As It Happens
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As It Happens
News that’s not afraid of fun. Meet people at the centre of the day’s most hard-hitting, hilarious and heartbreaking stories — powerful leaders, proud eccentrics and ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. And plenty of puns too. Hosted by Nil Köksal and Chris Howden, find out why As It Happ...
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A Canadian ice cream company freezes out American suppliers
Ontario-based ice cream maker Chapman’s says in the face of tariff threats, they're replacing American products with Canadian-sourced ones wherever po...
Will $18B US settlement make Meta platforms safer for kids?
As the social media giant settles a lawsuit with American states the mother of a 17-year-old who died by suicide after enduring cyberbullying says Met...
Remembering the incomparable Dolly Parton
Bluegrass singer Rhonda Vincent remembers her friend, Dolly Parton. And recounts the many times she got the chance to share a stage with her idol.
Calls mounting to disclose why trade talks collapsed
An opposition critic says MPs should be back in the House of Commons to debate the threat posed by U.S. tariffs — and to get a full accounting of how...
Diana Krall remembers fellow jazz great Oliver Jones
A California winemaker is chomping at the bit to get his bottles back on Canadian shelves, but worries that even with a tariff deal, Canadians might t...
Is American booze coming back to Canadian shelves?
Pressure to cut a trade deal with the U.S. has the Prime Minister pushing for the return of American alcohol to provincial stores. One B.C. winemaker...
Could a new trade deal really resurrect Keystone XL?
As officials hammer out a trade deal, Trump is trumpeting a revival of cross-border pipeline plans — and an Alberta energy exec who worked on the Keys...
Business owners on edge as tariff deadline approaches
A wallpaper manufacturer in British Columbia tells us if Canada and the U.S. can’t work out a trade deal before Trump’s tariff deadline, he might have...
This trade deadline is different, says CUSMA negotiator
As Canada-U.S. trade talks head towards a Wednesday tariff deadline, a Trudeau-era staffer speaks from experience about the challenges of doing a deal...
Afghan women mark five years since Taliban takeover
As Taliban officials celebrate the anniversary of the 2021 fall of Kabul, Afghan journalist Zahra Joya tallies the grim toll being paid by the country...
Meet the woman offering Alberta conservatives an alternative
Bonnie Critchley ran as an independent against Pierre Poilievre last year. Now, the retired military veteran has joined the Progressive Tory Party of...
One Icelander’s view of today’s rare total solar eclipse
A hotel owner in Breiðavík, Iceland describes the moment the moon blotted out the sun today. She says she was awed by the sight — and by the hundreds...
Will Syria’s former dictator ever face justice?
A Syrian court sentences former dictator Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for crimes committed during the country's lengthy civil war. Our guest d...
Fire evacuee applauds community support in face of flames
Summerland, B.C. is the latest community under threat from out-of-control wildfires. We’ll talk to one resident who had to flee with no idea when or i...
Prediction market betting on clinical trials is coming
Kalshi plans to let people place bets on the outcomes of some late-stage clinical trials. A father whose young son is undergoing cancer treatment call...
Will rare charges stem settler violence in the West Bank?
Israeli prosecutors have charged a settler accused of killing Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in the occupied West Bank. His cousin says that's a...
A fellow anchor remembers the late, great Lloyd Robertson
Veteran Canadian broadcaster Lloyd Robertson has died at 92. Fellow CTV anchor and friend Sandie Rinaldo says he was a comfort to Canada in its darkes...
A SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon
Early Wednesday morning, part of an abandoned SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon. That collision is making a huge impression on astronomers, one of...
The moment her family’s home went up in flames
Wildfires have forced more than five thousand British Columbians out of their homes. We hear from an evacuee who fled the flames in the Okanagan regio...
Selling a stake in the world’s most popular sporting event
Despite near-universal condemnation from the rest of the soccer world, the head of FIFA has yet to back down from a controversial plan to sell off a s...
Was a Canadian intern at NATO actually a spy?
A CBC investigative reporter identifies the Canadian accused of using an internship at NATO headquarters to get some hands-on experience in the field...
The Conservative case against Carney’s bridge deal
When it comes to the Gordie Howe Bridge, a Conservative MP says Prime Minister Mark Carney has gone too far — and conceded too much to Donald Trump. <...
This stink is finally coming off this Newfoundland town
For decades, St. Mary's, Newfoundland and Labrador has been plagued by the terrible odour of fermenting fish sauce in a defunct factory. Now, cleanup...
From celebration to sorrow in Berlin
One person is dead after a van attack at a Pride event in Berlin. A gay off-duty police officer who was there tells us that hate is growing in Germany...
Winner of ‘Nobel Prize for math’ on the threat posed by AI
We hear from the first Canadian-based winner of the prestigious Fields Medal about why he's leaving academia to work for the safety department of Open...
This four-foot-six woman is Matt Damon’s Odyssey stunt double
Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson tells us how he and his colleagues are reacting to the Prime Minister's plan to deal with Donald Trump's 50...
Is Windsor-Detroit bridge deal compromise or capitulation?
The deal to open the Gordie Howe Bridge at last may not be as good for Canada as the Prime Minister has suggested — and tensions are rising on both si...
Was Ontario ready for this year’s wildfires?
After more than a week of catastrophic wildfires across Northwestern Ontario, the province’s minister of emergency preparedness responds to criticism...
Her unique connection with the UK’s new leader
Andy Burnham is sworn in as the latest British Prime Minister, and our guest says the way he helped bring her abducted daughter home — is proof that h...
The White House doles out “financial death penalty”
The Trump administration takes aim at the International Criminal Court, and a Canadian judge who works there. One of her friends says she's paying a p...
Was Ontario prepared for a more serious fire season?
Ontario is asking the federal government to be ready to help with wildfire evacuations -- but a volunteer emergency coordinator says the province shou...
What if feels like up close to Ontario’s wildfires
Enormous wildfires have engulfed parts of Northwestern Ontario; a wilderness guide tells us about his escape, and worries about the fate of the lodge...
U.S. politician’s case for ending the booze boycotts
A U.S. Congressman wants Quebec to lift its restrictions on U.S. wine sales in the province. We’ll ask him how he recommends Canada should fight back...
Will violence put an end to Toronto’s street festivals?
After the deadly shooting at a street festival in Toronto, a local business owner tells us she's angry about the violence and worried that fear could...
Escaping Spain’s deadly wildfires
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 –...
Gulf states back in the crosshairs
A professor in Doha tells us what the latest escalation between Iran and the US means for him and other civilians in the region -- where American mili...
IOC lifts Russia suspension and Ukrainian athletes respond
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych grapples with the IOC's decision to clear the way for the Russian Olympic Committee to make a full retu...
What Mark Carney can accomplish as NATO meets
NATO leaders are meeting in Turkey — and Canada's former NATO ambassador says important priorities are being put on hold, while placating the American...
FIFA and Trump: "The whole world is burning"
After Donald Trump called the head of FIFA, the soccer body reversed a suspension that would have kept an American star on the bench tonight. A Belgia...
Anne Murray remembers Canadian country legend Tommy Hunter
Alberta says it has a private backer for 10 percent of its proposed pipeline. We'll ask federal energy minister Tim Hodgson if that means taxpayers ar...