As It Happens

CBC

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 Happens is one of Canada’s longest-running and most beloved shows. (Ahem, we literally helped make the beaver a national symbol.)

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August 11 · 49 min
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 describes the significance of the moment and the reaction at the courthouse today.  The mayor of Summerland, B.C., warns residents who’ve fled wildfires to brace for what they might find when the smoke finally clears. We reach an evacuee who says she's grateful her home is still standing—at least for now.  </p
August 10 · 49 min
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 if she’ll ever be able to go home.  After a Ukrainian drone strike reportedly kills 13 people in Russia, including civilians, a Ukrainian lawmaker says the oil refinery was a valid military target – and won’t deter Kyiv from more attacks inside the country. A three-year-old girl is recovering after a rare bl
August 7 · 47 min
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 calls that ‘unconscionable’ — and potentially dangerous.  As UN experts condemn new US sanctions on Cuba, we reach a woman in the countryside who tells us the ongoing blockade has made an already unreliable power system unbearable for many.   People in Spokane, Washington had already been grappling wi
August 6 · 51 min
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 relief, but the violence is far from over.  A Quebec psychiatrist explains why he's joining the push for the appointment of a dedicated mental health minister before the province's upcoming fall election.  The on-the-job death of an Alberta firefighter leads to workplace safety violation charges again
August 5 · 53 min
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 darkest moments.  Five UN special rapporteurs urge the Canadian government to do more to protect Sikh activist Moninder Singh and his family amid credible threats to his life. But he tells us that so far, nothing has changed.   The mayor of St. Catharines, Ontario says flooding has devastated his city,
August 4 · 50 min
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 whom tells us it could also have an impact on future lunar missions.  The U.S. has resumed deporting people to Venezuela for the first time since the devastating earthquakes in June. But Washington Post reporter María Luisa Paúl says it's still unclear what happened to the people on board the last deportation flight, which
August 3 · 50 min
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 region.  A former Olympic canoeist was in deep trouble over damage done to the Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool, but now prosecutors say the case against him doesn't hold water.  We talk to a surgeon who recently put a fetus's intestines back inside its body while it was still in utero. He tells all abo
July 31 · 50 min
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 stake in the World Cup.  With all eyes on cross-border trade, U.S. officials reject the automated inspections used on some Canadian rail lines. And Canada's human inspectors are applauding that rejection.  Scientists in China conclude that extremely spicy food might act as a temporary pain reliever. But
July 30 · 50 min
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 of espionage.  Wildfires on the island of Crete have killed two firefighters, and reduced homes to ashes. I'll talk to a hotelier who helped evacuate his community over the course of a very tense night.  Health Canada drops certain questions for sperm donors that critics have long found invasive and di
July 29 · 49 min
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.  The manager of a Florida restaurant is forced to suspend some of his Haitian employees, after their work permits aren't extended. He says that's left them, and him, in a troubled state of limbo.  A fisherman finds a message in a bottle in a New Jersey wetland — and then finds the woman who wrote it mor
July 28 · 54 min
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 has begun at last. A lot of people are still unaccounted-for after a major earthquake rocks Japan. Our guest is there — and he says that, for many of his neighbours, this is terrifying déjà vu. Musician Barney Bentall tells us about the emotional moment when he pulled out his guitar to play for the firefighters
July 27 · 51 min
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 — and he hopes fear will not win.  An Ontario emergency room doctor tells us she and her colleagues are totally drained; in fact, her new study finds the burnout rate for Canadian ER physicians is as high as it was during the worst of the pandemic.  A "fire cloud’ threatens to destroy several communit
July 24 · 50 min
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 OpenAI.  With their new blockade, Houthi rebels add the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to the list of conflict-clogged waterways in the Middle East — and our guest warns that's increasing pressure on the region.  Cuts to USAID left millions of people around the world without vital support — and an advocate in Nepal
July 23 · 49 min
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% tariff threat. Despite her diminutive size, Canadian Devyn Dalton was the perfect stunt double for Matt Damon in The Odyssey. She shares her perspective on the epic — and on the now-viral clip of him praising her muscular arms.  For the first time in almost a decade, Indigenous Arctic leaders are gatherin
July 22 · 50 min
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 sides.  A new study finds construction and trade workers make up a disproportionate amount of opioid deaths in Ontario. A former labourer and opioid user tells us what led him and his colleagues to use drugs on and off the job.  Donald Trump's new tariff threats target a puzzling range of products from h
July 21 · 50 min
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 that her government was not prepared for this emergency.  A former Alberta representative to Washington says Canada shouldn't meekly give in to Donald Trump's tariffs, or angrily retaliate — but do a third thing, which she'll explain.  It took 48 hours before Alberta issued an amber alert in the disapp

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