A woman in Spain tells us about the terrifying moment when what appeared to be dust hanging in the air turned out to be flames nearing her doorstep – and the mad rush to get her and her friends to safety.

An official in rural Manitoba says she and her colleagues had to knock on people’s doors to warn them of incoming flooding because the cell service in her region is so bad. And she says it’s about time that reality changed.

As our guest watched a woman and her car get swallowed up in a slough, he jumped in  – and set about trying to get her to safety.

The UK offers a posthumous pardon to Ruth Ellis – the last woman ever executed there. Her granddaughter tells us about the long fight to set the record straight.

When a B.C. man saw a horse trapped on a bridge, he thought it was dead. But quickly realized there was a chance to save it.

As long as Norway stays alive in the FIFA  World Cup, Norwegian fans will keep doing their now-famous “viking row” chant. But our guest refuses to – and is downright fed up, saying Vikings did not row across the Atlantic... they sailed.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition, radio that admires his ability to respectfully bow out.