Newcomer candidate Sarah Spanier introduces herself to voters in the Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot, where she'll be facing off against the Conservative Party leader next month. 

A lawyer working with undocumented families in Los Angeles explains how she’s helping parents prepare for the possibility that they’ll be deported without their kids. 

A friend remembers a refugee who fled Ghana for Canada, and was killed by a stray bullet while waiting for the bus in Hamilton, Ontario. 

A Rwandan opposition leader who spent eight years in prison is back behind bars, but her son says her fight for democracy will continue. 

And a new art exhibit invites people to explore the sounds of lakes and rivers by connecting them to bodies of water via old-fashioned rotary phones.

A reporter describes the scene -- and tells us about her conversations with family members looking for relatives.

A BC hereditary chief who was at today's meeting with the Prime Minister tells us Mark Carney said nothing to convince him that Ottawa will respect Indigenous rights. 

Brazil is poised to make it a lot easier for companies to get permits to operate -- which opponents say will be devastating for the environment. 

Only a few talented dolphins have figured out how to hunt using a sea sponge in their beaks. A scientist tells us what it's like to see them swim by with blobs on their snouts, like circus clowns.

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that's afraid this story is a bit on the nose. 

Justice Julie Blackhawk ruled that the pre-removal risk assessment failed to consider the current conditions for gender-diverse people in the U.S., a decision that could open the door to gender-diverse people who fear persecution. 

Israel launches airstrikes on Damascus as sectarian violence engulfs southern Syria. Our guest says she's lost contact with her parents, who live there, in the midst of a conflict they want no part of. 

After weeks of anti-government protests in Kenya -- and the deaths of dozens of protesters -- an opposition leader tells us it's time for the country's president to resign. 

An artist and historian explains his quest to convert a Greyhound bus into a museum celebrating the history of African-American migration -- a history that includes his own family's journey. 

A scientist reveals the identity of a collaborator who's led to the discovery of two new viruses: his pet cat Pepper -- who not only catches small wild mammals harbouring them, but delivers them to his door. 

People around the world are mourning the death of the supercentenarian -- who started his remarkable career as a runner in his eighties. 

Excavation begins at the site of one of Ireland's former mother-and-baby homes -- where hundreds of infants were buried in an unmarked grave. And our guest helped bring the truth to light. 

A data leak put thousands of Afghans at risk, including many who worked with British forces. But journalists weren't allowed to talk about a secret resettlement -- until today. 

An evolutionary biologist talks about discovering two warring species of ants living peacefully within the same plant in Fiji -- and says it's the plant that makes it work.

For two decades now, a dentist in Seattle has been getting emails meant for the Tooth Fairy. She tells us about the love and worry in those notes -- and how she responds.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio with a strong molar compass. 

A fire burning near Pikangikum First Nation in Ontario has knocked out the electricity -- making a bad situation worse for people waiting to evacuate. Chief Paddy Peters tells us this wouldn't have happened if the government had given more warning.

A new UN report suggests hundreds of people in Gaza have been killed over a six-week span at or near aid-distribution sites. Our guest says that leaves Palestinians there in an impossible situation. 

A librarian tells us that Alberta's new rules governing school libraries will rob young people of access to books that speak to their experience. 

Two years after England's famed Sycamore Gap tree was felled by vandals, an installation featuring a large section of the trunk has been unveiled.

U-S President Donald Trump threatens Canada -- again -- with another tariff hike. Even as the two countries are talking at the negotiating table. 

The president of an organization representing Canadian manufacturers says his members are already hurting -- but hope for a deal springs eternal. 

Critics say Alberta’s new policies for school libraries are simple book-banning -- but the province’s education minister tells us he's trying to protect kids from explicit content. 

35 years after the start of what's commonly known as the Oka Crisis, Mohawk activist and artist Ellen Gabriel reflects on the police and military siege on her community. The Kanehsatà:ke Nation negotiator says that siege was a moment of awakening for Canada, and Indigenous people -- but that far too little has changed since. 

Regardless of blistering heat or blistering blisters, our guest is trying to become the first woman to walk from the southernmost tip of South America to the top of North America.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that warns: she does tend to ramble.

The head of UNAIDS says it is painful -- and cruel -- to watch life-saving progress erode because of Donald Trump's abrupt cuts to funding. She tells us there are solutions, but they'll only work if countries like Canada step in to fill the void.

Amid the immigration crackdown in the U.S., one Quebec border crossing sees a surge in asylum applications. A woman who works with news arrivals from Haiti tells us about the fears of the families showing up at her door. 

Researchers in California develop a new underwater microscope and our guest says it's already bringing fragile coral ecosystems into focus -- in their natural habitat -- instead of a lab. 

After a Newfoundland couple stuck a message in a bottle, they didn't think about it much -- until it ended up in the hands of another couple, all the way across the Atlantic Ocean, 13 years later.  

Heathrow Airport sets out to capture the magic of the airport by commissioning a subtle soundtrack that incorporates the sounds of the airport, to be played on repeat at the airport.

Chimpanzees in Zambia appear to be sticking grass in their ears as a kind of fashion trend -- which they may have learned from humans. And also: in their rumps. Which it appears they taught themselves. 

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that salutes them for blades-ing a trail. 

After a barrage of drone attacks from Russia, a Ukrainian MP in Kyiv calls a timely renewal of support from the U.S. "a matter of pure survival." 

Choked by wildfire smoke, a Manitoba Cree community works to get its most vulnerable people out to safety. But their deputy chief tells us that won't happen until his people have somewhere safe to go.

Toronto is considering new colour-coded signage to alert prospective renters to bad landlords. A tenant advocate explains why she thinks that public shaming could help. 

How the threat of American tariffs on Asian imports is already shrinking profits for the independent grocers who serve immigrant communities in the US. 

When he lost his sight, a young man in San Francisco man immediately set out to be the best blind skateboarder around. Two years after his death, the city is honouring his legacy. 

Bodyguards protecting the prime minister of Sweden are potentially endangering the prime minister of Sweden -- by posting their runs to a fitness app, repeatedly revealing exactly where he is.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that knows if you forget where the PM is, his guards will jog your memory.

Members of the Canadian military are accused of being part of an extremist plot. An expert says the case should serve as a clear-wake up call to growing anti-government sentiment and radicalization in the ranks.

Dozens of people are still missing in Texas. The Archbishop of San Antonio talks to us about the long process of healing ahead for the families and friends of the victims of the flash floods.

An army veteran says she can't stop thinking about the children who died at Camp Mystic -- and how an outdoor siren alert system could have saved their lives. So she's doing everything she can to get one built.

Early detection is key to reducing the destruction done by wildfires. A group of young inventors is hoping to help -- with a device that's shaped like a pine cone. 

A man falls into a deep crevasse in the Swiss Alps, and is rescued thanks to the immeasurable courage, and relentless yapping, of his tiny dog.

A groundskeeper at an English football club goes viral for his recent artistic designs on the pitch, created using the most delicate of tools: a riding lawn mower. 

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that likes its lawns like it likes its pie: a la mowed.

The owner of an RV park in Kerrville, TX tells us about trying to rescue campers after the deadly flash floods hit -- and her fears that so many victims are still unaccounted for.

And a Texas rescue volunteer tells us about trekking through mud for hours in the hopes of finding flood survivors. She says that in all her years as a first responder, she's never seen anything like this. 

An unpresidented situation. His Canadian-born wife was at what she thought was her final green card interview when she was detained by ICE -- and now, a one-time Trump supporter says he wishes he could take his vote back.

A new raid-zone d'etre. A Los Angeles website was once dedicated to covering the city's taco restaurants; now it's a crucial news source for anyone keeping track of ICE raids in the city. 

Seine bathing. We'll hear from a delighted Parisian -- who was among the first to take a dip in the newly cleaned up Seine River this weekend.

And...For 100 years, Canadians have enjoyed the simple, not to say boring, pleasures of the Jersey Milk chocolate bar -- but now, the figurative chocolate udder has run dry.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that marks the end of a cocoa-dependent relationship.