A Globe and Mail reporter reveals that, for the first time in a century, the Canadian military has modeled a hypothetical U.S. invasion of Canada.

At a tense public meeting, a group of New Brunswick residents expressed serious opposition to a planned new gas plant. A vice-president of the utility tells us public support does matter -- but so does keeping the lights on. 

A reporter in Chile tells us how fire overcame one coastal community in the blink of an eye -- and shocked locals are now wondering if this is the new normal.

The tale of a small, strangely popular boulder in British Columbia called "Portable" -- which is finally heading back to where it belongs, months after it went missing. 

And.... A new scientific paper introduces the world to a brilliant cow by the name of Veronika -- who uses a broom to sweep away her itches, in an incredible example of bovine tool use. 

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that assumes she just started from scratch. 

Donald Trump is threatening to hit Europe with tariffs for their support of Greenland, a Swedish Member of Parliament tells us it’s time for the EU to take the gloves off, and launch what's known as the trade bazooka.

 The U.S. president has invited world leaders to join his new Board of Peace, overseeing the future of Gaza. A former diplomat says he's not sure there's room for all these peace-makers to say their piece. 

A civil liberties advocate tells us her organization is hoping Canada's Supreme Court will rule that random police stops are unconstitutional -- because they've enabled racial profiling for too long.

For about 20 years, the smell from an abandoned fish sauce plant has tormented the people of a Newfoundland town. But the mayor says he's hopeful non-odour will be restored. 

We'll celebrate the 80th birthday of an artist who's been platinum since she started out: the endlessly quotable Dolly Parton. 

We'll hear from the man who set a new world record for fastest garbage can -- who says he's scared every time he drives it.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that guesses the former fastest garbage can is now just a has-bin.

Prime Minister Carney strikes a deal on Canadian canola exports with China; I’ll speak with an Alberta farmer who’s feeling cautiously optimistic -- after losing six figures to the trade war. 

Canadian auto industry leaders are feeling incautiously pessimistic about a new deal with China, saying a promise to import Chinese-made EVs puts the domestic auto sector on the road to ruin.

Hearing the other side from the other side. Our guest says he was talking to Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine just moments before security forces took him away -- further evidence, he says, that the presidential election was rigged from the start. 

A CBC journalist is heading to Italy -- not to cover the Olympics, but to cover the skis of Canadian biathlon athletes with wax; to make sure everything, and everyone, goes smoothly. 

A reporter in Florida is being criticized for commiserating with the local NFL coach after a huge loss, instead of questioning him. 

In one Swedish community, it's an annual tradition for authorities to dismantle a particular sculpture chop-chop -- because it’s a giant, distracting snow penis in the center of a roundabout.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that guesses it doesn't always help to be a member of the inner circle.

A former U.S. Army Commander calls on American military leaders to stand up to President Trump. And says if they don't, far more than Greenland's sovereignty is at stake. 

An Alberta physician tells us his hospital's ER is filled with, quote, "carnage and chaos" -- and says it's past time the province declared a state of emergency. 

A mayor in British Columbia is relieved after the province cancels a pilot program decriminalizing small amounts of illicit drugs -- and calls for involuntary treatment instead. 

After Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy system leave residents of Kyiv vulnerable to freezing temperatures, some decide to leave. But our guest says she's staying put in the city.

The coach of Norway's ski jump team is suspended for doctoring his athletes' suits -- by making the crotches more aerodynamic. 

An Irish man is called to respond to an overturned truck -- and is shocked to discover that a) its contents spilled on the road, and b) those contents are 15, 000 live crabs. 

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that urges you to stay right there -- don't change that crustacean! 

Quebec's premier resigned abruptly today; we'll find out what that means for the upcoming provincial election -- and the prospect of yet another Parti Quebecois-initiated referendum on independence. 

Several top prosecutors resign over the US Justice Department's refusal to investigate the ICE agent who killed Renee Good. We'll hear from a veteran of the department who quit last year to apply pressure from the outside. 

Months before Rosa Parks, and at just 15 years old, the late Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus; a close friend honours a quiet hero of the civil rights movement. 

Today's big White House meeting does not seem to have diminished Donald Trump's troubling yearning for Greenland -- but the government of Denmark is still very keen on dissuading the president. 

Health inspectors give a Michelin-starred restaurant in Wales a one-star rating for hygiene -- but the chef says the grossness is grossly exaggerated. 

A biologist introduces us to the sea lions in the Galapagos Islands known as "supersucklers" -- which, as you may have already figured out, are called that because they milk their mothers for all they're worth. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Radio that takes you on an uncomfortable stroll down mammary lane. 

Prime Minister Mark Carney is off to Beijing -- and a former Canadian ambassador to China tells us he'll need to balance security and human rights concerns on one side, and the need for new trade commitments on the other.

Dozens of high-level economic officials in the U.S. come to the defence of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell -- who says criminal allegations are just part of Donald Trump's attempt to politicize the central bank. 

The executive director of Kashechewan First Nation is racing to get people out after its water treatment plant failed. He says help -- and a permanent fix -- can't come fast enough.

It's still true that microplastics are pretty much everywhere -- but our guest says some high-profile assertions about their impact on the human body may have been overblown. 

The U.S. Postal Service recognizes Muhammad Ali with an official stamp -- and his widow tells us she's pleased as punch. 

Good news for the flightless parrot known as the kakapo -- a bumper crop of berries means a future bumper crop of baby kakapos.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that's kind of a chick magnet. Radio that looks forward to a rise in helicopter parroting. 

Iran continues its crackdown on protesters, Donald Trump continues to muse about American military intervention -- and our guest is increasingly fearful about her country's future.

After more than two years of war, students in Gaza have gone back to school -- in many cases, in UNICEF tents because there's no safe school building to go back to.

Venezuela's interim government promises to release political prisoners arrested under the Maduro regime -- but one prisoner's son says that promise is hollow. 

A chimpanzee researcher tells us about her team's analysis of young chimps' behaviour -- and what their proclivity for risk-taking can teach us about how humans parent. 

Every Saturday morning, Texans line up around the block to buy a loaf of bread from a woman who's a real sourdough starter self-starter -- she's running a bakery business on her front lawn. 

A California man finally manages to drive a bear out of his crawlspace and back into the forest -- with the help of an elite, humane bear extraction team.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that gives this story a one out of den.

An Iranian-Canadian tells us she's ready to accept all the risks associated with a U-S military intervention, if it means ousting the regime threatening her loved ones' lives.

We reach a Minneapolis council member -- who tells us why she's urging her constituents to keep the pressure on the federal government as ICE agents remain in the city.

Yesterday on this show, the chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation had some tough questions for Manitoba Hydro about the outage that has displaced his community. Today, Manitoba Hydro responds.

Earlier this week, Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro seemed to be mending things, but we'll play you part of a recent BBC interview with the Colmbian president in which he's pulling no punches when it comes to his view of the United States.

The costume designer for "Heated Rivalry" says she had no inkling show would take off like it has -- let alone spark an obsession with one piece of clothing in particular.

A canine Houdini cracks two locks to make his get-away from a shelter -- and back into the arms of his owner. 

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that admires his escape claws.

A Minnesotan tells us she has no choice but to keep monitoring ICE operations in Minneapolis, particularly after an agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good yesterday. But she says she won't be using her car to block them.

A Canadian senator says it’s time for the Government of Canada to get off Elon Musk’s social media platform – amid new allegations that its AI chatbot is creating images of child pornography. 

The Chief of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation says he's finally been able to show Manitoba government officials the extent of the damage after a days-long power outage -- but it hasn't lessened his anger or anguish.

Botanist Martin Cheek returns to the program to reveal his Royal botanic garden's annual list of the top 10 new plants and fungi.

A New Jersey cheesesteak restaurant needs you help! The bar's beloved conversation piece -- which happens to be a walrus penis bone -- was just stolen.

We’ll meet the self-proclaimed ambassador for the polka-centric instrument that Germany is officially celebrating this year.

As It Happens, the Thursday edition, Radio that rarely goes accordion to plan.

An activist in Minneapolis tells us about plans to honour the 37-year-old woman shot dead by an ICE agent this morning. It's a shooting government officials insist was done in self-defence. The city's mayor says video proves that assertion is quote -- garbage.

A former member of Venezuela's opposition says he's losing patience with Donald Trump -- who he says is not moving fast enough to push for true change in his country. 

With the passing of the infamous double agent Aldrich Ames, a journalist who knew him well tells us his motivation wasn't ideological -- but a twisted love story.  

We hear from a Quebec researcher who learns about how predators and prey move in the wild, through a serious game of adult tag. 

A marriage proposal on a ski vacation goes downhill fast when the hopeful groom-to-be drops the ring.

The sound of war horns once struck fear in the hearts of Roman soldiers facing Celtic warrior tribes -- but we hear from an archeologist who was delighted to discover one of the Iron Age instruments on the site of an English housing development. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Radio that rarely toots its own horn.