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As It Happens

CBC

News

Frequency: 1 episode/1d. Total Eps: 203

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.)

New episodes Monday to Friday by 7:30 pm E.T.

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18/08/2026
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#41
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#43
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#45
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09/08/2026
#41

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Bill de Blasio breaks down Mamdani’s meeting with Trump

Saturday, November 22, 2025 • Duration 01:03:40

After months of mutual criticism, New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and U.S. President Trump have a surprisingly warm meeting. Bill de Blasio tells us he knows why Mr. Trump was impressed by the man he once called a "Communist lunatic."

A survivor of abuse by Jeffrey Epstein explains why she took on Donald Trump and Congress to secure a promise that files on the serial predator would finally be released.

Given the serious concessions it demands from Ukraine, that country's foreign-affairs chair says it's hard to believe the American-led peace plan is meant to be serious.

After a horrifying grizzly bear attack in B.C., a woman from Bella Coola Valley tells us about her own grizzly encounter -- which convinced her a tragedy like this was only a matter of time.

A legendary collection containing some of the rarest vinyl records in the world is now accessible to all online. We'll hear about it ... and hear some of it.

Psychologists find people become more altruistic when a growly costumed vigilante shows up -- a phenomenon they call "the Batman effect".

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that knows some science is beyond our cape abilities.

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Is this a plan for peace in Ukraine, or surrender?

Friday, November 21, 2025 • Duration 58:35

Ukrainian officials are pushing back on a purported peace plan that would require major concessions to Russia. A former American ambassador to Ukraine tells us Kyiv won't accept any deal that looks like surrender.

A paramedic in Saskatoon tells us a toxic drug supply caused more than a hundred overdoses in just seven days -- and that crisis has also taken a toll on first responders.

An Indigenous woman whose mother lost her status for marrying a non-Indigenous man celebrates a change meant to ensure that status passes through generations -- regardless of who you marry.

An Oxford University biologist traces the history of the kiss -- and finds that the ancestors of humans and other large apes were locking lips at least 16 million years ago.

When an NBA rookie's parents suggested he invite some friends over for dinner, they weren't expecting the whole Charlotte Hornets roster to turn up.

We hate a mosquito's proboscis when it's sucking our blood -- but we love a mosquito's proboscis when scientists take it off the mosquito, and use it as a nozzle in a 3D printer.

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that presents a good nose/bad nose scenario.

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Is the world’s most valuable company fueling a giant bubble?

Thursday, November 20, 2025 • Duration 57:14

Despite investor jitters, there are strong projections in chip-maker Nvidia's earnings report; a market reporter tells us what this means for the AI boom-or-bubble debate.

Prime Minister Carney is off to the U.A.E., and Canada's former ambassador to that country says it's about time and says there is a lot to gain from a strengthened relationship.

The Ontario government says impaired drivers who kill a parent should have to pay child support. Our guest says that would have helped his family, after a drunk driver killed his son.

A longtime campaigner against price gouging supports the UK government's plan to make it illegal for ticket resellers to extort people -- provided it actually becomes law.

An animal sanctuary staffer in Utah says it's not every day you get the call to help an owl that got caught in a cement mixer -- and knowing how to help was the hardened-est part.

A major Hollywood agency signs a huge new client. Well, a huge new aged client: Parmigiano Reggiano -- the classic, 1000-year-old Italian cheese.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that's got you in the parm of our hand.

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Another mass kidnapping and the woman who tried to stop it

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 • Duration 58:30

In Nigeria -- two dozen girls are missing after armed men attacked their school. Bukky Shonibare helped draft the rules that are supposed to protect the country's youngest citizens.

A nonprofit director in Charlotte, North Carolina, tells us what an onslaught of federal agents is doing to his city, as the Trump administration's immigration crackdown continues.

After that tense vote on the federal budget, interim NDP Leader Don Davies tells us this contentious Parliament needs to focus on helping Canadians, and not on party politics.

The excavation of a 1200-year-old clay sculpture of a goose attempting to mate with a woman suggests Paleolithic hunter-gatherers had a more complex belief system than we knew.

A wolf in British Columbia is caught on camera reeling in crab traps in order to eat the bait -- and scientists say that could be the first evidence of wolves using tools.

Science says that, unlike their rural cousins, urban raccoons are adapting to become less wild and more chill -- because they've developed a taste for our garbage.

As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that guesses the raccoons has become the pest of all possible worlds.

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Mark Carney’s government survives, for now

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 • Duration 01:02:39

We'll take a close look at the political manoeuvering behind Prime Minister Mark Carney's first budget as he tries to make sure it passes.

After an explosion on the railway line from Poland to Ukraine, a Polish Senator says she believes it's part of a larger effort to sow confusion and terror -- and she's got a suspect in mind.

One of Donald Trump's most aggressive supporters is publicly changing course; a political reporter from Georgia tells us what she thinks is behind the political evolution of Marjorie Taylor Greene.

A research scientist tells us what it's like to follow the exact routes of individual monarch butterflies as they make their journey south -- thanks to tiny electronic tags.

Divers locate a rare, pristine shipwreck from the depths of Lake Ontario. One of them tells us it's the find of a lifetime.

In line with the Trump administration's order to remove "political messages and artwork" from roads, Lubbock, Texas is reluctantly remove a crosswalk with giant Buddy Holly glasses on it.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that tut-tuts: they're unmaking spectacles of themselves.

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What Bob Rae learned at the United Nations

Saturday, November 15, 2025 • Duration 01:06:44

On his last day after five years as Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae reflects on his time in the post -- and makes some order of the chaos.

Indigenous activists stage multiple protests at the UN climate summit in Brazil; a delegate tells us that's because the meeting isn't living up to its billing as an "Amazonian COP".

The U-S company that makes Sour Puss liqueur lost a huge chunk of its sales when it was taken off Canadian liquor-store shelves. So to stop things from going south, they've moved production -- north.

The late Diane Keaton made one documentary in her entire movie career -- a quirky film called "Heaven". Now that it's getting a posthumous re-release, its producer tells us about Ms. Keaton's vision.

A South African town is mourning the abduction of its beloved Beverley. Beverley is a mannequin in a bikini that stood in a reservoir on a country road -- but has vanished without a ripple.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that believes no body's perfect.

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Major projects and a mixed reaction

Friday, November 14, 2025 • Duration 01:02:20

Energy production in the Arctic is on Prime Minister Carney's latest list of nation-building projects; We'll speak with the woman in charge of the Inuit-owned clean energy corporation with big plans for Iqaluit.

It may have Indigenous backing but a liquefied natural gas facility fast-tracked by Ottawa is facing tough opposition from several First Nations in B.C.

When a room-rental company suddenly went bankrupt, an Arkansas man found his family's suitcases unceremoniously dumped in the hall -- but he tells us that wasn't about to stop them from staying the night.

As Iran suffers through its worst drought in decades, all possibilities are on the table for the city of Tehran, population ten million -- including total evacuation.

Paris marks the tenth anniversary of the massacre at the Bataclan; our guest tells us he still can't bring himself to go to the ceremony at the site where his son was killed.

They clipped her wings to keep it at a wildlife sanctuary in England -- but a young flamingo tested them by escaping and flying all the way to France, and they passed with flying colours.

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that guesses she gave them the pink slip.

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The real costs of the U.S. government shutdown

Thursday, November 13, 2025 • Duration 59:54

The U.S. government shutdown cut off funding for a crucial food program; a grocery store owner says he's heartbroken to see his customers suffering -- and he has a special message for Donald Trump.

A survivor of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines tells us about the day she lost her home -- and how she's hoping to make fossil fuel giants pay.

A small-town Kansas newspaper receives a hefty settlement and an apology -- two years after local police raided its offices and the home of its editor.

The widow of Alex Tilley -- inventor of the Tilley hat -- tells us what elevated the cotton duck cap from sailing accessory to Canadian classic.

We've picked a pack of tickled pipers. 374 bagpipers, to be exact -- who came together in Australia to play along to a certain AC/DC song, at an event that turned out to be a big honking deal.

You had us at 'gull-oh'. A scientist plays to our love of seagull stories with new research into the best method of scaring one off when they are trying to eat your food -- one of which is a roaring success.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that's always moving the gull posts.

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Special Episode: Free Joan Little

Sunday, December 7, 2025 • Duration 23:55

As It Happens host Nil Köksal speaks with Yoruba Richen about her new documentary about the life of Joan Little, an unlikely civil rights figure who became the first woman in U.S. history to be acquitted of murder on the basis that she was defending herself from sexual assault.

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Is it “That’s All Folks?” for movies in theatres?

Saturday, December 6, 2025 • Duration 46:51

The Netflix-Warner Brothers merger is a multi-billion dollar blockbuster -- a business journalist tells us what the deal might mean for where -- and what kind of blockbusters -- you'll be watching from here on out.

The chair of the expert panel advising the government on reaching net-zero goals says he had no choice but to resign -- because he doesn't feel like anyone in power was listening.

A student editor was floored by the University of Alabama's decision to pulled the plug on publications focused on women and Black campus life, citing new federal limits on DEI initiatives.

For the first time in generations, Siletz tribal members in Oregon got the opportunity to salvage a whale; our guest tells us about an emotional day on the beach.

We remember Frank Gehry -- the Canadian-born architect whose daring and imaginative style re-defined what a building could be.

After almost 15 years of planning, Detroit finally gets its two-and-a-half ton, 11-foot-tall sculpture of science fiction icon "Robocop".

As It Happens, the Friday edition. Radio that follows a statue of no limitations.

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