Plus: The director of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation brings the holiday classic home…to Montreal.  Also: For 40 years, CBC producer Karen Levine told some of radio's most moving stories, and amplified women's voices on and off the air. Today, she's been appointed to the Order of Canada -- and says she's thrilled at the honour.

Plus: The director of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation brings the holiday classic home…to Montreal. Also: For 40 years, CBC producer Karen Levine told some of radio's most moving stories, and amplified women's voices on and off the air. Today, she's been appointed to the Order of Canada -- and says she's thrilled at the honour.

Plus: The director of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation brings the holiday classic home…to Montreal.&nbsp; Also: For 40 years, CBC producer Karen Levine told some of radio's most moving stories, and amplified women's voices on and off the air. Today, she's been appointed to the Order of Canada -- and says she's thrilled at the honour.

A former US Ambassador to Canada weighs in

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News that’s not afraid of fun. Meet people at the centre of the day’s most hard-hitting, hilarious and heartbreaking stories — powerful leaders, proud eccentrics and ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. And plenty of puns too. Hosted by Nil Köksal and Chris Howden, find out why As It Happens is one of Canada’s longest-running and most beloved shows. (Ahem, we literally helped make the beaver a national symbol.) New episodes Monday to Friday by 7:30 pm E.T.

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