As It Happens

The Prime Minister pauses a plan that would have forced automakers to hit minimum sales levels for electric vehicles. An insider says that's great for the industry -- despite being bad for the environment. 

After yesterday's deadly knife attack, Manitoba MLA and Hollow Water First Nation band member Ian Bushie tells us how his community is bearing up against the unbearable. 

A bipartisan group of politicians calls for change, after Florida’s wildlife agency allowed a giant manta ray to be yanked out of its habitat and sent to a marine park on the other side of the world.

A newly discovered portrait of the enigmatic Earl of Southampton has a heart on the back that's been covered over with a black spear -- suggesting a certain playwright might have been played wrong. 

We'll introduce you to a 50-year-old Edmonton woman who just set a world land-speed record -- travelling at well over 200 kilometers an hour on a motorcycle.

A man named Mark Zuckerberg is suing another man named Mark Zuckerberg for repeatedly booting him off Facebook for "impersonating a celebrity". 

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that fears this is just the tip of the Zuckerberg. 

RCMP raid the Saskatchewan compound of the self-proclaimed Queen of Canada and arrest 16 people including the queen herself. An investigative journalist tells us about the impact the cult has had on its neighbours. 

Herd immunity. Facing chaos at the CDC, a group of US states forms its own coalition to make vaccine recommendations, saying the federal agency has become a, quote, “political tool.”  

The late Giorgio Armani revolutionized fashion by emphasizing simplicity and elegance. A longtime fashion journalist pays tribute to the influential Italian designer and his unique sense of classic style.

Members of the “Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage” club happily brave the depths of ponds to remove trash. The 85-year-old founder tells us it may be gross -- but it's an exhilarating adventure. 

A wildlife vet in New Zealand wants to vaccinate the critically endangered, flightless, waddling parrot called the kākāpō against bird flu. But that despite their earthbound girth, the problem is catching them.

 In a late-night interview, an Academy Award-winning actor casually tells the world that his name isn't actually pronounced "Denzel" at all.

As it Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that knows your stress falls when you know where the stress falls.

A steely-eyed Ontario grocery shopper has been Identifying products that are labeled Canadian -- but are actually American.  And she wants Ottawa to do more to deter so-called "maplewashing".

"No class" action. Students at Dalhousie University in limbo as lockout continues. A lockout means classes are suspended. A professor tells us instructors and students are equally eager to get the semester started.

Running on empty. The mayor of Conception Bay South in Newfoundland and Labrador says it came as a huge shock to hear his town had mere hours until it was completely out of water -- mere weeks after facing the threat of fire.

A pigment of their imaginations. Researchers in Costa Rica could hardly believe the images of an entirely orange shark -- and are discussing it in some pretty colourful language.

Beauty and the beasts. An Indigenous weaver in Alaska is making the ultra-popular Labubu a lot less monstrous -- by crafting custom regalia for them.

And...I'd like to propose an avocado toast. And a British supermarket chain wants to help with that; it's deploying new high-tech scanners that will tell me whether an avocado is ripe enough to mash.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that tried to make guacamole with an unripe avocado, but it was too hard.

Rescuers are still searching for survivors after the deadly earthquake in Afghanistan -- which an aid worker says was only the first of several potential disasters to come. 

We'll speak to one of the growing number of Israeli army reservists who are refusing to take part in further military action in Gaza -- risking jail time in the process.

We knew Anna Wintour would be stepping aside after nearly 4 decades -- and now we know who Vogue Magazine has named as its head of editorial content.

A friend and fellow actor remembers Graham Greene -- who helped transform the roles Indigenous actors play on the stage and screen.

As students return to school, one long-serving veteran of education is leaving. We'll bid a fond farewell to the humming, humble and illuminating overhead projector. 

One candidate for mayor of New York thinks he can win by promoting his literal pet project: colonies of feral cats to wage war on the city's rodent underworld.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that guesses his heart is in the rat place. 

*In this episode, we mistakenly referred to Graham Greene's birthplace as The Six Nations Reserve in Grand Falls, Ontario. It is in fact in Grand River, Ontario. We regret the error. 

The award-winning author and investigative journalist sits down with Nil Köksal in the As It Happens studio to discuss his new book, An Accidental Villain: A Soldier’s Tale of War, Deceit and Exile.

As the world wonders what role the United States will play in global politics, the leaders of China, Russia and India gather to present a united front -- and a potential photo-op of the future. 

Late last night, an earthquake hit Afghanistan, killing hundreds and injuring thousands. An aid worker tells us about the moment the quake struck -- and about the devastation it's caused to families in the mountains, near the epicentre.

 A rare, lefty snail found in New Zealand needs another rare, lefty snail to reproduce. Ned's owner tells us about the nation-wide campaign to find one...before it's too late.

 Facing abominable approval ratings, Peru's Congress takes drastic action to turn things around -- by creating an adorable mascot named "Congresito".

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that doesn't usually support a puppet government.

The federal government has made it clear it wants to make Canada a natural-resources superpower -- and who better to explain how they plan to do that -- than Canada's Minister of Natural Resources.

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis just quit his job as the CDC's vaccine chief -- but he says his work fighting misinformation in the US is only getting started. 

20 years ago, a Mississippi woman lost everything in Hurricane Katrina. Two weeks ago she met a stranger who found a small piece of her former life -- and it was a life-changing moment for both of them.

 After thousands of performances, Broadway legend Tshidi Manye is leaving the role of Rafiki -- the mandrill in question -- in "The Lion King". She tells us how she felt the love every night. 

After nearly 40 years, the Family Channel is going dark -- breaking the hearts of the Canadian former kids who grew up watching it. Ashley Leggat -- who played Casey on "Life with Derek" -- tells us what life without the channel means. 

Here comes Peter Quantum-tail. To defeat an invasive army of pythons, Florida has deployed a high-tech squad of solar-powered robot rabbits -- which look and smell like the real thing.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that's worried they're breeding like robots.

Overnight, Russian missiles battered the city -- and all our guest could do was cower in a hallway and hope that none of them would hit her apartment building.

The director of the American Public Health Association tells us chaos at the Centres for Disease Control spells trouble for health professionals – and for the well-being of everyone in the country.

The late Joe Hickerson was a folk singer/songwriter but his greatest contributions to the genre happened behind the signs, in the archives of the Library of Congress.

The back-to-school season will look different for some students in Manitoba – as wildfire evacuees prepare to start the year in classrooms far from home. 

Felix Perry was on everyone's nice list -- for bringing a big beard and a bigger heart to his role as a mall Santa to kids in Nova Scotia. 

A Winnipeg hill built on a garbage dump has become a beloved local landmark -- and thanks to a newly-repaired sign, it’s been forever immortalized as “Garbage Hill.”

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that welcomes a little trash talk.

While the Israeli military prepares to conquer famine-stricken Gaza City, Donald Trump and friends prepare for a post-war Gaza. But a former Middle East negotiator tells us he has no confidence their plans will come to fruition. 

A survivor of the 2016 mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida says the state's move to erase rainbow crosswalks really highlights the governor's true colours.

After dramatic cuts to their funding, the future of public radio in the U.S. is precarious -- and in some communities, the loss of a station would be devastating. 

Canadian small business owners face the end of duty-free shipping to the U.S. -- which means they're facing some tough decisions. 

The port authority in London is finally tackling what might be its most daunting, disgusting task yet: removing a giant agglomeration of stuff that wound up in the River Thames after people flushed it -- known as "wet wipe island."

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that hates to end things on a sewer note.

Prime Minister Mark Carney wraps up his visit to Berlin and a former German politician tells us that, now more than ever, it's crucial for Canada and Germany to be bosom diplomatic buddies. 

Tens of thousands of anguished fans sign a petition to save the uniquely Québecois version of "The Simpsons". The actor who voices the lead character says this hits close to Homer.

As wildfire threats grow across Canada, so do calls for a new national agency and aerial firefighting service. We hear from an NDP MP who's pushing for both.

A longtime friend remembers Ron Turcotte, the Canadian jockey who expertly rode to fame on one of the greatest horses in racing history: Secretariat.

You can’t spell “pool” without the first three letters. But no one wants that stuff in an actual pool -- which is why a Finnish city is so troubled by the emergence of a serial pool pooper.

Tired of fish being viewed as lesser vertebrates, a scientist explores their hidden emotional depths -- and finds they don't only feel fear or stress, but pleasure, as well.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that knows gills just want to have fun.