As It Happens

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October 1: Death's door

Dallas Police Conviction, Conservative Foreign Aid, Dried Bull Penis Theft, U of T Suicides, Jessye Norman Obit, Hong Kong Protester Shot and more

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September 30: Courage, but not a lot of convictions

Viens Commission, California Student Athlete Law, Nigel Pub Night, Lesbos Refugee Camp, Sculpture Model and more

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September 27: Kids these days

Climate March: Organizer/Attendee, SCC: Marie-Maude Denis, Old Mustang, Bill 21 Lawsuit, Afghanistan Elections: Ghani, Sandra Muller Defamation, John Coltrane Album and more

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September 26: Jacques hammer

Jacques Chirac Obit, TSX Alberta Energy, Switzerland Glacier Funeral, Trump Impeachment: Democrat, Poland Teen Journal, Archive: Boaty McBoatface and more

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September 25: Quo — but is it "status" or "quid pro"?

Trump Impeach Memo, IPCC Water Report, Cimabue Painting, Quebec: Pipelines, Al Alvarez Obit, Plácido Domingo Accusations and more

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September 24: Impeachy keen

Impeachment Call, U.K. Ruling: Labour, N.S. Blue Whale, Syria Consul Appointment, Vancouver Mayor: Guns, Munk Debate Cancelled and more

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September 23: Going to Greta lengths

Climates Cities, Ukraine: Trump/Biden, Game of Thrones Sound, Vancouver First Responders, Thomas Cook Folds, Cowboy Poet and more

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September 20: Lost in the crossfire

Liberals' Gun Announcement, Climate Change Essay, Vagina Museum, Trudeau Brownface Picture, Captain Cook Ship, Hearse Fest and more

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September 19: What's wrong with these pictures

Trudeau Blackface: Jagmeet Singh, Omar Alghabra, Ballet Boys, Steven Nowack Victim, Brexit: Ireland, Easy Rider: John Kay and more

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September 18: Anti-smoke signals

Vaping Doctor, Saskatchewan Nurse Appeal, Rick Mercer, Elk Call, Graeme Gibson, Israel Election and more

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September 17: The plotting thickens

Spy Arrest, Zimbabwe Doctor Strike, Jerry Maguire Tape Collector, Election News Coverage, Colorado Trail Fight, Dairy Bar Digby and more

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September 16: He was going home to change his shoes

Mississauga Shooting, Saudi Oil Attacks, Blackest Black, B.C. Bus Accident, Séan McCann, Hide and Seek Rats and more

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September 13: A poor-judgment call

Newfoundland and Labrador Minister Resigns, Ig Nobels, Frozen Poop Knives, Elizabeth May, India Compound, Pesticides Bird Study and more

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September 12: They can't go any further, and it's gone too far

SCOTUS Asylum Ruling, UK: Yellowhammer Document, Ghost Crab Study, Labrador Voicemail, David Suzuki, Kenneth Goldsmith Clinton Emails and more

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September 11: Points of departure

Quebec MAID Ruling, Dorian: Health Minister, Maxime Bernier, Turkey Syrian Refugees, Alabama NOAA, Scottish Court Decision and more

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September 10: The public unravelling of private talks

Taliban Peace Talks, Robert Frank Obit, Calgary Half Siblings, B.C. Carbon Tax, WWII Resistance History, Book Feature: This is Not Propaganda and more

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September 9: The ill will of the people

Catherine McKenna, Bianca Andreescu's Coach, NYC Rat Trap, Bill 21 Op-Ed, Dorian: Eastern Canada, Car Raccoon Photographer and more

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September 6: Bringing up the arrears

First Nation Compensation, Robert Mugabe Obit, Bianca Andreescu, Diet Eman Obit, Squirrels Research, Movie Heart Attack Rescue and more

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September 5: Torn apart

Hurricane Dorian: Victim, Pedestrian Vigil, Not Loch Ness Monster, Edmonton Child Abuse, Desmond Morton Obit, Orono Toronto Sign and more

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September 4: The original cause is no longer the only cause

Hong Kong Bill Pulled, Hassan Guillet, Dog Brains, Listener Response: Ontario Slang, Brexit Latest, New Brunswick NDP/Green and more

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September 3: Going nowhere fast

Hurricane Dorian: Rescuer, Walmart Guns, Ontario Slang, Harry Potter Spells, MMIWG Errors, Opera Body Shaming and more

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September 2: When the tide turns on you

Dorian: Bahamas, Denver Jail Birth, Fishing Dinosaur Bones, Snorting Toads, California Boat Fire, Glacier Film and more

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August 30: The upper hand, beforehand

Hong Kong Arrests, Head Fossil, Dildo, Newfoundland Update, Andrew Luck Retires, Asexual Bugs and more

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As it Happened: The Archive Edition - Richard Wagamese on his 2014 novel, 'Medicine Walk'

'Medicine Walk', by the late author Richard Wagamese, tells the story of a dying father who persuades his estranged son to accompany him into the forests of British Columbia, to administer for him a traditional Ojibway warrior burial.

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August 29: Tying himself in knots over tying the knot

Andrew Scheer: Gay Conservative, Yemen Fighting, Lego Braille, California Vaccines, Paradise Newfoundland Sewage and more

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August 28: Intermission accomplished

UK Parliament Suspended, Larry Dohey Obit, Severed Hand Doctor, Teacher Math Testing, Banting House Museum and more

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August 27: Pusher and pushback

Oklahoma Opioids Case, Indonesia Capital Move, Lethbridge Safe Injection, Amazon Sovereignty, Shooter School Design and more

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August 26: Slow burn

Bolivia Fires, Glasgow Slave Agreement, People's Party Billboard, Jiffy Cabs Retirement, Mowbray Pork Pies and more

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August 23: Looking the author way

Aaron Wherry, David Koch, Throwback Horse Racing, Zimbabwe Comedian, German City, German City and more

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As it Happened: The Archive Edition — Activist and folk singer Pete Seeger

His only weapons were a banjo, a guitar and an endless string of protest songs. But that was enough earn Pete Seeger a jail sentence, get blacklisted on radio and television, and attract the attention of the FBI. Still, it seemed nothing could silence the activist and founding father of the American folk music movement.

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August 22: Specious delivery

You Ward News, Austism Study, Bullit Mustang Auction, Kentucky Mine Protest, Michelle Liu and more

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August 21: Sparks fly

Amazon Fires, Greenland Trump, Bear Attack, Abdilahi Elmi Deportation, Newark Water and more

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August 20: An ex-radical approach

Jack Letts: Father, White Supremacist Reservist, Butter Sculpture, Buy Canada, Detained Consular Worker and more

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August 19: Stormy weather

Climate Change: Election, Calgary Drum Collection, Kabul Wedding Attack, HK: Family Tensions, Al-Bashir Trial and more

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August 16: Troubled state

Kashmir Folo, Dairy Farmer, WWII Video Game, Foodora Vote, Nemo Effect and more

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As it Happened: The Archive Edition - Unlocking the mystery of the Dieppe raid

The August, 1942, raid on the beaches of Dieppe proved disastrous for Canadian forces. And for decades after, surviving veterans and military analysts alike struggled to understand what the botched mission in northern France was supposed to accomplish in the first place. Historian David O'Keefe believes he found the key.

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August 15: What she got, and what he didn't give

Woodstock: Grace Slick, London Explosion, SNC: JWR, Recession Fears and more

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August 14: Defending his work ethics

Ethics SNC Lavalin, Loujain Alhathloul, Tasered Emu, HK: Ronny Tong, Emma Lazarus and more

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August 13: Fight, no flight

HK Airport Protester, Peace Bond, Russian Nuclear Test, Ebola Cure and more

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August 12: On dangerous ground

Hong Kong Protests, Adina Katz, Andreescu Win, Jeffrey Epstein Latest and more

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August 9: Tales of misadventure

Detained Canadian Released, Detroit Man Deported, Gestures Dictionary, Cyclist Endurance Race Winner, Octopus Face, Gas Station Toilet and more

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As it Happened: The Archive Edition - A day in the life of As It Happens

The Monday of March 21, 1977, was like most others in the studio: extraordinary. Host Barbara Frum found herself helping to mediate a hostage crisis in a downtown Toronto bank; trying to make sense of a complex conspiracy surrounding a Canadian band believed to be The Beatles in disguise; and reminiscing with a former White House barber about Henry Kissinger's hairdo.

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August 8: Loaded questions

Toronto Shootings, E-Scooters Study, Chase Bank Credit, Farmer Sentencing, Ancient Egypt Bread and more

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August 7: Chase closed

B.C. Fugitives: RCMP, B.C. Fugitives: Resident, Sixties Scoop Brothers, B.C. Fugitives: Mayor, Kashmir Latest, Moon Water Bears and more

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August 6: Under the gun

U.S. Shooting: Ohio Senator, Toni Morrison Obit, RCMP Pot Search, Mogadishu Mayor Killed, Whisky Tongue, Randy Hedgehogs and more

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August 5: Rhetorical questions

El Paso Shooting, Baltej Dhillon Retires, Vienna Subway Smells, Race Winner, and more.

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As it Happened: The Archive Edition - Wade Davis on early quests to summit Everest

In the early 1920s, George Herbert Leigh Mallory led a small army of 25 men on three attempts to scale Everest. At the time, England was desperately seeking solace from the abysmal carnage of the First World War. Reaching the roof of the world presented the perfect remedy. Wade Davis tells the story in his 2011 Book "Into the Silence".

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August 2: Flying with extra baggage

Saudi Guardianship, Europe Heatwave, Stolen Ketchup, Student Custody, Ring Remover and more

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August 1: A veiled threat

Netherlands Burka Ban, Drive-In Death, Olivia Newton John, Runaway Princess, Dillinger Exhumation and more

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July 31: Home truths

Wettlaufer Report, Evicted Renter, Steinbeck Story, US/Can Drugs, Reagan Tapes and more

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July 30: Just a couple of campers low on gas

BC Murder Suspects, Capital Hack, Chaser Obit, Road Stop PSA, Victorian Sex Toy and more

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July 29: To an uncertain extent

Sudan Folo, Into The Wild, Blown Away, Victim Surcharges, TV Gender Lawsuit and more

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As it Happened: The Archive Edition - The evolution of As it Happens

In November, 1968, CBC Radio debuted a new supper-hour current affairs show called As it Happens. It was broadcast live across Canada, from east to west over six hours — picking up listeners in the country's different time zones.

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As it Happened: The Archive Edition - The evolution of the Canadian $10 bill

In the first of our That Was Then, This is Now series, we trace the show's coverage of the changing face of the Canadian $10 bill — from the design introduced in 1971 featuring Sir John A. MacDonald, to the current version featuring civil rights activist Viola Desmond.

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July 26: Wedding deception

Fake divorce lawyer, Tour de France, Oregon rescue, Death penalty, Delhi women, Johnny Clegg obit and more

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July 25: Same page? Not in his book

Guy St. Jacques, Egypt Minister Comments, Barney Smith Encore, Puerto Rico, Touch Study and more

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July 24: Frequently a dull moment

Mueller Testimony, Theresa May Exit, Pot Shot Bear, Facebook Fine, Pompeii Researcher and more

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July 23: Nearing the breaking-bad point

Winnipeg Meth Crisis, Hong Kong Folo, Artificial Snow, BC Inheritance Fight, Truffle Book Author and more

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July 22: Networking opportunity

Huawei North, French Submarine Find, Bird Photographer, Robert Morgenthau Obit and more

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July 19: In harm's way

Military Settlement, Srebrenica Dutch, Pumpsie Green Obit, Hawaii Telescope, Roosevelt Statue, Somali Medical Records and more.

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As it Happened: The Archive Edition - 'Beloved' author Toni Morrison on race and the future of America

In 2015, Toni Morrison sat down with As It Happens host Carol Off for a wide-ranging interview on writing, race, and the future of America.

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July 18: Measuring the risks

CAMH NCR Case, Rent Report, Starfish Expert, Gambian Rape Allegation, Moon Memories, Rock Slide Salmon and more.

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July 17: It could have happened to any family

737 MAX Hearings, Puerto Rico Protests, Chance The Snapper, Eye Cancer Patient, Cottage Observatory, Howard Engel Obit, Moon Memories and more.

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July 16: Beyond words

Trump Democrats Border, Apollo 11 Moon Landing, Egypt Pyramids, Oil Spill Sentencing and more

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July 15: The ins and the outs

Trump Comments: Jeff Flake, Stampede Horses Update, Explosives Retrieval, Desjardins Committee Meeting, Eritrean Released and more

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July 12: Don't spare the horses

Stampede Fine, Assoun case, Sitka Spruce, Roxodus and more

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As it Happened: The Archive Edition - Former Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire

In the 25 years since the end of the Rwandan genocide, General Dallaire has dedicated his life to recounting the horrors he faced, in the hopes that it might never happen again. But only in the last few years has he begun to discuss the immeasurable trauma he has suffered due to his experiences in Rwanda. In 2016, he sat down with Carol to discuss his memoir, "Waiting for First Light: My Ongoing Battle with PTSD."

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July 11: Can't go along with someone going along

Mississippi Reporter, Oka Land: Simon, Musicians and Drinking, Chateau Laurier Vote, Jim Bouton and more

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July 10: Losing track

Bombardier Layoffs, Rip Torn Obit, Kiesza Recovery, Chicago Defender, Free Pita Manager and more

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July 9: Insecurity measures

Desjardins Breach, Embryo Editing, Dancing Cockatoo, Salvini Centre Closed, Green Burials and more

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July 8: Wealth of opportunity

Epstein Latest, Congo Rebel ICC, CSIS Documents, HK at UNHRC, Rijksmuseum Restoration and more

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July 5: Unsafe hands

Norway Refugee Abuse, Kenney Pipeline Audit, Lost Records, Sudan Agreement, Arctic Fox Tracker and more

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July 4: Rules of the robed

NB Judges, Mad Magazine, Tooth in Foot, WWII Bodies, Front Yard Garden and more

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July 3: Stranded operating procedure

Libya Attack, Lee Iacocca, Ice Cream Truck, Navy Seal Acquitted, Cockroaches study and more

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