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.
Latest episodes
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59 min
Alberta chief wants “reconcili-action” and seat at the table
After First Nations leaders sit down with Canada's First ministers for the first time in decades, the chief of Cold Lake First Nations tells us whether he feels his message was hea…
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“Our worst nightmare.” Rising threat to women in public life
An Australian politician tells us two alleged attacks against women in politics just this week have sent a chill through the country -- especially for her and her colleagues. And s…
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51 min
A separatist "reckoning" looms for Alberta's premier
Premier Danielle Smith wants to move forward after Alberta's referendum -- but it's not clear whether everyone in the United Conservative Party wants to move forward with her.A US…
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57 min
Israeli rabbi picking olives in West Bank, detained by IDF
An Israeli rabbi is among the dozens of people detained after trying to help a Palestinian farmer bring in their olive crop -- and tells us she'd do it again without hesitation.Wit…
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1 h 01
Edmonton mayor says referendum results send a clear message
Andrew Knack tells us he's proud Albertans voted to stay in Canada -- and says the five referendum questions on immigration are a distraction from the real issues people in the pro…
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52 min
CFB Wainwright fire victim’s mom: 'My heart just dropped'
After flames engulfed an Alberta military base on Saturday, our guest waited anxiously for news of her son, Private Aidan Goulding. Hours later, she learned he was among the young…
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1 h 02
Cornell prof says school’s reckoning is a long time coming
A Cornell professor is leading a no-confidence vote against the university administration over what she says is a culture of inaction around sexual assault and harassment on campus…
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A separatist’s view of Alberta’s referendum
Ahead of Monday's vote, an Alberta separatist tells us part of him would be sad to leave Canada, but he still believes the province will be better off going it alone. A reporter de…
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55 min
Why an alleged pipeline saboteur is being accused of war crimes
A Ukrainian national is on trial in Germany for blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines, which risks creating tension between the two normally-cozy allies. New dress code rules in…
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1 h 01
Witness to Six Flags death wants to set the record straight
Rollercoasters are closed across the U.S. and Canada after a man is thrown to his death from a ride at a Six Flags amusement park in Georgia. Our guest had just been on that coaste…
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47 min
U.S. plan to buy Russian diesel, “a deal with the devil”
U.S. president Donald Trump announces a plan to buy diesel from Russia and an "energy ceasefire," but it doesn’t take long for Ukraine’s president to accuse Russia of attacking six…
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59 min
A Fort Hood survivor reacts to livestreamed execution plans
A retired U.S. Army Sergeant who was shot seven times in the Fort Hood Massacre says he has no problem with his shooter being executed, but he balks at the Pentagon's plans to live…
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Alleged torture victim applauds new charges against Maduro
An American who says he was electrocuted and threatened with execution in a Venezuelan prison welcomes new torture charges against the country's deposed president, Nicolas Maduro.…
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59 min
The son of an Oct. 7 victim delivers a plea for peace
On the anniversary of her murder, the son of Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver reflects on the lessons she left behind and tells us her memory should not be used to jus…
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59 min
U.S. suspect ‘encouraged and aided’ mass shooter in Canada
The FBI announces the arrest of a Washington State resident who allegedly spent at least six months in contact with the shooter who killed eight people in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. A you…
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54 min
His father was kidnapped by a cartel in Mexico
Months after ten people employed by a Canadian mining company in Mexico were kidnapped, our guest's father remains unaccounted for. Now, he's asking the RCMP to get involved — and…
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57 min
Her client survived execution months before Christa Pike
We hear from a lawyer whose client lived through a botched lethal injection in Tennessee just a few months before the state made another failed attempt to execute an inmate this we…
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60 min
A botched lethal injection reignites death penalty debate
A reporter describes the agonizing, failed attempts to execute Tennessee inmate Christa Pike — and tells us how the state's Republican governor is responding. On social media, a Mi…
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45 min
What the withdrawal of U.S. troops means for Iraq
American forces have now pulled out of their last posts in Iraq and for many in the country, it's a belated moment of celebration after what felt like an endless war. Peru's Humbol…
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26 min
Special Episode: Community, culture and 'country food'
Nil Köksal speaks with director Malaya Qaunirq Chapman about her new documentary "Nirilaurta: Let Us Eat." She takes us to kitchen tables in Taloyoak, Nunavut, where food is as muc…