playstation video games, a Canadian game store owner tells us he’s not ready to let that happen without a fight.

A Toronto ice-cream shop attracts lineups for its lobster-flavoured gelato -- which reminded us of an interview with the Texas-based pioneers of popular crustacean-themed desserts. 

Can the eight-legged tardigrade eke out another victory -- or will the common earthworm reclaim its title as The Guardian's invertebrate of the year? 

As It Happens, the Monday edition. Radio that knows we can't enter this contest -- because they won't let our backbone slide. 

A woman in Spain tells us about the terrifying moment when what appeared to be dust hanging in the air turned out to be flames nearing her doorstep – and the mad rush to get her and her friends to safety.

An official in rural Manitoba says she and her colleagues had to knock on people’s doors to warn them of incoming flooding because the cell service in her region is so bad. And she says it’s about time that reality changed.

As our guest watched a woman and her car get swallowed up in a slough, he jumped in  – and set about trying to get her to safety.

The UK offers a posthumous pardon to Ruth Ellis – the last woman ever executed there. Her granddaughter tells us about the long fight to set the record straight.

When a B.C. man saw a horse trapped on a bridge, he thought it was dead. But quickly realized there was a chance to save it.

As long as Norway stays alive in the FIFA  World Cup, Norwegian fans will keep doing their now-famous “viking row” chant. But our guest refuses to – and is downright fed up, saying Vikings did not row across the Atlantic... they sailed.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition, radio that admires his ability to respectfully bow out.

A professor in Doha tells us what the latest escalation between Iran and the US means for him and other civilians in the region -- where American military bases, and the communities that surround them, are under fire again. 

Two weeks after earthquakes did catastrophic damage to Venezuela, thousands are still unaccounted for. Our guest says he’s doing his best to support survivors through a heartbreaking situation.

Donald Trump backtracks on his threat to cut off trade with Spain over its NATO contributions -- but a Spanish politician says people there are still feeling a little defensive. 

At the NATO summit, Prime Minister Mark Carney gets a surprising gift from Turkey’s president -- and he's afraid it overshadows his offering of maple syrup. 

Rocker Suzi Quatro remembers her late friend Bonnie Tyler – a larger-than-life performer who eclipsed many of her contemporaries.

United Airlines argues that just because you've paid for a window seat doesn't mean you'll have a seat by the window -- but that doesn't sit well with a judge. 

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that assures you: having no window is actually quite paneless. 

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych grapples with the IOC's decision to clear the way for the Russian Olympic Committee to make a full return to the Games. 

With the truce in ashes and the worst exchange of strikes since June, an Iranian-Canadian shares his fears for friends and family, and tells us what he's hearing from them. 

For 18 months, Israel has detained a Palestinian pediatrician without charge and now the doctor says he believes he'll die in prison. An Israeli advocate tells us about the effort to free him — and more than a dozen other Gazan physicians. 

Rogers shutters six radio stations across Canada. We'll hear from Calgary Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner who says the stations were integral parts of the community...and transcended politics. 

Wearing his trademark garbage can on his head, perennial British candidate Count Binface tells us he's no has-bin — and he's ready to kick Nigel Farage to the curb. 

A new actor arrives on "General Hospital" and British comedian John Oliver is as surprised as anyone to find himself on the classic soap opera, getting slapped.

As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Radio that's tried to get on soaps — but knows it's easier said than dun-dun-dunnnnn.

NATO leaders are meeting in Turkey — and Canada's former NATO ambassador says important priorities are being put on hold, while placating the American President tops the agenda. 

An Edmonton doctor helped save a life at a basketball game — and wound up getting billed for his trouble. 

Prominent Democrats pull support for Senate nominee Graham Platner, after an accusation of sexual assault. One former supporter tells us why this was the last straw. 

After Lionel Messi leads his team to another World Cup victory, a fan in Bangladesh explains why his country is full of hardcore Argentina fans. 

A team of engineers struggles to get the lid off an enduring mystery: why do pickles glow when they're electrified?

The ultra rich are installing "snow rooms" in their homes and yachts — in which snow actually falls from the ceiling. But they're not the only ones who might find that kind of chilling.

As It Happens, the Tuesday edition. Radio that will be there when all hail breaks loose.

After Donald Trump called the head of FIFA, the soccer body reversed a suspension that would have kept an American star on the bench tonight. A Belgian sports journalist says there's outrage on and off the pitch.

After a hard-fought competition, Germany beats out South Korea to win a multi-billion dollar contract to outfit Canada with new submarines. 

An Oregon teenager tells us about the thrift store find of a lifetime: paying three dollars for a warm-up jacket worn by basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain. 

160 acres of Crown land is given back to a Mohawk community in Quebec. Kahnawà:ke Grand Chief Cody Diabo explains the process they're calling "rematriation".

English soccer fans visiting the U.S. for the FIFA World Cup discover baseball in Atlanta -- and develop a love for one centerfielder that really comes out of left field. 

Researchers are stunned, after toiling to prove that a species of bats chows down on birds - only to discover that an artist had revealed that exact truth in a painting from the 17th century.

As It Happens, the Monday edition. Radio that knows you can't have a bird with a good batting average -- but you can have a bat with a good birding average.

Alberta says it has a private backer for 10 percent of its proposed pipeline. We'll ask federal energy minister Tim Hodgson if that means taxpayers are on the hook for the rest. 

The legendary Anne Murray pays tribute to a man who helped launch her career, and many others', on his long-running TV show. Remembering the late great Tommy Hunter. 

The small Danish town of Rebild has hosted a Fourth of July party for decades — but this year, there are extra fireworks: American officials have been left off the invite list. 

A German zoologist tells us about testing how fast spiders could sprint by prodding them with a paint brush — and inadvertently setting a new arachnid land speed record. 

For years, a collection of wool and sheep skin samples belonging to a pioneering Australian scientist has been tucked away in the UK. We hear from an Aussie farmer who helped bring the archive home. 

Two avid outdoorsmen from the UK set a new record for putting up a tent by relying heavily on each other, and pitching at a fever pitch. 

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that assumes they have a co-depen-tent relationship.

As flooding continues in Manitoba, the city of Dauphin is under a state of emergency — and the Mayor tells us the situation is the worst he's seen in 50 years. 

After an ultra-traditionalist Catholic sect ordains bishops without papal consent, Pope Leo asserts his authority by excommunicating the renegade leaders.

Almost nine years after the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, the man accused of ordering her death has finally gone on trial. And her sister says that's a huge moment. 

An octogenarian with Alzheimer's survives a house fire — thanks to the quick-thinking neighbours who contacted her daughter through a doorbell camera. 

Putting down roots. A Saskatchewan man digs deep in an attempt to reclaim the tree-planting world record he first set 25 years ago, by planting thousands of saplings in a mere 24 hours. 

A blot on the landscape. A Spanish family is lucky to get a valuable painting back, after they accidentally left it lying outside their house and a passerby took a liking to its frame. 

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that's glad he got his fifteen minutes of frame.

The Trump administration says it won't renew the free trade agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. But a member of the Canadian advisory team says that doesn't mean it's time to panic. 

110 years after a First World War battle devastated a Newfoundland Regiment, a near-exact replica of a tree that stood on the battlefield has been unveiled — a powerful moment for one of the people who made it. 

Canada is officially joining the phenomenon known as Eurovision. And the Canadian behind the fringe show "A Canadian Explains Eurovision To Other Canadians" tells the uninitiated why that's such huge news. 

In celebration of Canada Day, we searched the archives for conversations about wonderful, odd, and sometimes controversial Canadian inventions, such as the much-discussed pineapple on pizza. 

The fact that he was at a LA Dodgers baseball game didn't stop one Mexico fan from cheering emphatically when his team scored a goal in a FIFA World Cup soccer game.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that gives you a very loud ballpark figure.

A lawyer who fought to protect birthright citizenship in the US says today’s Supreme Court decision is a win for her clients -- and the American constitution

Anti-immigrant protesters in South Africa set today as an arbitrary deadline for undocumented people to leave the country. A local activist says the anger is misplaced -- and it is causing real fear. 

Increasingly, people who are representing themselves in court are turning to AI. A lawyer tells us that’s becoming a problem -- because, more often than not, AI doesn't know what it's talking about.

Former Blue Jay Bo Bichette was back in Toronto last night for the first time since signing with the Mets -- and the Canadian crowd brought him to tears. 

New research of Neanderthal DNA suggests our ancestors did not, in fact, go extinct due to inbreeding -- because they had no qualms about going forth and multiplying. 

Wolfgang Porsche, a bigwig at the car company, just wanted to dig through a significant landmark in Austria to make a tunnel only he could use, and for some reason, the locals didn't dig it.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that's there when Porsche comes to shove. 

Six people are presumed dead after a charter boat sank in British Columbia -- but things would have been even worse if a couple sailing by hadn’t done what they could to save everyone they could. 

A resident of Fort Simpson in the Northwest Territories tells us evacuating due to wildfire is never easy -- but her community is one of many that's getting a lot of practice. 

Just hours before two earthquakes hit Venezuela, Beatriz Ochoa arrived in Caracas for a vacation. Now the aid worker is trying to help in any way she can. 

Mauro Eustáquio tells us what it was like to watch his little brother Stephen make Canadian soccer history, with a jaw-dropping stoppage time goal against South Africa. 

The first dinosaur bone ever found in Antarctica is unearthed -- not from the ground, but from a drawer in a British museum. 

The latest on an Alaskan man named Dan Sullivan who's trying to run against Senator Dan Sullivan -- whose name was on the ballot, then off the ballot, and is now back on.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that thinks having two Dan Sullivans is kind of redun-Dan.

Former resident of 24 Sussex Catherine Clark tells us she's cautiously optimistic that the vacant and crumbling official residence of the Prime Minister may be restored at last. 

The US Supreme Court gives Donald Trump the green light to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of people from Haiti and Syria — panicking families who were building a life in the U.S. 

Record temperatures are killing people across Europe. And the UN's Global Chief Heat Officer Eleni Myrivili says it's time for leaders, and the voters who elect them, to start thinking past the heat of the moment.

When Jill Tucker went to a World Cup watch party to cheer on Cape Verde, she didn't expect to run into one of her former students from Cape Verde — who, it turned out, had spent decades searching for her. 

The tickle finger of fate. It turns out, apes love to laugh — especially when they’re tickled. And so researchers got busy tickling them, to track the evolution of the chuckle.  

That's another fine Messi they've gotten us into. A huge new statue depicting soccer superstar Lionel Messi has one major problem: the phallic World Cup trophy the sculptor erected between his knees. 

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that's not sure who gave this thing the groin light. 

Venezuela's capital is in chaos after two earthquakes in quick succession. Our guest tells us about the sight of toppled buildings in Caracas -- and the sound of those trapped inside. 

When an Air Canada pilot suffers a medical emergency during a flight, passengers get an unexpectedly bumpy and terrifying ride. 

One of NASA's most trusted telescopes is falling to earth, much earlier than anticipated. We'll hear about the rush to rescue it. 

A teacher in France tells us scorching temperatures aren’t safe for learning or teaching -- so he's calling on his fellow educators to strike. 

After Ontario banned speed cameras, people in Toronto started driving a lot faster a lot more often. A city councillor says she’s frustrated and troubled -- but not surprised. 

Political chaos in the UK has one silver lining: every time a prime minister resigns, a man known as "Hot Podium Guy" arrives to set up the microphones. 

As it Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that appreciates a hot mic moment.

It’s been more than a year now since Kevin Brosseau got the job and he says he's too busy trying to stop the flow of the drug to worry about Donald Trump's trade war. 

Temperatures in Europe are soaring -- and French officials are warning people to resist the temptation to swim in unsupervised areas -- because at least 40 people drowned this week, just trying to cool off. 

Six Nations artist Santee Smith was thrilled to be asked to copy one of her father’s pottery pieces -- a replica that has a permanent home in the new Obama Presidential Center.

We'll pay tribute to the late writer Jill Smokler, creator of the blog “Scary Mommy” -- in which she shared the mess and the mirth of motherhood. 

An AI audiobook company releases a timely version of Homer's "The Odyssey" as read by a virtual Sir Michael Caine -- a performance that puts an accent on whether a computer can do an accent.

A newly discovered species of silk-weaving spider astounds researchers who observe it setting a spring trap – which flings its prey skyward with extraodinary force.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that hopes their curiosity didn't kill the catapult. 

More is becoming clear but the mayor of the neighbourhood where it happened says she and her constituents are still looking for answers. 

We'll also hear from a local rabbi who knew Michel Mizrahi -- a fixture of the city's Jewish community, who appears to have died trying to save others. 

Members of the Taliban were in Brussels today for talks with European officials. A former Afghan MP tells us that's a dangerous step towards normalizing Taliban rule. 

For weeks now, a Zulu architect has been walking across South Africa to raise money for housing -- and hopes for a more equitable society. 

An Oklahoma family goes viral after video captures their Golden Retriever helpfully bringing a live armadillo inside the house -- a guest they are very vocal about not wanting. 

An Alaska woman opens her home to some unhoused parakeets and winds up with a surprising number of them -- all of which you will hear. 

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that thinks that puts the "bird" in "burden."

A police officer, a civilian, and a suspect are dead after a shooting in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood. A witness tells us what he saw and heard.

A Canadian banker is in prison in the UAE, facing extradition to South Sudan; his wife tells us the charges are retribution for his work fighting corruption. 

I'll speak with a lawyer behind the push to end Pakistan's "period tax". She says it's about time her country started treating pads and tampons as necessities. 

An Australian town crier demonstrates his record-breaking loudest-ever shout and tells us how he did it — before losing his voice entirely.

A B.C. couple signs up for Burnaby's annual "wife-carrying" competition on a whim — and emerges victorious, by taking it one schlep at a time. 

In Australia, the mischievous birds love getting into garbage bins — but a local men's group may have blown the lid off the problem of keeping the lids on.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that salutes the winners of the talon contest.