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As It Happens

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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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  • July 23 · 49 min

    This four-foot-six woman is Matt Damon’s Odyssey stunt double

    <p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>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?

    <p>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.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>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.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>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?

    <p>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.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>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.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>It took 48 hours before Alberta issued an amber alert in the disapp

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