As It Happens

Canada’s hosting FIFA World Cup games. Is the cost worth it?


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As the projected costs for Vancouver to host a handful of FIFA World Cup games next year jump again -- our guest says it's time for the city to bow out -- and use that money to help people across the province who are struggling to make ends meet.


A Francophone busker is shocked by a new rule requiring musicians to sing in French only in certain areas of Quebec City. He calls the change out of tune with his diverse community.


Bill of health. Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general tells us the provincial health authority’s questionable and excessive spending on agency nurse contracts should raise serious alarms.


Oscar-winning Canadian director Denis Villeneuve is taking on the next James Bond film. An expert on all things double-0-7 says it is a dream scenario for the next phase of the franchise.


And, Cuss célèbre. An animal rescue goes viral for its post about a macaw with an "R-rated" vocabulary.


As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that guesses that means Parrot-al Guidance is Advised.

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