King Charles is providing the pageantry. But Donald Trump’s threats to annex Canada provided the impetus. A former diplomat says the royal visit sends a strong message to the White House at a crucial time.

A woman in Kyiv tells us what it's been like to weather Russia's largest aerial assault on Ukraine since the war began.

Major flooding in Australia has killed at least four and displaced thousands. A resident of one of the worst-hit cities tells us about having to flee her home and what it was like to return to the damage.

A new New York City festival will have pigeon fans flocking to celebrate the much-maligned bird. And Pigeon Fest's origins all go back to an iconic pigeon on a plinth, which we first told you about last summer. 

An Ontario couple gets a draw-dropping price for the antique tobacco tin they discovered while renovations led them to rip out a bathroom wall. 

And, a 3-year-old goes viral after her parents share her intense fear of John Wilkes Booth.

As It Happens, the Monday edition. Radio that understands that some people just can't handle the Booth.