As It Happens

Several journalists are among the dead after Israeli air strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis; that means nearly 200 media workers have now been killed since the war in Gaza began. 

A Canadian-Ukrainian dual citizen living in Kyiv shares his reaction after Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a surprise trip to Ukraine. 

DC students went back to school today, as armed National Guard troops patrol the city. One parent tells us what she's doing to keep her kids safe in the newly militarized environment.

A California Democratic state senator tells us why her party is responding to Republican re-districting tactics first by decrying them -- and then by matching them. 

It's been a year since the satirical publication The Onion returned to print -- and it's been a lot easier, and a lot more successful, than anyone imagined. 

A South Korean fraudster might still be ripping people off, if he hadn't attracted police attention by throwing a cigarette butt away in the wrong place.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that warns: you can bust your butt, only for your butt to get you busted.

If you’re looking for a deep dive on what’s happening in Canadian politics, As It Happens is recommending The House. Catherine Cullen and CBC’s best political journalists cut through the noise and make politics make sense.

In this episode:

Pierre Poilievre is returning to the House of Commons after winning an Alberta byelection this week — and he’s already laid out his priorities for the fall, including tackling crime, increasing affordability and making Canada self-reliant. But despite these goals, the Conservative Party of Canada has lost the last four federal elections — and some party insiders worry it may be difficult to ever win again. Political reporter Kate McKenna covers the Conservative Party for CBC News, and in this special episode of The House, she hears from party insiders who offer their frank analysis of how to move forward if they want to return to government.

Featuring the voices of:

· Melissa Lantsman, deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada 

· Jason Kenney, former Alberta premier and former Conservative cabinet minister

· Sean Speer, editor-at-large for The Hub and former adviser to Prime Minister Stephen Harper

· Ben Woodfinden, former director of communications for Pierre Poilievre

· Rob Batherson, former president of the Conservative Party of Canada

· Dimitri Soudas, former director of communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper 

· Daniel Allain, former New Brunswick Progressive Conservative MLA

· Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute

· Rob Russo, Canada correspondent for The Economist

· Shannon Proudfoot, feature writer for the Globe and Mail

Listen to episodes of The House wherever you get your podcasts: https://link.mgln.ai/j94G1k

Prime Minister Mark Carney drops a lot of Canada's counter-tariffs on American products -- leading to questions about what direction, exactly, his elbows are pointing. 

A Toronto psychologist has developed an app he says can help people experiencing hallucinations determine whether what they're hearing is real, or imaginary.

Remembering activist Richard Lee, who died last month after a life spent taking huge risks to make a point most people now take for granted: that cannabis should be legal.  

 A rapper in Philadelphia looked in the mirror, saw a receding hairline and reacted in the usual way: he organized what he hopes will be an annual Bald Fest at a local skate park. 

A retired British physician dove into dinosaur fossil research for fun -- and ended up discovering a whole new species that had a giant sail coming out of its back.  

And...on the lookout -- or lack thereof. Former passengers sue United and Delta airlines for boldly stretching the definition of "window seat" to mean "a seat without a window". 

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that guesses their travel experience was relatively pane-less.

We reach a reporter in one of the refugee camps that's preparing to receive thousands of people who no longer have anywhere else to go. 

An advisor to embattled New York City mayor Eric Adams pressed an open bag of sour cream and onion chips on a reporter -- who tells us that, inside that bag, she was stunned to find something a lot spicier than she expected.

Entire continents are in bad shape. But the African Union wants to change that -- by replacing the distorted Mercator projection maps with ones that provide a better perspective on our planet. 

A bus crash kills dozens of Afghan nationals who were expelled from Iran -- just a few of the thousands forced to face an uncertain future in a country they may not recognize.  

When a hike in B.C.'s beautiful Bugaboo Provincial Park goes sideways, our guest ends up on a helicopter, plucking some sixty cornered climbers out of harm's way. 

 A psychiatrist describes the independent-minded people he has named "otroverts" -- a group that simply refuses to belong to a group. 

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that's heard -- but not part of the herd. 

As part of a peace deal, Vladimir Putin wants the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. But that would mean ceding a key line of defence -- and making Ukraine vulnerable to another Russian invasion.

 A Canadian Labour Congress leader says it's time to throw out the labour-code rule that the Liberals have leaned on to end strikes -- at the expense of workers' rights. 

Canadian soldiers are allegedly caught on video at a party giving Nazi salutes -- which suggests the military still has an extremely concerning problem with extremism. 

Archaeologists unearth new artifacts at the homestead of John Ware -- a formerly enslaved man who became Canada's most famous cowboy.

Chocolate scientists continue their life-changing work, uncovering what gives the confection its flavour -- and unlocking the stunning possibility of chocolate that could taste even better. 

A history-making discovery in oral hygiene could see a new product on shelves in just a few years: toothpaste made out of hair.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that hopes they've performed a thorough tress rehearsal. 

We'll hear about the dramatic rescue of a climber who was rappelling in a California canyon, but wound up trapped behind a powerful waterfall.

 A Newfoundland man is waiting for a call, to find out if his family home has been destroyed by wildfire -- and supporting his neighbours, who've already received bad news. 

She's back home after fleeing to delay a Republican redistricting move -- but now a Texas Democrat is living under police surveillance, and has been compelled to promise not to leave the state. 

MSNBC is becoming MS NOW, but the team responsible for the re-brand is getting reprimanded -- because they didn't dot their i's, cross their t's, or reserve their URLs.

Putting the "diver" in "biodiversity". Australia holds a vote to determine the country's most underrated animal -- and the tale of the swimming rodent that won is a real underdog story. Well, under-rat story.

And...mobile apse. A historic church in Sweden is being relocated -- very very slowly -- from its original location to a new home. A local official tells us the journey is challenging -- both technically and emotionally.

Damien Kurek won big in April, but stepped aside to clear the way for his party leader, who didn't. Now, as residents of Battle River-Crowfoot vote again, he tells us how it looks for Pierre Poilievre from where he's no longer sitting. 

An eight-year-old Toronto boy was at home in bed when he was killed by a stray bullet. A family friend tells us it's a wake-up call about gun violence in the city. 

Zelenskyy was met with a warmer reception on his return trip to the White House today. The head of the Ukrainian Canadian Council weighs in on whether peace seems any closer.

We'll talk to one of the hundreds of thousands of Israelis who took to the streets yesterday to call on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the war in Gaza, and bring Israeli hostages home. 

The late stuntman Ronnie Rondell didn't just make a paycheck when he posed for the cover of a Pink Floyd album engulfed in flames -- he made rock history.

A hiker who's fed up with a proliferation of stone stacks known as "cairns" in Britain's national parks takes matters in his own feet -- kicking over as many as he can. 

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio without a cairn in the world.

We reach former Canadian Ambassador to Russia Jeremy Kinsman for a breakdown of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s meeting.

Tariffs are keeping Bick's pickles off the shelves of some Canadian retailers … and the company's CEO says that's putting him in a real pickle.  

A negotiator from Palau tells us what the collapse of plastics treaty talks in Geneva mean for vulnerable Pacific island nations like hers.

A would-be-bride explains what inspired her to go prospecting for her own engagement ring diamond. And why the whole experience really rocked.

School is back in LA. And on top of making sure students stay on top of their classwork, a high school teacher is also trying to ease their fears about ICE raids.

The inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games kick off in Beijing, showcasing the athletic prowess of robots. And their limitations too -- after one runner's head -- falls off, mid-race. 

As It Happens, the Friday edition, radio that declares the results of the race null and droid

The journalist who wrote the book on the Satan’s Choice motorcycle gang tells us what’s in store now that the club has decided to make a break with the Hell’s Angels.

A Canadian canola farmer says China’s massive tariff on his harvest is more than many western growers can bear. 

Canada isn’t the only country that’s embraced a full-on mobilization against U.S. tariffs. India is also joining the fray. 

The Pueblo Nation in New Mexico has had some success in recovering artifacts stolen from them 40 years ago – but say they won’t rest until all their sacred objects are returned.

Historians reveal that a Bavarian restaurant may NOT have invented bratwurst sausages. In fact, GASP!, a city farther North was frying up greasy meat-cylinders some 100 years earlier. 

As It Happens, the Thursday edition, radio that never reveals how the sausage is made.

According to a former American Ambassador to Ukraine, Trump’s one-on-one meeting with Putin in Alaska is a bad look for the President - and very unlikely to produce a deal. 

As hot, dry weather persists on Prince Edward Island, a farmer says this season, his mind is on fire precautions as much as the harvest. 

A new study of an English burial site finds that some remains dating back to the seventh-century had West African ancestry - and one archeologist tells us the discovery is a reminder not to assume too much about the early Middle Ages. 

We hear from a Canadian organizer behind a human chain joining citizens on both sides of the border in protest of Trump administration policies who says some of her American neighbours are fearful, but determined to take part. 

 She’s no spring chicken - in fact, she’s the oldest hen in the world. And the owner of the distinguished bird named Pearl -- tells us the hen has a lot in common with her predecessor, plus a few peccadillos all her own.

We hear from an planetary geologist who has studied an extraordinary meteorite, that crashed through a roof and landed mere feet from the homeowner. 

As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Radio that always keeps things down to earth.