As It Happens

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. 

A judge finds Frank Stronach guilty of sexual assault. A woman suing him in a separate case tells us why for her, justice is at least partly about the money. 

Canada's largest auto worker union will start labour negotiations with the Big Three automakers next week — and the union president says there's more at stake for workers than ever before. 

For his official presidential centre, Barack Obama wanted a new type of building. Our guests were the architects who actually had to design it. 

An Ontario delicacy is getting the deep-dish deep-dive it deserves, as a new docu-series explores the phenomenon of Cornwall pizza — known for its deep and pillowy crust.

At last, young people in South Carolina will be able to catch each other on the flipper sides — now that the state has overturned an archaic law that banned children from playing pinball.

During its World Cup coverage, the BBC broadcasts an AI image of the Houston skyline — to which the AI added mountains that look truly majestic, but unfortunately don't actually exist.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that issues a warning: the following program contains topo-graphic material. 

It took over 50 years — but the U.K. government is finally apologizing for pressuring tens of thousands of new mothers to give their babies up for adoption. And our guest was one of those children. 

A Canadian Senator tells us she disagrees with her colleagues’ conclusion that people whose sole diagnosis is mental illness should be indefinitely excluded from a medically assisted death. 

Elsewhere in the U.K. all eyes are on the vote in a northern constituency — which could spell the beginning of the end for Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

A Canadian MP makes the case for loosening federal restrictions on magic mushrooms — after a constituent who was battling cancer convinced him of their benefits. 

We’ll try to understand why Team Scotland's unofficial World Cup anthem isn't a stirring Highland stomp from yesteryear — but the obscure 70’s jam, "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". 

Finally, an interviewer has the courage to ask Steven Spielberg a question that has haunted us all for 40-plus years: "was E.T. slimy or dry?"

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that salutes one of Mr. Spielberg's moist popular characters. 

A Canadian was just released from an ICE detention centre where he spent the last eight months. He tells us he's glad to be out -- and eager to make sure the world knows just how bad it is inside.

The co-chair of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying tells us why they've recommended that the government indefinitely pause the proposed expansion of MAID to include people whose only underlying medical condition is mental illness.

An eighteen-year-old who suffered severe burns to her face and neck this past December is now almost fully healed -- thanks to a groundbreaking new treatment. 

A psychologist packed up to move from the U.S. to Canada -- only to discover that she's one of many whose newly granted citizenship certificates have been mysteriously suspended by the Canadian government. 

New York is getting yet another new area code -- and a phone number broker tell us if you hate the idea of 465 as much he does -- he can hook you up with a classic 212 -- for a price. 

In Peru, police officers arrest a World Cup-loving suspect by dressing up as the Canadian mascot -- a moose -- and the U.S. mascot -- an eagle -- both of whom then smashed their way into his house.

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

The federal government tables new legislation designed to ensure access to safe drinking water for First Nations. We ask the Indigenous Services Minister when those taps might start flowing.

Despite warnings from officials, a U.S.-Iran peace deal is prompting displaced Lebanese families to head home -- and one mayor says he understands the temptation to return because he never left. 

This fall, after 74 years, NHL hockey will no longer air on CBC; sportswriter Bruce Arthur tells us that's been a long time coming -- but it's still a shame for Canadians. 

An Irish writer tells us about the moment she learned a poem she'd written that was inspired by her son had appeared on his English exam. 

A new study shows that your trash is a bowerbird's treasure -- used by males to charm females. 

Sir Rod Stewart disappoints fans by cancelling a concert due to a sinus infection -- and disappoints fans further by showing up healthy, the next day, at Scotland's first World Cup game.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that guesses whatever will be, will be -- que Sir Rod, Sir Rod.

Montreal Police investigate their own amid allegations of racial profiling, discrimination and violence. A community organizer tells us people should be shocked -- but she is not surprised.

An Iranian-American football fanatic says he'll be in the stadium tonight in Los Angeles as Iran plays its first FIFA World Cup match, but he won't be cheering. 

While Donald Trump celebrates a ceasefire, a political scientist in Jerusalem tells us why Israelis from the left, right and centre are denouncing the agreement -- and their Prime Minister. 

A six-year-old in Windsor, Ontario has been visiting the site of the Gordie Howe Bridge nearly every week for almost his entire life. And now...he has a message for the powers that be.

15 years after its release, a Bosnian band’s satirical song about immigrating to the US has become a soccer anthem. The band tells us why fans think the new version is pitch perfect.

A store owner in Halifax tells us she can't keep her dapper porch geese in stock, thanks to an online revival of the replica bird trend. 

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that appreciates a geese offering.

Canada's men's soccer team plays its first FIFA World Cup game at home. We reach a fan in Toronto with divided loyalties. 

Ireland is not in the FIFA World Cup. But a closer look at another country's flag is giving fans something to cheer about. 

A woman in Florida discovers a thrift-store painting that's been hanging in her home for 60 years is actually a Scottish masterpiece — after her son gets an AI appraisal.

The organization that governs international chess suspends the game's Russian federation. We hear from the Ukrainian grandmaster who helped lead the charge. 

An Ontario man explains his unique role at the World Cup: training border collies to keep honking invaders off the practice pitch. 

We hear from a streamer whose quest to rank every early Nintendo game took him three years and meant working his way through more than 700 titles. 

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that imagines he took things 8-bit at a time. 

SpaceX goes public tomorrow. Elon Musk is promising investors a chance to own a piece of the future. Our guest says everyone needs to come back down to earth. 

A woman in Belfast tells us what the past few days have been like for her family and the entire Sudanese community as violent anti-immigrant rioters terrorized the city. 

A Toronto police officer is shot and killed after executing a search warrant in a residential building. A councillor for the ward where gunfire broke out tells us how her constituents are processing the news. 

As the FIFA World Cup gets underway, soccer fans all over the world are buzzing — including those in Miami’s Little Haiti, who are celebrating their team’s first world cup in more than fifty years. 

After a historic comeback on the court, the New York Knicks are now one win away from an NBA title. An ecstatic fan tells us why he was just as star-struck to see star player Jalen Brunson's mom. 

In a bid to curb overcrowding on Sardinian beaches, authorities there have decided to ban umbrellas for most of the population — a measure that has some beach-goers throwing serious shade.

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that thinks they're headed beyond the pale.

A city councilor in the Northern Irish city appeals for calm, after a night of violent anti-immigrant rioting in which families were forced from their homes by arson. 

In a new "online harms" bill, Ottawa proposes a social media ban for kids under 16; and an expert advisor to the government tells us what it would take to make that idea a reality. 

The government says a brand-new task force will update the country's cancer screening guidelines, after the last group was disbanded due to a controversial recommendation on mammograms.

You may not have heard of the rock star Carlos "Indio" Solari — but right now, Argentinians are mourning the truly massive homegrown hero. 

A French woman has won Icelandair's World's Worst Photographer contest — and now she'll put her lack of talent to the test in one of the most photogenic places on Earth. 

Scientists are left stunned by a study that suggests humans have an innate tendency to turn left — even when we're feeling all right. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that puts the "left" in "left to our own devices." 

A longtime soccer correspondent tells us he's ready to cover this year's big tournament — but worrying that a never-ending list of FIFA controversies might just drain the World Cup of its magic.

The organization that represents Inuit in Canada launches a new poverty-reduction strategy — and calls on Ottawa to scrap a federal food-subsidy program our guest says simply isn't working. 

The long delayed Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan may finally be set to open — even as the U-S President keeps throwing up road blocks.

Elections Alberta says finding enough staff to work this fall's referendum is a huge undertaking. We'll talk to the woman in charge of organizing the manual counting of up to 45 million ballots. 

At an exhibition of terrible album art in England, you can see aesthetic disasters that might change your feelings about particular musicians — and perhaps even all human life. 

Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan is not pleased to be facing a challenge from a new rival whose name is Dan Sullivan — and wants to boot his namesake for his name's sake.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that wonders if we're seeing the Dan of a new era. 

Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre makes his case for Alberta to remain in Canada — and says Liberal governments should shoulder the blame for increasing separatist sentiment in the province where he grew up.

The mayor of London, Ontario tells us why he believes the feds should treat addressing homelessness as a nation-building project — and fund it accordingly. 

A Michigan state highway is renamed in honour of a regiment of Indigenous soldiers who fought in the Civil War — when they weren't even considered U.S. citizens. 

British Prime Minister Kier Starmer gives tech companies three months to roll out features that would stop children from seeing or sending explicit material online. 

A Mohawk flight attendant tells us about getting ready to work on what she thought would be another routine commercial flight — and then learning that Rihanna would be on board. 

We hear from two Liverpudlian golfing buddies whose incredible feats on the course defied 17-million-to-one odds. 

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that knows they were not teed off after they teed off. 

Quebec tables a bill that would ban the sale of energy drinks to anyone under the age of 16 — something Zachary Miron's parents and their community have been pushing for since the teenager's death. 

Photographer Angelina Katsanis was covering protests at an ICE detention centre in New Jersey when she was injured, and lost her camera bag. And now a police officer has been charged with theft. 

A British man who climbed Everest describes the shock and joy of learning that one of their guides was still alive — six harrowing days after he disappeared. 

Edith Wharton’s novels famously gave readers a peek behind the curtain of New York’s high society. And now, a previously unpublished short story — set in a French chateau at the end of the First World War — again takes aim at the elite. 

Yesterday, hundreds of people gathered to protest a proposal to build an AI data centre in Hamilton, Ontario. One of those residents tells us about the community's first small victory — and what they plan to do next. 

If it feels like your seasonal allergies are getting worse, you’re not alone. A new study suggests that bright lights in the big city could be to blame. 

Scientists tasked bees with solving a problem meant to test their basic intelligence: pushing a tiny ball into a corner to reach a sweet treat. And they aced it. 

As It Happens, the Friday Edition, radio that’ll bee-lieve it when we see it.

The Prime Minister unveils a new AI strategy that he says will help Canada catch up with the rest of the world. Our guest says it's a start, but it could use some fine-tuning. 

Hezbollah has rejected a ceasefire deal brokered between Israel and Lebanon; our guest in Beirut tells us people there were already referring to it as a "less-fire" anyway. 

A protestor in Albania tells us a crucial stopover for migrating birds is in danger of being destroyed — because Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump want to build a resort. 

Trixie and Nacho have been busy getting busy — which is great, because the prolific parakeet couple are almost singlehandedly rebuilding New Zealand’s kākāriki karaka population.

A scientist explains how the late Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman devised a mathematical solution to the eternal question: stick with your favourite restaurant, or risk trying somewhere new?

Blanket forts aren't just a quilt draped over some stuffed animals on the couch anymore — now that some students in Las Vegas have definitively shattered the world record for building the biggest one ever.

"As It Happens", the Thursday Edition. Radio that's usually suspicious of blanket statements.

The European Union has finalized key elements of its strictest-ever immigration agreement, prompting right-wing politician Charlie Weimers to pronounce that "the era of deportations has begun." Irish MEP Regina Doherty tells us why she’s aligned with the people behind that kind of rhetoric. 

U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra has made some questionable comments in public, but Quebec trade representative Louise Blais says he was much more diplomatic in their private meeting today.

We remember Grammy-winning R&B artist Peabo Bryson, who infused his songs, including the Disney classics "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World" with magic. Regina Belle tells us what made singing with him so special. 

The murder of a white college student handcuffed by police as he was dying has ignited a complicated debate on race and policing in the English city of Southampton — because Henry Nowak’s killer claimed he'd been the victim of a racist attack.

The Trump administration moves to dismantle a vast under-sea research network; a former ocean scientist tells us that's a huge loss to the scientific community — and the rest of us too.

An NGO says the Ebola outbreak is far larger than officials have admitted — and it will take a big international push to get the virus under control. 

As temperatures rise, students in Winnipeg are feeling the heat, with classrooms hitting 30 plus degrees Celsius. And one mother, teacher and board of trustees chair says conditions are no longer safe. 

Get this patty started. It looks ridiculous, but tastes ridiculously good — and that's why an aesthetically disastrous burger from one Montreal restaurant has been named the fifth-best in the world. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that thinks this story is a real something-burger. 

The Prime Minister's team says it wants to renew the free-trade deal with the US and Mexico. We'll ask the trade representative once berated by the US Ambassador whether Team Canada is playing too nice. 

Russia's latest strikes on Ukraine kill more than 20 people and injure dozens more. A long-time resident of Kyiv says there's no way to be safe — but that doesn't mean he's going to leave his home. 

NDP MP Don Davies is fed up with Canadian politicians abandoning their original parties for the government benches. He'll tell us about his plan to force floor-crossers to face the music.  

Brooklyn Rivera was imprisoned for fighting for the rights of the Miskito people in Nicaragua. Now, he's died in custody — and our guest says that should be a wake up call. 

Invasive rodents once had the run of a remote Australian Island — but now, in their absence, a biology student has returned to find a burgeoning bonanza of rare cockroaches and other bugs. 

Several times over the past month, mystery men have been emerging from the sewers of New York — and that's creating a bit of surface tension. 

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that's suspicious of anyone behaving sewer-reptitiously. 

Cricket's international governing body suspends Cricket Canada for financial and governance issues; we'll speak to the CBC journalist, and avid cricketer, whose work helped uncover alleged corruption. 

After a day of conflicting statements and mixed messages from all sides, the United States, Israel, Iran and Lebanon appear to be at yet another dangerous crossroads. Nil asks a former negotiator where we go from here. 

Female police officers in British Columbia say they faced gender-based discrimination on the job; one tells us she won't let the recent court ruling against their class-action suit stop her from fighting. 

To help make the American’s imminent 250th birthday a little frothier, New Yorkers recreate a beer first brewed by a future president in 1757 — and find it slightly sweet and highly quaffable. 

The short documentary “Heavy Metal Parking Lot” has had a long life as a cult classic. It just turned 40 — and the filmmakers tell us what they think is the key to its enduring appeal. 

Once again, despite past complaints, the bus to the Polish resort of Hel — H-E-L — will be given the number 6-6-6. 

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that goes to the beach via the route of all evil. 

Romania's foreign minister says there's no doubt in her mind that an armed Russian drone hit an apartment building in her country -- and believes NATO must respond forcefully, even if it was an accident. 

The daughter of former Cuban president Fidel Castro has lived in exile for decades -- and Alina Fernández is very hopeful that this U.S. administration will bring about regime change in her homeland. 

Gilbert Bernal was among those killed in this week's deadly chemical tank implosion in Washington state -- and a friend tells us he still doesn't know how it happened. 

Hundreds of volunteers team up to restore the Cerne Abbas Giant -- an enormous, centuries-old, chalk figure carved into the Dorset countryside.

Senegal's national soccer team has a serious shot at winning this year's World Cup -- a dream fans are finally daring to believe could come true.

Baseball superstar Bryce Harper weirds everyone out by posting a video documenting his morning routine -- in which he applies the toothpaste directly to his tongue.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that finds that a refreshing change of paste.

New York and New Jersey investigate allegations that FIFA is misleading soccer fans -- and unfairly inflating World Cup ticket prices.

A year ago, the arrest of an anti-corruption lawyer prompted dozens of journalists and democracy advocates to flee El Salvador. Now, that lawyer's husband says he can no longer stay silent. 

For more than a century, Saskatchewan's Legislature has had a well-appointed private bathroom for male law-makers. But female MLAs won't have their own updated loo until sometime next month. 

Fire tears through a girls’ boarding school in Kenya, killing at least 16 students -- and forcing desperate families to rush to the scene, and wait for news. 

Audio artists recorded birds, bombs, and bugs, with an eye -- and an ear -- toward winning the coveted "sound of the year" award. You'll hear the victorious sound, and meet the man who chose it; he's a great listener. 

Athletes are heartened to hear the modern pentathlon will no longer involve horseback-riding -- then disheartened to hear they'll have to complete a "Ninja Warrior"-style obstacle course.

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that thinks this is just adding insult to ninja-ry.

The Liberal MP and former environment minister announces he's leaving politics -- and says the government's approach to environmental policy is at the heart of his departure. 

The young man who sold the gun used in the killing of two Edmonton police officers is convicted of manslaughter; a criminologist tells us why his case will almost certainly wind up before the Supreme Court. 

Women and girls' rugby is surging -- but the science on what all that violent contact does to their brains is way behind. A player and a researcher tell us about their efforts to close the gender gap. 

Covered Bridge Potato Chips are a classic Canadian success story -- and Susan Ryan was a huge fan, until the company opened a factory in her neighbourhood. 

One of Iowa's best-known mermaids is looking for a new gig after a local aquarium, and its huge saltwater tank, close down.

An Italian court rules that a restaurant was within its rights to refuse a tourist free tap water -- and only offer her expensive bottled water.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that knows still waters run steep. 

While trying to spread the word about Ebola safety in Congo, our guest and his colleagues were attacked by a mob that later set fire to a hospital. He tells us what he thinks is behind the violence.

After a deadly implosion at a paper plant in Washington state involving a corrosive substance, a former plant worker tells us just how dangerous a vat of what's known as "white liquor" really is.

French authorities launch investigations at more than a hundred elementary schools and nursery schools in Paris -- in the wake of allegations ranging from physical violence to sexual assault against children in their care. 

Legendary bassist Ron Carter reflects on the towering influence of his friend and collaborator -- the late, great jazz saxophonist, Sonny Rollins.

When the Montreal Canadiens hit the ice tomorrow night, they’ll have some help from longtime organist Diane Bibaud -- who's been striking a chord at home games for nearly 40 years. 

Until now, astronauts have just thrown their dirty clothes into space to burn up on re-entry -- but a new plasma blaster might solve a long-term laundry quandary.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that welcomes astronauts back to the fold.

In a papal first, Pope Leo formally presents his view on artificial intelligence -- and the man behind a Catholic AI tool tells us he's listening. 

At this point, the cases of Ebola are outpacing efforts to contain it -- but an aid worker in Congo tells us he's determined to help close the gap.

A giant overheating chemical tank in southern California is no longer at risk of exploding, but the crisis isn't over. We'll reach a resident who is housing twenty of her evacuated relatives. 

We remember one of the earliest pioneers of climate activism -- a lobbyist who read a report on the catastrophic effects of burning coal in 1979, and spent the rest of his life pushing for change. 

The NHL says a Canadiens watch party in Gatineau, Quebec is a no go -- but the party organizer tells us he's holding out hope the league will reverse that call. 

Someone in Kansas bought themselves a brand-new pick-up, but they can't drive it off the lot yet -- because a family of protected robins is living on top of one of the tires.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that cautions against putting all your eggs near one gasket.

Alberta announces a vote on whether to hold a vote on whether to separate -- and a former Conservative cabinet minister tells us about his plan to convince as many people as possible that Canada's union is worth preserving. 

He was restrained without restraint. And now, people in Ireland are demanding answers after the death of a Black man who was suspected of shoplifting -- and set upon by security guards. 

A Jamaican politician tells us what it was like to be interrupted in parliament for speaking Patois -- or Jamaican -- and why she's speaking out about speaking it. 

When Victor Bal got his university degree today, he was accompanied by his service dog Kopek -- who joined him for every class he took. And ultimately should also have been given a degree. 

Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" has come to an end; a long-time writer for the show tells us the host's finely tuned moral compass guided the writer's room, even on the toughest days.

Everybody wants their photo taken with one Parisian celebrity -- so the Louvre is moving the Mona Lisa to her very own space, where people can stop fighting over self-portraits with the portrait. 

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that hates to get in the middle of a Louvre's quarrel. 

A former U.S. health official tells us international cuts, and the shutdown of USAID, is hampering the response to the growing Ebola outbreak in Congo -- and recovery won't be easy. 

The tiny island country of Vanuatu convinces a majority of the world's countries to back a UN motion our guest says could make it a legal duty to fight climate change.

The Department of Justice is creating a fund for people who say they were mistreated by the federal government. Police who defended the Capitol on January 6th are horrified that rioters are among those looking for a payout.

We remember Frank Hayden -- who helped found the Special Olympics. Canadian Olympian Mark Tewksbury says his late friend changed millions of lives for the better. 

Scientists are finally able to classify an exciting fish with a long nose and what appears to be orange hair -- and name it after the long-nosed orange hairy elephant-like Sesame Street character it most resembles. 

For years, a souvenir Roman calendar has appeared to offer 12 months of photos of handsome priests -- but now an Italian newspaper has revealed they're not men of the cloth at all, just...men. 

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that has to admit they're all pretty hot under the collar. 

The United States indicts former Cuban President Raul Castro on criminal charges -- to the delight of a former Miami prosecutor who worked on the case more than 20 years ago.  

Canada’s Foreign Affairs minister has summoned Israel’s ambassador over the treatment of Canadian citizens aboard a Gaza-bound flotilla -- which our guest has been watching with growing alarm. 

A man living in the city that is the epicentre of Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak says people there are experiencing both fear and shame -- and he's asking the world to treat them with a bit more empathy. 

A Saskatchewan couple get up for an early morning shift to discover their neighbour’s house is on fire -- and scramble to rescue the eight people sleeping inside.

Last year, someone stole a statue of Amelia Earhart from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador. But today’s news really sticks the landing. 

We know T. rex had ridiculous little forelimbs -- and new research suggests that's because its noggin expanded enough to do all the killing.

As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Radio that guesses it was heads you win -- arms you lose. 

San Diego is mourning after a shooting at its largest mosque -- and we speak to a community leader who, like so many other Muslims, is processing the depth of the loss.

Undone deal. A Newfoundland and Labrador review panel finds a proposed energy deal with Hydro Quebec is not in the province’s best interest. And the Premier tells us why he thinks his government can make good on Churchill Falls.

We hear from the mayor of a PEI town where one-in-three work in the oyster business -- the mayor included. He explains the struggles they're facing as the trade is devastated by disease. 

The organizer of an event called "Ratapalooza" tells us former lab rats make great pets -- and she would know, she has 20 of them. 

The iconic Snowbirds will be grounded after the 2026 season due to their aging aircraft. A former Snowbirds pilot and commander says this could have been avoided. 

A man in Australia set out to make a dinner of steak and salad for his housemates ... but almost ended up serving them ribs ... sorry I mean rib-bits -- thanks to the tiny frog in his greens.

As It Happens, the Tuesday edition. Radio that's pleased he didn't end up with a frog in his throat. 

The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling a rare and deadly strain of the Ebola virus. An aid worker in Kinshasa who lived through the last outbreak shares her frustration and sadness that more wasn’t done to prevent this latest outbreak.

Dawson City, Yukon is mourning the loss of the goldrush-era Westminster Hotel -- a watering hole our guest says acted as a community hub that won't be easily replaced.

A Montreal-based sex worker tells us she and her colleagues deserve better working conditions...as they prepare to walk off the job.

Renowned Two spirit Cree composer and cellist Cris Derksen died in a car crash on Friday at just 45 years old. A friend and fellow musician tells us Cris Derksen was just coming off a career high -- and likely would have had many more to come.

An Irish city councillor explains why he wants Cork to honour the mosquito that's credited with killing an English invader...by erecting a very tiny statue.

Nil and Chris take us on a tour through the archives, with a special edition of As It Happened, full of stories of the great outdoors.

And... He definitely knew batter. A young Dodgers fan is going viral for vigorously cheering on his team from the stands. So vigorously, that the live broadcasts kept being interrupted by his personalized cries to players as they stepped up to the plate. 

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that's open to a chants encounter.

Ottawa has reached a new carbon-pricing agreement with Alberta; we'll ask Julie Dabrusin whether the feds are setting the bar for big polluters too low.

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Canada opens the door to a new way for survivors of intimate partner violence to sue their abusers in civil court.

A new study suggests at least one Neanderthal did something surprising to deal with a toothache: they submitted to some prehistoric dentistry.

It's all hands on deck for the Emerald Coast Open this weekend in Florida -- a tournament where divers compete to see who can kill the most invasive lionfish. 

I'll speak with a woman who is obsessed with the Montreal Victoire and the Ottawa Charge, who are playing each other in the PWHL Walter Cup Finals -- an experience she compares to being in a polyamorous relationship. 

A new study of train passengers reaches an alarming conclusion: we have a tendency to follow the person in front of us, regardless of whether we know them or where they're going.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that warns the following may be upsetting for some listeners.

An Alberta court sides with First Nations and quashes a pro-separation petition -- which means the idea for a province-wide referendum on leaving Canada could be dead on arrival. 

The Nova Scotia government hits back at the union representing long-term care home workers -- suggesting their striking members might accept the offer on the table, if only they were given a chance to vote on it. 

There's now a better chance an uncontacted tribe in Brazil will remain that way -- after a move to preserve and protect a million acres of Amazonian land. 

A new video game puts players in the shoes of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during the First World War. The creative director tells us the true stories are as exciting as the gameplay. 

After carefully observing how crickets respond to mild injury, researchers discover that they're just like you and me -- except for the multiple legs. 

An Omaha tavern is forced to change its name from "The Barber Shop", when it is met with the righteous wrath of the Nebraska Board of Barber Examiners.

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that shouldn't be surprised a bunch of barbers got snippy. 

Gunfire erupts inside the Philippine Senate, where a senator is hiding out, trying to avoid a warrant from the International Criminal Court -- a strategy that, so far, seems to be working. 

Nil talks to a long-term care worker in Nova Scotia who's fresh off the picket line -- as a divisive labour dispute approaches the one-month mark. 

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome does not involve cysts and isn't limited to the ovaries. A doctor tells us how patients led the charge to get the condition renamed -- and why it will lead to better care. 

A teenager in Gaza tells us about her award-winning idea to create useable bricks out of the all-too-plentiful debris of bombed buildings.

Ahead of his one-hundredth birthday, comedy legend Mel Brooks donates his archives -- a treasure trove that sheds light on the long career of one of the funniest people in the world. 

A self-driving taxi company issues a massive recall after its cars start driving into severely flooded roadways -- and one gets swept into a creek. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that would rather drive itself to despair.

The British Prime Minister is facing calls to step down, including from within his own cabinet. But a Labour MP explains why he believes the party leader should keep calm and carry on.

As Donald Trump heads to China, we'll talk to the brother of an ailing American who's been jailed there for 12 years -- who's hoping the president will manage to secure her release.

Cycling Canada cancels the women's team pursuit program, but continues to support the men’s team. One cyclist tells us the reasons she's been given just don't track. 

The price of train ride to a New Jersey stadium will be jacked way up for the FIFA World Cup -- so a journalist risks life and limb attempting to get there by foot. 

A longtime friend and collaborator of Keith Haring tells us why he’s parting with the projects the late artist and activist made for and with him -- including a crib painted for his son. 

You thought it had gone the way of the scrunchie, the shoulder pad, and Tickle-Me Elmo -- but the hacky sack is back, and Gen Z is voting with its feet. 

As It Happens, the Tuesday edition. Radio that kicked that habit long ago. 

An infectious disease specialist weighs in, as more Canadians who were on the cruise ship that suffered a hantavirus outbreak return home. 

It's no secret Canadians have reduced their travel to the U.S. -- but a researcher tells us the boycott is hitting much harder than we can see from border crossings alone. 

Athletes ran the Palestine Marathon for the first time since 2023 -- and one Palestinian medalist tells us it's not easy to separate sports from politics in the occupied West Bank.

A proposed ban on "bromated flour" in New York State would have a major effect on two of the Big Apple's most famous products -- because it's a key ingredient in bagels and pizzas. 

Amanda Suzuki is a busy hockey fan right now -- because one of her sons is playing in the AHL Calder Cup playoffs, and the other is the captain of the Montreal Canadiens. 

The black Trans Am from the '80s show "Knight Rider" gets a speeding ticket in New York -- which is strange because it hasn't left an Illinois museum in years. As far as anyone knows...

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that appreciates a self-starter.

A Mississippi woman hunkered down in her bathtub. She tells us that just those few minutes rendered her community unrecognizable. 

B.C. Premier David Eby announces Tumbler Ridge Secondary School will be demolished. The chair of the local school district tells us that's the best way to move on from the horror of February's mass shooting. 

Tennessee Republicans take advantage of the U.S. Supreme Court's gutting of the Voting Rights Act, and cut up the state's only majority-Black congressional district. A Memphis state senator tells us the result is devastating.

A coyote that turned up on the former prison island turns out to have swum twice as far as scientists initially believed -- and maybe farther than any coyote ever. 

A longtime fan of Sir David Attenborough pays tribute to his hero's one-hundredth birthday by naming a parasitic wasp after him -- which he swears is a compliment. 

Residents of a condo building in Denver give the weightlifters who use the gym the floor below them an F for effort -- and file a lawsuit to make them stop grunting so loudly.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that guesses the suit came as a real punch in the guttural. 

The former Alberta premier tells us he's lawyering up — after a separatist group allegedly shared the personal information of millions of Albertans, including him.

A rise in HIV infections prompts Manitoba to declare a public health emergency. The province’s top doctor says solving that crisis will mean tackling its root causes.

It's not completely clear whether Jeffrey Epstein wrote the suicide note media outlets are publishing today — but a New York Times reporter explains why the public deserves to see it.

To celebrate the 2026 Census, Statistics Canada shares curated playlists with titles like "FrancoFunky" and "Ketchup Chips and Road Trips." 

A French academic is on trial for fraud, after winning a prestigious award in his field — an award he apparently made up, and gave to himself. 

A German YouTuber breaks the world record for solving a Rubik cube while in free-fall; he says his main strategy was not focusing on the fact that he could die. 

As it Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that follows the adage "parachute first — ask questions later". 

In the latest controversy for OpenAI, Canada's privacy commissioner says the company broke the law by training ChatGPT on "vast amounts" of users' personal data. 

A former colleague remembers Ted Turner, the irascible billionaire who changed the world — and the world of news — by founding CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel in the U.S. 

A new study reveals the troubling treatment suffered by South Asian women working on farms in B.C. and one researcher tells us the exploitation they face is often built into the system. 

A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter explains how her reporting prompted real change for Californians who survived wildfires, only to battle for payouts from insurance companies that systematically under-estimated rebuilding costs. 

For the first time since the classic sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati" hit the airwaves, an actual radio station in that city has now acquired those call letters.

Airbus and the federal government celebrate a huge new order for Quebec-built planes. But an aviation expert says the company has its work cut out for it — given that it's already struggling to fill existing orders. 

At NYU, some students are putting their phones away, to see what happens when you actually have to talk to the person in front of you. One sophomore tells us about the exhilaration and the challenges involved.

Two people are suing a New Jersey company for "tomato fraud" — claiming it sold them canned San Marzanos that turned out to really be some tasteless, commonplace substitute. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that supposes the tomatoes were whole, but the customers were crushed.

Canada's next Governor General will be former Supreme Court justice and war crimes prosecutor Louise Arbour. One of her former clerks tells us this appointment is the perfect choice for Canada. 

The City of Amsterdam bans ads for fossil fuel products and meat in city-owned public spaces — and our guest says it's necessary in the fight for a better future. 

The Montreal Canadiens have made it to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs — and the owner of a local pub tells us his customers are hoping the Habs can buffalo the Buffalo Sabres.

An animal disease expert tells us what's next for passengers on a nightmare cruise in which three people have died after an outbreak of hantavirus — a disease typically contracted from rodents.

The winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing tells us why he felt compelled to share the traumatic story of surviving last year's flash flooding in Texas that killed dozens — including his young nephew. 

Running for coverage. A new private member's bill is hoping to secure better cell coverage for rural communities. The Quebec MP behind it says it’s not just a matter of convenience, but of public safety. 

Coming unglued. Elmer the kitten falls into a bucket of paste, but is spared a gluesome end. 

An abrupt change of heart. A CPR instructor was demonstrating the symptoms of a heart attack for his students when he began having the symptoms of an actual heart attack. Luckily, he survived to tell us what happened next.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that makes a good first compression.

Ottawa's new law restoring citizenship to so called "Lost Canadians" — is prompting a flood of calls from Americans looking to get proof of their Canadian citizenship. 

Canada announces new military funding for Ukraine — and one analyst tells us the cash infusion is timely, given Russia's faltering campaign. 

Researchers say that, by the turn of the next century, New Orleans will be a vulnerable island in the Gulf of Mexico — so now is the time to relocate the entire city. 

Palestinian-Canadian artist Samar Hejazi is the designer behind the two hundred very shiny mannequin heads on display at tonight's Met Gala exhibit. She'll reflect on what they'll reflect. 

The competitors were trembling with excitement before Saturday's thrilling Chihuahua races in Calgary. And most of them trembled afterwards too, for whatever reason. 

At last, scientists believe they've figured out why male mayflies consistently perform a bizarre dance in the air —which sometimes lands them inside your mouth. 

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that knows sometimes a bug puts itself in your ear. 

When Jihan Kikhia was six, her father went to Cairo for a human rights conference. He never came back. Jihan and her mother sit down with Nil Köksal in the "As It Happens" studio for a conversation about her new documentary: "My Father and Qaddafi." It follows her search for answers about how her father became an official in Muammar Qaddafi's government, then a leader of the democratic opposition movement and, ultimately, a target.

Nil Köksal speaks with director Kim Nguyen about his new documentary "Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom." In it, he pulls back the curtain on one of the most famous images from the Vietnam War: Saigon Execution. The film explores how the act of violence captured in that picture, and its aftermath, have rippled through generations, and tells the stories of those who've had to live with its impact.

In the midst of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, France's envoy for climate explains how his country's timely plan to ditch oil, coal and gas completely is going to work.

Researchers at McGill University have no problem with the federal government protecting young people against online harms -- they just want young people to have a say in writing those laws. 

Our guest shares his anxiety about an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision that could lead to the deportation of hundreds of thousands of Haitians, including him and his family.

A shelter in Fredericton, New Brunswick once welcomed everyone. Now it's shut down. We'll find out where the people who relied on it will be sleeping tonight. 

We'll pay tribute to the late Mattel toy designer Roger Sweet -- who created a toy that muscled its way into the hearts and rec rooms of millions: the super-buff superhero He-Man.

A filmmaker is forced to check his Oscar, after airport security claims it could be used as a weapon. And then the airline promptly loses it. 

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that supposes they were worried it could become a mile-high club. 

Three million Albertans discover the personal info they entrusted to provincial elections officials has wound up in the hands of a separatist group and Calgary professor Tom Keenan says that’s a betrayal. 

In honour of his late brother, Toronto Blue Jays star Davis Schneider partners with the makers of Narcan — the nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose.

The head of the UN’s humanitarian agency Tom Fletcher says governments would rather spend on war than aid — even when there’s more than enough money to help millions of people in need. 

Canada's Public Sector Integrity Commissioner tells us her office is worn down by a flood of complaints — and it needs more than a trickle of new funding. 

Jonathan Wilkinson will go from being a North Vancouver MP to Canada’s new Ambassador to the EU. He gives us the diplomatic answer to a big question: should Canada join? 

A veteran war correspondent tells us that, nowadays, a press flak jacket puts a target on a journalist's back — and she's calling for independent investigations into the killings of reporters in war zones.

Visitors flock to a San Francisco pier to see a local celebrity who's really throwing his weight around: the stout, unflappable, one-tonne sea lion known as "Chonkers." 

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that hopes the docks don't succumb to his pier pressure.

The families of the victims of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge are suing OpenAI for not alerting authorities to the shooter's troubling use of its chatbot. Their lawyer tells us, unlike CEO Sam Altman, he's met with the families -- and they're prepared for a fight. 

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is vowing to ban AI chatbots and social media for anyone under the age of sixteen. He'll tell us how he's planning to make his proposal work IRL. 

A Polish-Belarusian journalist and activist is finally free after being held in a labour camp in Belarus. A colleague tells us what it was like to lay eyes on his friend for the first time in years. 

After discovering a touching letter to a grand-daughter left in a book, a Washington D.C. woman goes to great lengths to track down the recipient she knew only as "Jackie."

A farmer tells us she definitely knew her ewe Teemu was pregnant -- but she had no idea just how pregnant...

A surprising study reveals that urban birds react differently to different genders -- and, for some reason, are noticeably more frightened of women.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that serves up the surly bird special.

The Liberal government is painting a rosy picture of Canada's financial situation — but we'll ask the Conservative finance critic for his assessment of the spring economic statement. 

There's a lot of talk about petitions and referendums on the subject of Alberta separating from Canada — but a new poll of Albertans suggests that actual support for the idea remains tepid. 

A winner in this year’s World Press Photo Contest tells us about her work documenting labour abuses in Saudi Arabia — including a mother and her daughter who was forced to live for years without legally existing.

A colleague remembers American diplomat Lionel Rosenblatt — who led an unsanctioned trip to Vietnam in the last days of the war, to get hundreds of Vietnamese civilians safely out. 

A Winnipeg woman was mid-chat with friends not far from her house when she suddenly found herself armpit-deep underground. She'll share the hole story.

A group of customers sue Trader Joe's after a discovery that made them angry and sleepy: they learned the store had sold them half-caf coffee without divulging that it was half-caf.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that figures you can stir that coffee — but it won't stir you. 

An economist casts a skeptical eye on the federal government's new sovereign wealth fund — and critics who are calling it a "debt fund" may have a point.

The King has made the first official royal visit to the U.S. in 20 years and our guest tells us the monarch has his work cut out for him as a guest of the unpredictable American president. 

A Washington Post reporter who was at the White House Correspondents' Dinner when a gunman entered the building says she's been processing what happened by digging into how it happened.

Classical music fans around the world are heartbroken at the death of American conductor Michael Tilson Thomas. A fellow at the training orchestra he founded describes his profound impact. 

Researchers witness a peaceful transfer of power from one naked mole rat queen to another, upending the assumption that such successions are always violent affairs. 

A group of Alberta researchers determine that the sensation that makes you feel your house is haunted may be caused by groaning pipes rather than vengeful phantoms.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that's glad they finished their séance project. 

Vancouver’s mayor makes the pitch for a Major League Baseball team in his city -- and responds to critics who say the idea will remain in the Field of Dreams.

On Wednesday, Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday. A colleague tells us she never stopped doing work she believed in, even in the face of threats. 

The family of a 19-year-old Nova Scotian was shocked to learn hospital staff sent him to a homeless shelter less than a day after he attempted suicide.

A Nigerian scientist tells us about her shock and delight at receiving the prize known as the "Green Nobel" for her work protecting a species of endangered bats. 

Comedian Tim Heidecker has played any number of bloviating buffoons over the years -- and if The Onion manages to take over the conspiracy site InfoWars, he could have one of his juiciest roles yet. 

When you're using Tinder, it helps to be a real people person -- by which I mean Tinder will now allow you to scan your eyeball to prove you're a person who's people -- and not AI.

As It Happens, the Friday edition. Radio that's glad they're giving power to the pupil. 

Nil Köksal speaks with Rick Westhead about the documentary "Code of Misconduct" which follows his reporting that led to the trial — and eventual acquittal — of members of Canada's National Junior hockey team, as well as his attempt to figure out what has gone wrong in Canada's national sport.

The former climate change minister says the impending energy deal between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will either bolster Canada’s climate commitments -- or ignore them, at our peril. 

The Bloc Québécois used to hold considerable sway in House of Commons committees, but the party's house leader Christine Normandin says the Liberals are using their new majority to an unfortunate advantage. 

Canada was the first country to designate the extremist network 764 as a terrorist group -- and now a 26-year-old Quebec man is facing terrorism charges. 

We remember the late Iris Long, who became a vocal advocate for people living with HIV/AIDS -- and helped speed up approvals for life-saving treatments.

A court in Japan sentences a man to 18 months in prison -- because he posted ridiculously thorough spoilers for a movie about a certain giant mutant lizard. 

And...it's like "The Pitt", except nothing happens and the doctors are moose. Millions of viewers are glued to the round-the-clock livestream of the epically slow, undramatic Swedish moose migration. 

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that suggests you just absorb it through os-moose-iss. 

Hundreds of Afghans risked their lives to help U.S. Forces fight the Taliban. Now, they're being told the U.S. may send them back to Afghanistan...or to Congo. An American vet tells us that's a grave injustice.

In the face of a crackdown on protest, young activists in Madagascar worry that the new regime they fought for is as bad as the old one ... or worse. 

It's not the first time flooding has forced the people of Peguis First Nation out of their homes -- but one resident tells us that this year, the community is newly prepared.

A Nunavut man got stranded in a blizzard on the way to a volleyball tournament, walked through the snow for days -- and still managed to go home with the trophy. 

We unpack the culinary mystery that is the 'Steak Canadian' sandwich -- a British delicacy that one Yorkshire restaurant owner tells us is the absolute best thing few Canadians have ever tasted.

An investigation of a collision between two South Korean fighter jets reveals the likely cause: each fortunately uninjured pilot was taking a picture of the other pilot's aircraft. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that knows what it's like to regret a snap decision. 

Researchers have identified YouTube accounts starring people purporting to be Albertans, making the case for separation. But it turns out those content creators have never set foot in Wild Rose Country.

Former Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole tells us what he's bringing to the table, as the Prime Minister convenes a new council on Canada-U.S. economic relations. 

Donald Trump will attend the White House Correspondents’ dinner this week, with a room full of journalists he's maligned for years. One of whom hopes her colleagues aren't mealy-mouthed at the meal. 

In 1907, Tom Longboat made history as the first Indigenous winner of the Boston marathon. Now his great-great grandson is trying to match his winning time. 

Bruce the parrot has gained the upper hand in his flock despite having lost his upper beak -- and because of what he's learned to do with his lower one.

An "endless shrimp" promotion nearly sunk Red Lobster -- but now, a similar deal is back, and restaurant staff could not be more seasick about it. 

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that's always skeptical of grand prawn-ouncements. 

The seizure of an Iranian ship by the U.S. military throws the next round of peace talks into question. And Rob Malley, lead negotiator for the 2015 nuclear deal, tells us if JD Vance should even bother packing his bags. 

The owner of a gas station in Newfoundland and Labrador tells us customers are thrilled to see prices drop -- now that Ottawa has suspended the excise fuel tax until Labour Day.

The U.S. government opens its online portal for tariff refunds; one business owner says the process was smooth -- but he won't relax until he actually gets the enormous sum he believes he's owed. 

A new study on anglerfish reveals a dual purpose for the lures that protrude from their foreheads -- and suggests at least some of those appendages are for attracting mates. 

Our guest knitted a Blue Jays sweater during last year's playoff run, and now it's headed to the Canadian Museum of History. She'll tells us how it went from a ball of yarn -- to a heritage moment.

After an airborne bandit is photographed with stolen treasure in the UK, someone comes forward to say he doesn't know the thieving bird -- but he does recognize the sausage rolls it's holding.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that's always ready to drop a banger or two. 

With long-term care workers in Nova Scotia on strike, a woman whose father is in one of those facilities says the province needs to understand how crucial those workers are to families like hers. 

Anthropic says its new AI model is so good it poses a grave cybersecurity risk. Our guest says its hard to separate the truth from the hype when most of the information is coming from the company itself.

A conservationist shares his concern after the US Senate votes to end a moratorium on new mining projects in an enormous watershed near the Minnesota-Ontario border. 

We'll hear from a Quebec man who made the decision to follow some smoke to its source -- and ended up saving five people from a house fire. 

A Houston ice-cream shop owner tells us customers are raving about a seasonal favourite: crawfish-flavoured ice cream, which comes with a full-sized crustacean on top.

Air New Zealand introduces bunk beds on economy flights, with a couple of caveats -- one of which is: no couples.

 As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that warns romantic pairs: you'll be separated at berth.

A frustrated ticket-buyer who testified at the Live Nation antitrust trial says she was genuinely shocked that a jury found the company does have a harmful monopoly on concert venues, but it's music to her ears. 

There's tension between the Vatican and the White House after Pope Leo comes out as pro-peace and anti-tyrant — and U.S. President Donald Trump says the Pope "should get his act together". 

The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations says her members need more than contrition from the RCMP for surveilling Indigenous people. Cindy Woodhouse-Nepinak tells us the police, and CSIS, need to hand over all of the unredacted files.

A 91-year-old peace activist walks across Ireland to protest the American military's use of an airport in Shannon — which she says is a direct violation of Irish neutrality. 

A church in a small British village that rivals the leaning tower of Pisa for its slanted spire also has crooked floors — and the congregation is inclined to do something about it. 

Millions of years ago, the state of Maryland was teeming with megalodons — and now, lawmakers there have just designated that gigantic, terrifying, fortunately extinct creature the official state shark.

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that hopes it doesn’t come back to bite them. 

As Sudan enters its fourth year of civil war, a Sudanese Canadian tells us what her family had to endure to escape and what the world is losing by ignoring the humanitarian crisis there.

The war in Iran has left thousands of civilian sailors trapped on vessels in the Persian — with no idea of when they'll be free.

A lawmaker in Maine tells us about the new bill that could make her state the first in the U.S. to pause the development of large AI data centres.

Marionettist Ronnie Burkett remembers a children's television legend, puppeteer Sid Krofft — and the hilarious, hallucinatory programming he and his brother Marty created.

Adam Wilkie isn't an elite athlete, but he is training to match an Olympic swimming champion's winning time from 50 years ago — because the champion was his late father.

A Japanese fire official is suspended for standard workplace infraction that doesn't appear in the employee handbook: designing his own board games and forcing his colleagues in the fire station to play them.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that thinks they were living with a fool's pair of dice.

Mark Carney secures his majority government. And Liberal Party caucus chair James Maloney tells anyone concerned about floor-crossers that growing diversity of opinions in the party is a good thing.

The new NDP leader Avi Lewis explains how his party's half-dozen MPs will face off against the new Liberal majority — and how he'll lead them, without a seat of his own in Parliament.

Nigeria says an airstrike targeted militants, but an NGO worker investigating the attack says it actually killed as many as 200 civilians shopping at a local market.

It's been more than fifty years since anyone screened Inuit films made in the 1970s using sand stop-motion animation — and the ethereal images are enchanting audiences. 

To lure real sage grouse back to Grand Teton National Park, conservationists are deploying sage grouse robots that mimic the male birds' sensual mating rituals.

NASA is taking a victory lap for Artemis's victory loop around the moon, but a backyard astronomer in Australia proves you don't have to work for a big space agency to reach for the stars.

A U.S. man wanted to make his own bourbon at home so badly that he challenged a 158-year-old law prohibiting home distilling — and won. 

Ten years on, a British artist is still seeing red and complaining until he's blue in the face about another British artist, who has exclusive rights to the world's blackest black.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that wishes they'd make love, not noir. 

A former U.S. diplomat tells us Donald Trump is making yet another catastrophic miscalculation by blocking access to Iran's ports -- and that it could be just as destructive for the global economy as anything Iran does. 

A decade ago, a devastating oil spill wreaked havoc along the B.C. coast. The Heiltsuk Nation says the damage wasn't limited to the environment -- and it's taking that argument to the UN. 

After 16 years, Viktor Orban's time leading Hungary is now over. Michael Ignatieff tells us Orban's loss is a win for Hungarians, Europeans, and liberal democracy worldwide.

Scientists find a once tightly-connected group of chimpanzees in Uganda now locked in lethal conflict. A researcher tells us what we can learn from their ugly war -- and spoiler alert, it's not all bad. 

We'll remember the Bollywood legend Asha Bhosle -- with the leader of a band that paid tribute to her in a 90s hit. 

Montreal Canadiens defenceman David Reinbacher faces a classic rookie ritual -- getting the local press corps to pronounce his name in both official languages. 

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that’s not sure if that should have been "back check", "bock check", or "Baccch check". 

A former advisor to Stephen Harper's government concedes things are not going great for the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre -- but he says MPs need to fix the party from within rather than cross the floor. 

The mayor of Sarnia, Ontario says some constituents feel betrayed by Marilyn Gladu's defection to the Liberal government -- and the only solution is a byelection. 

A Manitoba First Nations Chief describes the suicide crisis unfolding around her -- and what it will take to stop it.

A small town in north west England is plagued by an overwhelming stench from a nearby landfill that residents say is not complying with environmental regulations.

A man spent years building a precise replica of the Orca, from "Jaws". He says it's a dream come true -- with a touch of nightmare. 

You might think it's fun to add emojis to your work emails, but your colleagues may not agree -- according to a new study that looks at the big picture in terms of small pictures.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that knows a laughing emoji can drive you up the LOL. 

A fourth Conservative MP defected to the Liberal government yesterday -- and another recent floor crosser tells us there are still more Tories who may be considering switching allegiances. 

Despite the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the US, traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is nowhere near back to normal. One shipping company says it could take weeks -- or months -- for things to stabilize.

A Lebanese MP says Israeli strikes on her country were unjustified, but she doesn't think Lebanon should have anything to do with that ceasefire -- because she doesn't think Lebanon should have anything to do with Iran. 

We'll reach the 14-year-old winner of this year’s Junior African Spelling Bee – who defeated opponents from more than 30 countries, spelling in more than 20 languages. 

We hear from a New Brunswick engineering student whose team was able to track the Artemis 2 mission using a tiny satellite dish on a campus rooftop.

The CEO of McDonald's was mocked for a video in which he took a tiny bite of a burger he claimed to love -- and a new interview suggests it's really gnawing at him.

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that thinks he bit off less than he could chew.

Lebanon awoke to news of a ceasefire, and a surge of optimism -- which was shattered by deadly Israeli strikes. An aid worker in Beirut describes the aftermath. 

Despite the ongoing war of words between Iran and the U.S., Norway's Foreign Minister tells us the two-week ceasefire is the best possible result for the region and the world -- in the short term. 

It’s been decades since the body of his first victim was found, and a 62-year-old New York architect has finally confessed to being the Gilgo Beach serial killer -- pleading guilty to killing eight women. 

Biologists in Northern California believe their conservation efforts are making a difference for the California Condor -- because a pair of birds appear to be tending to the region's first egg in a century.

When their school board threatens to cut several middle school music programs, a trio of high schoolers in B.C. step in to ensure nobody pulls the strings. 

New research finds that merely doing hours and hours of meditation every day for a week can completely rewire your brain and body. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio with namaste-ing power.

Donald Trump has agreed to suspend promised attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran for two weeks. A former State Department official tells us what likely happened behind the scenes today. 

And we hear from an Iranian-Canadian professor about her conversations with loved ones in the leadup to today's now-extended deadline -- and about the anxieties Iranians around the world are experiencing, day in and day out. 

With polls suggesting he might be headed for electoral defeat, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán phones a friend: U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. 

When our minds wander, our bodies are affected. A researcher explains the phenomenon of "body-wandering," and how it can affect our mental health.

A senior in Washington State tells us how he managed to survive a crocodile attack -- and why the experience renewed his faith in humanity. 

A British Airways plane on its way to Houston, Texas is forced to land in St. John's -- and from the headlines, you'd think the passengers had been abandoned in a frozen wasteland.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that guarantees they got tundra loving care. 

The members of the Artemis II mission will get an extremely rare glimpse of the dark side of the moon. A retired astronaut says that even watching this mission from Earth is a dream come true. 

After an Iranian missile kills four Israelis, a reporter in Haifa tells us the increasing cost of the war has people questioning the political leaders who pushed so hard for this fight.

The former MP who introduced a bill to legalize single-game sports betting says he never imagined an explosion of online gambling ads was in the cards -- and now he's calling for tighter restrictions. 

A conservationist in Ukraine describes the moment hundreds of people gathered to watch endangered bats be released into the night. 

A new study takes a closer look at bee stomachs -- and finds the gut health of the individual members of a colony can tell us a lot about the strength of the whole colony. 

Scientists declare a Swiss court made the right decision when it ruled cheesemakers should be allowed to add hay powder to their cheese curd -- because it is responsible for the holes. 

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that emphasizes the importance of a hole-some diet. 

After a U.S. fighter jet goes down in Iran, American forces launch a search-and-rescue mission. A defence expert and retired colonel tells us about that mission -- and what today’s developments mean for the prospect of peace.

Researchers in Denmark are painstakingly excavating the wreck of a ship that exploded in battle more than 200 years ago. Our guest tells us what it’s like to get a close-up look.

A Radio-Canada investigation spurred by a reporter’s breakfast finds a major Quebec producer selling altered maple syrup. We get to the bottom of the sticky situation.

We bring you Fireside Al’s reading of the Oscar Wilde classic “The Selfish Giant” – a reminder that community makes a garden grow.

Researchers discover a new way to cook french fries that makes them less greasy -- but just as crispy. Despite the use of a microwave.

We reach an engineer who explains the technical features of the Orion spacecraft –- including a piece of infrastructure essential to the Artemis II mission: the toilet. 

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that boldly goes where no man has gone before.

As the UK hosts an emergency meeting on the Strait of Hormuz, one country is notably absent. A former ambassador says the U.S. is snubbing international allies at a time when it needs them the most. 

A new report says that if Ottawa's ambitious military spending promises are met, Canadians will need to be prepared for big tax hikes -- and, possibly, deep cuts to other government services.

When Syracuse International airport told a sexual harassment lawyer the ad she wanted to run there was a "bit harsh", she sued. And now she's got herself an even bigger billboard. Two, actually.

A New Zealand helicopter crew rescues Molly the border collie -- who went missing after her owner accidentally fell 50 metres down a remote waterfall.

Scientists discover that male octopuses have a favorite arm -- and, maybe unsurprisingly, it's the one that plays a crucial role in octopus sex. 

A tour guide in Iceland says even rising costs won’t keep locals from lining up for their unofficial national dish: the hot dog. 

As It Happens, the Thursday edition, Radio that never shies away from a frank conversation. 

A century ago, Wong Kim Ark took his fight for birthright citizenship in the U.S. all the way to the Supreme Court; today, his great-grandson was at the court as the government argued to overturn it. 

An American journalist is kidnapped in Baghdad by a militia allied with Iran; a former colleague tells us Shelly Kittleson is a "gutsy" reporter who believes in the importance of the work, despite the risks.

A petition in support of Alberta separatism now has more than 170,000 signatures; one of the organizers tells us why he's so keen to extricate his province from the country. 

We'll meet a Columbia Business School professor who decided the best way to deal with his students' use of AI was to create his own chatbot to help them learn. 

The detailed designs for hundreds of thousands of ships are being made available to the public for the first time -- including the plans for the Titanic.

A once-wild mustang sets a new world record by performing dozens of complex tasks in under 3 minutes; his trainer explains how she taught an old horse new tricks.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that supposes the doubters were saddle-ly mistaken. 

Stephen Lewis tackled global issues such as poverty, AIDS and children in armed conflict. An African activist remembers her friend’s "fiery" passion for justice -- and his ability to connect with anyone to bring about change. 

A member of the Knesset shares her objection to a new law that allows for the hanging of Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis -- legislation that doesn't apply to Israelis who commit similar crimes. 

As NASA prepares to send the first Canadian to the moon, fellow astronaut Joshua Kutryk shares his excitement about that journey -- and what could come next.

Derek Sheely died after suffering a head injury during a college football practice. Now his mom is raising awareness by modifying a popular NFL video game to replicate what it’s like to play after a big hit. 

A fourteen-year-old hockey player and a former NHLer pay tribute to the Dawson City Nuggets' attempt at a Stanley Cup victory, by transporting the trophy to a local tournament by dogsled. 

A Wisconsin petting zoo owner describes the three-day rescue effort after her adolescent kangaroo escaped, despite a 2-and-a-half-metre-high fence.

As It Happens, the Tuesday edition. Radio that senses it was a roo'd awakening. 

Avi Lewis marks his first full day at the helm of the NDP. A longtime strategist tells us why he thinks this puts the party back on a path to power...but not everyone is convinced. We reach Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi who says the new leader has a lot of work to do...especially in western Canada. 

Donald Trump says the US is making "great progress" in negotiations with Iran. But with talk of a looming ground invasion, a professor in Qatar tells us what's likely happening behind the scenes. 

We'll reach a food bank in Moose Jaw that says steadily rising visits have forced it to take a step it never wanted to.              

As gas prices hit new highs around the world, two Australian states respond by giving transit users a free ride.  

Nestle wants consumers to be on the lookout after some sticky-fingered thieves make off with over four hundred thousand Kit Kats in a brazen candy heist. 

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that thinks, one way or another, we'll see the perpetrators behind bars.

After a crushing defeat in last year's elections, the NDP are about to choose a new leader; a party strategist tells us each of the apparent front-runners offers New Democrats a different path forward. 

Because of a partial government shutdown, American airport security workers haven't been paid since mid-February. Now politicians say paycheques are on the way. Our guest says she'll believe it when she sees it. 

A new bill threatens to roll back transgender rights in India. The founder of an LGBTQ+ organization there tells us her community isn't about to let that happen without a fight. 

Scientists capture rare video footage of a sperm whale giving birth -- and discover that the whale's family and friends were there to help out. 

A resident of Annapolis, Maryland, tells us her community's unusual way of celebrating spring will really knock your socks off -- and then set them on fire. 

The mayor of Ottawa posted a photo of a city park on the brink of spring -- but critics, of whom there are many, think it looks more like a hellscape on the brink of the apocalypse.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that guesses he thought "Ottawa" -- but they thought he ought not-awa. 

A U.S. jury finds Meta and YouTube designed their products to be addictive. I'll speak with a woman whose daughter died by suicide -- in part, she says, because of what she saw when she scrolled. 

For the first time in decades, Canada has met its defence spending target. Former army commander Andrew Leslie tells us this kind of support is past due -- and the work is far from over. 

We've got an all-dressed, two-for-one, double-decker feast of tales about the sandwich-obsessed city of Philadelphia. 

First: roll reversal. We hear from a bestselling romance author who's in trouble because one of her characters commits the cardinal sin of calling a sandwich from a Philadelphia chain a "sub" rather than a "hoagie."  

And...high steaks. The only way to rescue the words "world's longest airport line" is to follow them immediately with "made entirely of cheese steaks"; we'll hear from the folks in Philly who made that dream a reality.

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that gives you plenty to chew on.

Israel announces plans to occupy part of Southern Lebanon, and Hezbollah vows to continue fighting “without limits.” A former Lebanese minister tells us his people are caught in the middle -- and paying a heavy price.

Ontario's education minister tells schools to make sure that graduation ceremonies contain no "political views." A Toronto school board trustee says the minister is tackling an imaginary problem. 

A Canadian woman and her seven-year-old daughter are still in ICE custody after more than ten days. Her mother tells us she wouldn't wish this on anybody. 

A former student remembers a groundbreaking Canadian primatologist who changed the way we see and understand orangutans ... and ourselves. 

The people of a very small Texas town would appreciate it if people would stop stealing all their signs -- no matter how much the thieves are delighted by the fact that the town is called Bug Tussle.

A German handball team is filled with angst after someone steals the silver plate they were awarded for winning the championship -- but then they find it in the weirdest place, and crack the trophy case themselves.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that hopes they appreciated those stolen moments.

A new report issues dozens of recommendations to repair Canada’s sports system after concluding abuse is rampant; our guest says this is just official recognition of what many athletes know all too well.

Both sides are talking about how the U.S. and Iran are talking, or not talking -- but a pro-regime analyst in Tehran tells us that Donald Trump's claims about negotiations are more about calming the markets than ending the war.

A years-long CBC investigation confirms that, in the late ‘60s and ‘70s, the RCMP infiltrated and spied on Indigenous organizations -- as part of what they called a “Native extremism program”. 

A new study reveals that Neanderthals may have figured out how to stave off infections with the help of birch bark -- much farther back than we knew.

A pitbull went missing from her family’s yard more than a decade ago -- and tonight, a Pennsylvania pet-owner tells us what it was like to be reunited with the long-lost pooch she never fur-got.

An Austrian man sets out to break a record for inserting uninflated, oiled balloons into his nostril and pulling them out of his mouth -- an astonishing...where are you going? I'm not done explaining.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that reflects on the dangers of rampant inflation. 

After two pilots are killed at LaGuardia, a longtime air traffic controller tries to answer the question we're all asking: how was a fire truck cleared to cross a runway at the exact moment an Air Canada plane was landing?

A doctor in Edmonton says she doesn't know what the Alberta government's new legislation restricting access to MAID is supposed to do, but she knows what it will do: make difficult conversations even harder. 

Turns out Nigel Farage isn't just making a political comeback in the U.K., he's also making personalized videos on Cameo -- including some for right-wing extremists, and a Canadian neo-Nazi group. 

Andrew Scott is being honoured by the Halifax art school he dropped out of to perform with a band that seemed promising -- and 35 years later, he says he still can't believe he gets to make music with Sloan. 

A herpetologist stumbles across a newly discovered species of spider that pretends to be covered in zombie-like fungus to avoid being eaten -- and to eat others.

What’s dung is dung. But in one Ontario city, people are demanding to know whose dung is making a huge mess -- and a pigeon expert insists her clients have a built-in alibi. 

As It Happens, the Monday edition. Radio that guess they may be dirty -- but they're not stool pigeons. 

Iranians at home and abroad grapple with how to celebrate Nowruz at a time when joy and optimism feel out of step with the bleak realities of war. 

To preserve confidentiality, the most comprehensive archive of abuse at Canadian residential schools will be destroyed. So journalist Connie Walker has set out to create her own archive of survivors' stories. 

A Florida priest says he has no plans to shut down his soup kitchen despite racking up more than a half a million dollars in penalties for violating zoning laws.

A B.C. woman tells us about getting airlifted out of Coquitlam yesterday after being awoken by an early morning mudslide.

Canada takes an unprecedented plunge in this year's World Happiness Report, largely due to the malaise of young people. 

We get the inside scoop on The Washington Post's annual Peeps diorama contest — an event that's a real chick magnet.

Dressed to the canines. The publisher of Vogue is suing another fashion magazine for trademark infringement — even though that magazine has a much furrier demographic. Which is why it's called "Dogue".

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that knows a "Dogue" cover model always looks fetching.

After Israel strikes the biggest gas field in the world, and Iran retaliates by hitting Qatar’s main gas complex, a reporter in Doha tells us the war has entered a volatile new phase. 

Alberta is hoping to pass the strictest restrictions on medical assistance in dying in Canada. A disability advocate tells us why she fully supports new constraints. 

Charges against the self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada” have been stayed. Now the mayor of Richmound, Saskatchewan fears she'll return to his village, which is still recovering from her cult's takeover attempt. 

A Latino civil rights organizer shares his horror after the late, legendary labour rights activist Cesar Chavez is accused of numerous cases of sexual assault — some involving minors. 

A scientist in Fiji spends a lot of her time swimming with bull sharks and she’s delighted to share that the ocean’s apex predators are actually pretty good at making friends. 

A Belgian court rules that a former diplomat must stand trial for the murder of the first Congolese Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba. Mr. Lumumba's granddaughter tells us that's a win for the family, but only the very beginning of justice for the country. 

At the end of this month, Yellowknife’s only movie theatre will be going out of business — unless local movie lovers can find a way to keep the doors open. 

He never met a metaverse he didn't like. But after spending 80 billion dollars on that virtual world, Mark Zuckerberg is effectively shutting it down — to the chagrin of all the virtual characters stuck inside it.

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that guesses they're not going to live happily ever avatar.

A woman in Lebanon’s capital tells us she and her family are ready to flee at a moment's notice now that their home is on the edge of an evacuation zone. 

Canada's athletes brought home gold from the Games, but not as much as fans might have expected. And Own the Podium CEO Anne Merklinger thinks she knows why our medal count is slipping. 

More troops are preparing to head to Haiti, and a U.N. expert says he's hopeful they'll change things at last for those caught in the crossfire in a country overrun by gangs. 

Cuban journalist Daniel Montero tries to make sense of where his country is headed, as it deals with major blackouts and Donald Trump's renewed threats of a takeover. 

Nearly five years after wildfire destroyed Lytton, B.C., the province's auditor general finds the village wasn't given sufficient tools and support to rebuild. 

Margareta Magnusson — who spread the word about the Swedish art of death cleaning — has died. Her daughter tells us she leaves behind few possessions, but a big legacy. 

A team of researchers attends hundreds of boring, humourless talks at scientific conferences — and concludes that the presenters need to develop a stronger gag reflex. 

And...the saunter of attention. Scientists believe they've made great strides with a new study revealing that you can tell how people are feeling by the way they walk, but others resent their gait-keeping.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that really hates to overstep.

The European Parliament's top lawmaker on Iran tells us why the EU won't be sending warships to the Strait of Hormuz. 

One of the few aid workers still allowed in Afghanistan describes the moment Pakistani airstrikes hit Kabul and the devastation that followed.

A Palestinian activist is out, after a year in US immigration detention. Leqaa Kordia’s lawyer tells us that's a huge relief, but there's still a long road ahead until her client is truly free. 

Months after being forced from their homes yet again, Kashechewan First Nation got a visit from the Indigenous Services Minister. Mandy Gull-Masty tells us when they might finally be able to go home. 

When a waterfall owned by Oregon monks for over a century hit the real estate market, the public was shocked, then worried, then relieved.

We remember Paula Doress-Worters, who drew on her own experience of post-partum depression to contribute to one of the most influential books on women’s health: Our Bodies, Ourselves. 

A confident cat in South Surrey, B.C. is brazenly flouting international law with his cross-border travel. U.S. authorities haven't captured him, but he has captured millions of hearts. 

While trying to pull his cousin's ATV out of a swampy area, a Mississippi man got stuck in the muck himself. 

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that guesses he developed a sedimentalattachment.

The Montreal filmmakers behind "The Girl Who Cried Pearls" tell us all about their Academy Award win for Best Animated Short Film. 

As oil prices climb, Donald Trump insists NATO countries could help reopen the Strait of Hormuz — suggesting refusal would be "very bad" for the alliance. But not all NATO members are convinced. 

The facts of life-giving. A new study shows dangerous — but largely preventable — pregnancy-related complications often happen outside labor and delivery, threatening lives. 

A recently discovered tape labelled "fish noises" turns out to be the oldest-known recording of humpback whales — and lets us hear what the oceans sounded like in 1949. 

For years, anti-cruising laws in cities across the US tried to keep lowriders off the roads. But now, the customized cars and the people who love them are getting their due, in the form of a new U.S. postage stamp.

After two lost episodes of "Dr. Who" are discovered in a private archive, a TV historian tells us what it takes to keep classic film from getting lost in time. 

A renowned Italian museum is bending the rules — and letting visually impaired visitors touch some of their most famous sculptures.

American officials claim they've got the situation under control -- but a former diplomat tells us that Iran throttling the Strait of Hormuz could spell political disaster for Donald Trump.

An Iranian strike hit a Canadian bunker on a military base in Kuwait, almost two weeks ago. No one was hurt, but the government said nothing about it -- and the Conservatives' defence critic says that's a problem. 

Bill Kurtis has deployed his dulcet tones on the airwaves for six decades now; tonight, he'll tell us about leaving his gig as the judge and scorekeeper of the NPR news quiz show "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!"

This weekend, director Geeta Gandbhir is up for two Oscars; she's nominated in both the short and feature-length documentary categories. 

Nil talks to her about her short doc "The Devil is Busy" -- which covers one day at Georgia abortion clinic -- and her feature "The Perfect Neighbour," which tells the story of a neighbourhood shooting through police bodycam footage.

A new high-tech glass floor for basketball courts is great at blasting your retinas with statistics and ads and graphics -- but it turns out to be not great at having basketball played on it. 

As It Happens, the Friday edition. Radio that finds itself in contempt of court. 

Police in London, Ontario are searching for someone they say was driving around downtown handing out free drugs -- and triggering a wave of overdoses on the doorstep of a local outreach centre. 

History in the unmaking. American and Israeli strikes have severely damaged at least four cultural and historical landmarks in Iran. An Iranian-Canadian scholar she says it's heartbreaking to watch -- but eerily familiar. 

When two young women left a cinema in the early 70s, they found an abandoned newborn. And now, half a century later, they’ve all reunited. 

A Norwegian researcher has not-so-fond childhood memories of getting his tongue stuck to a frozen pole. Now that he’s all grown up, he’s delving into the science -- to tackle tundra tongue. 

Colm Dalton can tell you what makes a real Irish pub -- because he's been to more than a hundred of them on four continents, as he attempts to drink at every single one on Earth. 

Scientists discover that we blink unconsciously to the beat of music -- although so far, they've only tested that theory on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. 

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that thinks they should start thinking outside the Bach...s.

Another MP -- this time from the NDP -- has crossed the floor to join the Liberals. A by-election candidate in what was a must-win riding in Quebec tells us what that means for her campaign.

A neighbourhood in central Beirut is in shock after an Israeli airstrike hits an apartment building. A journalist on the ground describes the scene.

The British government is mulling a social media ban for children -- but the father of a teenager who took her own life after being exposed to harmful content online says just blocking those platforms isn't the answer. 

An Alabama restaurant never thought anyone would take up their offer of free oysters to any customer 80 years old accompanied by his father. But we'll talk to two men who are putting that pledge to the test. 

A para-alpine skier shares his frustration over mild March weather in Italy that's messing with the Paralympics -- and argues they need to be held much earlier. 

A British construction worker rushes to hospital after he wakes up with a bright blue body -- but is relieved and embarrassed to discover the blue-ity is only skin deep. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that admires anyone who's so self-azured. 

The one thing standing between Mark Carney and a majority government may turn out to be a by-election in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne -- where the Bloc Quebecois candidate says she's confident she'll win. 

It's not clear when the war in Iran will end -- but we'll ask an Iranian-Canadian historian what kind of order he foresees after the chaos. 

New Brunswick serial killer Allan Legere dies in prison; a reporter who covered the murders, the manhunt, and the trial tells us a lot of people are breathing easier. 

Heavy rain in Nairobi last week led to deadly floods. And for many including our guest, those floods cut off electricity and running water. 

A neuroscientist tells us about the leap he's made in understanding how mice view their surroundings -- with the help of action movies.

Just weeks before athletes were scheduled to run the Pyongyang Marathon, the North Korean regime cancels the event -- and the reason it gives is "reasons."

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that assumes, for the out-of-shape runners, this is a staggering loss. 

We'll speak with an Iranian-Canadian who stands firmly behind the U.S and Israeli attacks on Iran -- saying he believes they're the only real hope for regime change.

Donald Trump continues to suggest that Iran may be to blame for the strike on an Iranian elementary school that killed scores of children -- but a very different story is emerging.

A para hockey player tells us about her journey to try and make the technically co-ed Canadian Paralympic hockey team -- which, at least for now, is really just a men's team. 

UNESCO has already recognized Dublin as a "city of literature," but an Irish arts organization thinks it's only right that an area farther north in the borderlands be named the world's first UNESCO literary region. 

We catch up with the Finnish couple that placed first in the UK's Wife Carrying Race -- and they attempt to convey how one of them conveyed the other. 

The centuries-old coat of arms of a Swiss canton features a black bear with visible genitalia -- and despite a parliamentarian's request, the local government won't be tucking it away.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that supposes it's a package deal. 

After many days trying to connect, we reach a defiant resident of Tehran -- who says U.S. and Israeli bombs are the wrong way to topple the regime he opposes. 

We also connect with a longtime rights activist in Kabul who tells us that despite a horrifying new decree, there's not much else the Taliban can take away from women in Afghanistan.

An Ontario library dealing with open drug use and near-daily overdoses tries a last-ditch effort to keep from closing its doors completely. 

At a funeral in Chicago, three former presidents pay tribute to the late civil rights pioneer Jesse Jackson. 

Researchers turn to the study of trees to discover one of the few mysteries left about what makes the world famous Stradivarius violins the best of the best. 

An opera singer in Florida shifts gears when the gigs dry up...using his prodigious pipes to sell used vehicles. 

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that asks: Aria lookin' for some new wheels? 

The brother of a Nobel Peace Prize winner detained in Iran says there's no escape for those trapped in prisons -- and he's afraid of what the regime will do to them in the fog of war. 

A Nova Scotia father says provincial cuts to programs for people with disabilities, like the one his daughter uses, are a real punch in the gut -- and he's not sure how families like his will cope. 

We'll pay tribute to Yanar Mohammed, who was killed by gunmen in Baghdad this week -- after decades of fighting for equality and safety for women in Iraq.

A Canadian man has been held in ICE detention for the past four months; his brother says his family wants him back home -- but first, they just want him to go before a judge. 

A curator of old movies tells us about finding a lost gem by a true pioneer of silent film -- and the man who gave him that lost gem tells us just how close he came to chucking it in a dumpster. 

A Las Vegas casino magnate lays his cards on the table: he wants Canadians who are avoiding travel to the U.S. back at his blackjack tables and slot machines -- and he's willing to take a gamble of his own to get us there. 

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that's not sure it'll visit -- but won't roulette out. 

The government of Spain is adamantly against the U.S. - Israeli attack on Iran, and it repeated that position today, even in the face of Donald Trump's trade threats. 

A non-profit that monitors financial markets says it's concerned that online prediction markets were allowing people to place wagers on the strikes on Iran -- and that many of those betting appeared to know too much. 

A Texas firefighter tells us what it was like to climb a very, very, very tall communications tower -- to rescue a pair of hot-air ballooners who got tangled up up top.

A Vancouver city councillor is baffled as to why the mayor accused him of handing out illegal drugs on Christmas Day. And despite the mayor's apologies, he's not feeling very forgiving. 

A Canadian comic working in the UK explains how Brits are responding to his blistering take on the peculiar culinary phenomenon known as "picky tea". 

When certain cockroaches couple up, they demonstrate their commitment by eating each other's wings -- an act of real tenderness. Or toughness, depending on the wings.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that knows sometimes you have plans for dinner -- and sometimes you just wing it.

Ottawa has stated support for military action, but they've also made it clear that Canada had no involvement in that action. Former Foreign Affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy says the government is being unnecessarily unclear.

As the U.S. and Israel continue to hammer Iran, an Alberta man fears for his family in Tehran; he tells us they all yearn for change, but he doesn't want them to die for it. 

A woman in Lebanon tells us about helping feed those who have been forced from their homes and onto the streets of Beirut -- as the conflict widens.

Her B.C. town did away with daylight saving time over a century ago -- and now, our guest is welcoming the rest of the province to sit back instead of springing forward. 

The late Len Garry was a crucial part of the rhythm section in an up-and-coming skiffle band in the UK in the '50s -- but left before they became The Beatles.

A partly blind refugee was found dead in Buffalo, New York, days after being released from federal custody. His family wants answers. 

The author of a new study says there's been a concerning increase in the number of young men in Ontario requiring help for their gambling. And he's pretty sure he knows why. 

A musician was forced to hold a very delicate, centuries-old violin on a flight, because the airline insisted its case was too big. Now, that airline has changed its policy. 

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that's glad she refused to play second fiddle.

After three days of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes across Iran -- a journalist tells us that, despite the death of the Ayatollah, the regime remains in full crackdown mode. 

A pro-regime academic in Tehran tells us the government has a clear plan to stay in power -- and says Iranians are united against their true enemies: the U.S. and Israel. 

One of Canada's last diplomats in Iran tells us Prime Minister Carney did the right thing by supporting strikes on the country -- no matter the potential fallout at home. 

Our guest built a seasonings company called Spyce Girlz. But now that the '90s girl-power pop group is threatening to sue her, she's feeling kind of salty. 

With the world feeling like a dumpster fire, one New Yorker decided to focus on a problem she could do something about: cleaning up the Brooklyn Bridge.

Major League Baseball has a new system that can tell for sure whether a pitch was high, low, or just right -- but for it to work, a lot of players are having to admit they're not as tall as they claimed to be.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that never shrinks from the truth. 

Wilkie has already won a phenomenal number of medals -- but says she's still surprised and thrilled to be representing Canada at the ceremony. 

After two women in Uganda are arrested for kissing in public, an activist tells us the LGBTQ+ community is on high alert -- and doing everything it can to push for their release. 

Mark Carney is in India looking to make new trade deals -- and our guest says it's just another instance of a Canadian prime minister putting economic interests ahead of the safety of the country's Sikh community. 

A Halifax mother tells us about her daughter, who died in a homeless encampment -- in the hope that it will encourage people to be more understanding of others caught in the throes of addiction. 

A researcher takes us beat by beat through a new study on the way some caterpillars use complex rhythms to gain access to ant colonies.

A young pitching prospect believes he cracked the code of athletic excellence -- by cracking, and eating, 30 raw eggs a day for a month. 

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that's not sure you should rely on a deus eggs machina.