The world is stunned, and arms control experts are up in arms, over U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about potentially testing nuclear weapons for the first time in more than three decades. 

The most jaw-dropping story in this World Series is the Blue Jays' rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage. His former coach tells us what makes him so singular -- and what it's been like to watch him make history. 

An Illinois police officer is found guilty of killing Sonya Massey -- an unarmed Black woman who'd called police for help. Her father tells us their family is profoundly disappointed was not convicted of first-degree murder.

We’ll look back thirty years at the day Quebec nearly voted for sovereignty. A columnist tells us what has changed since then - and what divisions still remain. 

In Quebec, doctors are being encouraged to prescribe visits to the symphony – and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra says it can’t wait to fill those ‘scripts'.

A British paper quotes a former New York City mayor criticizing Zohran Mamdani - only to find it quoted a Bill de Blasio, but not the Bill de Blasio.

As It Happens, the Thursday edition, Radio that presents an exciting double Bill.