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As It Happens
News that’s not afraid of fun. Meet people at the centre of the day’s most hard-hitting, hilarious and heartbreaking stories — powerful leaders, proud eccentrics and ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. And plenty of puns too. Hosted by Nil Köksal and Chris Howden, find out why As It Happ...
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Hometowns Revisited
On a special "Hometowns Revisited" edition, we'll take a look back at some of our favourite small town stories of the year that just ended.
Heroes and villains: 2025 in review
We'll look back at the heroic figures we spoke with over the past year -- and, regrettably, the dastardly villains, who were actually sometimes the sa...
Why Bollywood is embracing artificial intelligence
Hollywood actors and writers are anxious about AI filmmaking, but one Bollywood director tells us that, as far as many Indian creators are concerned,...
A U.S. congressman on whether is country is already at war
First, airstrikes on alleged drug boats from Venezuela. Then the seizure of Venezuelan oil tankers. Now, after an attack on Venezuelan soil, we reach...
Is a 15 year security guarantee enough for peace in Ukraine?
Donald Trump says a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia is closer than ever -- but a Ukrainian MP tells us he's not sure where the US president is g...
The Boxing Day Edition
"Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration." Well, tonight's show contains a lot of genius -- but we've cleaned up all the sweat a...
The Shepherd Edition
Buckle your seatbelt and prepare for take-off. Here is "Fireside" Al Maitland's classic reading of "The Shepherd", by the late Frederick Forsyth.
At age 20, Brown University was her second mass shooting
As Brown University tries to reassure its community about safety on campus...we reach a student who’s been here before.
While Aus...
The message behind the killing of a Russian general
Russian investigators suggest Ukraine could be behind a car bomb that killed a top military official in Moscow. Our guest tells us whoever's behind it...
An MIT professor’s murder and the Brown mass shooting
A fellow scientist remembers his friend Nuno Loureiro -- the beloved MIT professor authorities believe was killed this week by the same man suspected...
The Democrats bury their 2024 election postmortem
Months ago, the Democratic Party commissioned a report on what went wrong in the 2024 presidential election. Now, party leaders are saying they're act...
Reconstructing the path of the alleged Bondi Beach shooters
The surviving accused gunman in the Bondi Beach attack is charged -- and an Australian investigative reporter reveals disturbing allegations about the...
A Canadian delegation blocked from entering the West Bank
NDP MP Jenny Kwan was supposed to be visiting both Israelis and Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank. But we'll reach her in Jordan -- after she and...
Tragedy and heroism in the Bondi attack
A cousin of a rabbi killed in the Bondi beach attack says Eli Schlanger devoted himself to bringing joy and love to others -- and his family plans to...
Where does Pierre Poilievre go from here?
Another Conservative crosses the floor to join the government -- and now the Liberals are one vote shy of a majority. A Conservative strategist discus...
B.C. flooding brings back all-too-recent memories
People in British Columbia's Fraser Valley could only watch as torrential rain triggered widespread flooding…again. A campground owner tells us parts...
Sailor rescued after hours in frigid Pacific waters
A Royal Canadian Navy sailor is rescued after going missing -- in the Pacific Ocean; we'll talk to a commander on a ship that got the mayday call.
A soybean farmer calls Trump's bailout too little, too late
A Virginia farmer tells us what he thinks of Washington's 12 billion dollar aid package -- and whether it can actually help save farms collapsing unde...
One of the biggest movie mergers ever gets a plot twist
Last week, it seemed Netflix had made a deal to take over Warner Bros. -- but now, Paramount Skydance has swooped in with a surprise hostile takeover...
Special Episode: Free Joan Little
As It Happens host Nil Köksal speaks with Yoruba Richen about her new documentary about the life of Joan Little, an unlikely civil rights figure who b...
Is it “That’s All Folks?” for movies in theatres?
The Netflix-Warner Brothers merger is a multi-billion dollar blockbuster -- a business journalist tells us what the deal might mean for where -- and w...
Is North American free trade on its last legs?
Donald Trump says he could let the Canada-US-Mexico trade deal expire -- but our guest, the president of the Business Council of Canada, argues the ag...
Trump rattles a Somali community, including his supporters
A Somali-American says his community is living in fear, after a series of ugly comments by U.S. President Donald Trump -- language he says need to be...
Mark Carney’s trouble building consensus on major projects
Before the Prime Minister even arrived at a Special Chiefs Meeting today, the Assembly of First Nations had already voted to oppose Ottawa's pipeline...
An alleged gunman’s roots in the secretive Zero Units
The man accused of killing a member of the National Guard served in a CIA-backed paramilitary group in Afghanistan called the "Zero Units"; we'll find...
As Denmark sleeps, the ‘night watch’ keeps tabs on Trump
After Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland, Denmark's Foreign Affairs Ministry establishes a new "night watch" of bureaucrats -- who keep an eye...
How much agreement is there really about a new pipeline?
Alberta and Ottawa gleefully shake hands on an agreement that promises to fast-track a pipeline project. We'll ask Calgary's only Liberal MP if this n...
The questions raised by a shooting near the White House
The White House went into lockdown this afternoon after two members of the National Guard were shot in Washington; we'll get the latest from the U.S....
What Thomas King’s revelation says about Canadian literature
Anishnaabe columnist Niigaan Sinclair says the news that renowned author Thomas King is not Indigenous is a painful breach of a trust -- and demands t...
Another setback for Donald Trump in the courts
A US federal judge dismisses the criminal cases against former FBI director James Comey and New York attorney general Letitia James. But a former US A...
Bill de Blasio breaks down Mamdani’s meeting with Trump
After months of mutual criticism, New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and U.S. President Trump have a surprisingly warm meeting. Bill de Blasio tells...
Is this a plan for peace in Ukraine, or surrender?
Ukrainian officials are pushing back on a purported peace plan that would require major concessions to Russia. A former American ambassador to Ukraine...
Is the world’s most valuable company fueling a giant bubble?
Despite investor jitters, there are strong projections in chip-maker Nvidia's earnings report; a market reporter tells us what this means for the AI b...
Another mass kidnapping and the woman who tried to stop it
In Nigeria -- two dozen girls are missing after armed men attacked their school. Bukky Shonibare helped draft the rules that are supposed to protect t...
Mark Carney’s government survives, for now
We'll take a close look at the political manoeuvering behind Prime Minister Mark Carney's first budget as he tries to make sure it passes.
What Bob Rae learned at the United Nations
On his last day after five years as Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae reflects on his time in the post -- and makes some order of the...
Major projects and a mixed reaction
Energy production in the Arctic is on Prime Minister Carney's latest list of nation-building projects; We'll speak with the woman in charge of the Inu...
The real costs of the U.S. government shutdown
The U.S. government shutdown cut off funding for a crucial food program; a grocery store owner says he's heartbroken to see his customers suffering --...
Are India and Pakistan moving back to the brink?
Two separate explosions shake the capitals of India and Pakistan in as many days. An expert helps us make sense of what those bombings could mean for...
What happened with Canada and measles?
Canada loses its gold star for measles elimination. A doctor in Alberta tells us how that happened, and what has to happen now to keep one of the worl...