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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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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...
Norway bets big on Brazil's $125B deforestation fund
As Brazil unveils a much-anticipated fund to preserve tropical rainforests around the world, Norway’s environment minister tells us why his county has...
The company that took Trump’s tariffs to the Supreme Court
An educational toy company takes its case against the U.S. President's tariffs all the way to the Supreme Court.
In Chicago, ICE a...
How Zohran Mamdani inspired young New Yorkers
In a historic victory, New Yorkers elect Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor -- thanks, in part, to a surge of young voters. One 24-year-old tells us w...
Mark Carney’s budget shakes up Canadian politics
The Liberals brag that their brand-new budget is big and bold. Opposition leaders have have some less-positive adjectives to describe it. And now a Co...
Making sense of “sacrifice” and “investment” in the budget
Before tomorrow's federal budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canadians are going to have to make some "sacrifices" -- which is not what anyone wh...
Can China be part of the answer to Canada’s trade woes?
Amid a messy breakup with the U-S, Canada looks elsewhere -- and our guest says today's meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese Preside...
Did Trump just start a new era of nuclear proliferation?
The world is stunned, and arms control experts are up in arms, over U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about potentially testing nuclear weapons f...
Paul Wells on the Reagan ad, Doug Ford and the fallout
After U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra’s unleashes an expletive-lace rant about Doug Ford’s anti-tariff ad, Ontario premier's says his trade en...
Hurricane Melissa bears down. Is Jamaica ready?
We'll reach a government minister who is among those trying to make sure people have what they need to make it through the chaos.
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How Jamaica is preparing for Hurricane Melissa
A Jamaican living in the path of what could be the worst hurricane in the country's history says he is preparing as best he can -- and thinking a lot...
How much damage did Ford’s anti-tariff ad do?
A former Canadian ambassador to the US weighs in on what's really going on with Ontario's anti-tariff ad, former president Ronald Reagan's own words a...
Gambling and mob ties in basketball’s latest crisis
Just as the NBA begins its new season, federal officials announce dozens of arrests in a sweeping gambling investigation that includes allegations of...
A record Canadian crypto fine raises questions
Canada's financial-crimes watchdog levies its heaviest fines ever against a crypto currency exchange -- but a journalist tells us that, knowing what h...
What it’s like inside the very long line into Canada
Ottawa is giving new and shockingly long wait time estimates for immigration applications to be processed -- and to those waiting, it feels like Canad...