As It Happens

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December 2: Afterthoughts in the aftermath

London attack update, Halifax explosion murals, Apostrophe Protection Society, Samoa measles outbreak, John Henry Waddell obit and more

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November 29: On a knife edge

London Bridge attack, Halifax police checks, Queen handwriting, Handrail case, Yemen airport, Feature: Maria Campbell and more

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November 28: Scheer force of will

Andrew Scheer: supporter, Ebola workers killed, Asbestos town name change, Texas chemical fire, U.K. nurse numbers, Nova Scotia home report and more

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November 27: Beyak to square one

Lynn Beyak back, Operation Lady Justice, Ice Age puppy, Jeudy Charlot death, Deep fake exhibit, Nova Scotia American doctor and more

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November 26: French exit

Quebec: Andrew Scheer, Climate change report, Hula hooping record, Koalas in trouble, Philippines massacre trial, German jewel heist and more

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November 25: A timely vote of confidence

Hong Kong election, Toronto pedestrian armbands, Bombers pants guy, Guatemala deportation, Joe Biden stutter, Michelin suit, Singularity dating app and more

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November 22: Father confessors

Vancouver Diocese Report, Somali Activist Killed, Music Universality Study, Propane Shortage, Border Artist and more

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November 21: Climate changing

New Environment Minister, Netanyahu Indicted, California Bar Money, Impeachment: Wrap Up, John Mann Obit, DRC Measles Deaths and more

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November 20: Taking it from the top

Impeachment: Sondland, Children's Aid Changes, Slippery Toilet, Malta Investigation Update, Trump Military Pardons, Wind Far Cancelled and more

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November 19: They lost him — they wouldn't lose her

Iranian mother reunion, Alberta election commissioner, Little Brontë book, Iran protests, South Dakota meth campaign, Finland dying town and more

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November 18: Big menace on campus

Hong Kong: Polytechnic University, Prince Andrew BBC interview, Bengals fan, Aatish Taseer, School bus seatbelts, Gelato flavours record and more

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November 15: Foreign disservice

Impeachment: Marie Yovanovitch, Saskatoon baby boxes, Too-soon Christmas, Shelburne water, Dick Stevenson obit, Bay of Fundy garbage and more

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November 14: A case of the vapers

B.C. vaping regulations, Manus Island refugee visa, 3-antlered buck, Impeachment photographer, No Wi-Fi town, Idaho library and more

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November 13: Both sides are buckling down — and buckling up

Impeachment hearing, New Brunswick smelter closing, Erdoğan protester, John Murrell obit, Bolivia former minister and more

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November 12: Incendiary remarks

New South Wales fires, Dutch ISIS repatriation ruling, Mouse deer sightings, Myanmar prosecution, Roger Stone trial, Harrods Christmas and more

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November 11: Coach's scorners

Don Cherry fired, Halifax detention convictions, Italian campaign vet, Paradise fire survivor, Bolivia coup and more

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November 8: How the west could be won

Brian Pallister, Italian senator threats, Flying canoe festival, Dopamine fasts, 30th Anniversary East Germany, Truck deaths update and more

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November 7: They'll take dollars, but they're after change

Senators meeting, Antigua reparations, Mona Lisa move, Uighur activist McMaster University, New Brunswick town saved, Australia soccer player and more

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November 6: He who hesitates

UK Russia Report, Rawi Hage, Nell Scoville, Stolen Violin, Dingo Found and more

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November 5: Endurance test

Mexico Mormon deaths, China meat, Failure study, Sondland: Impeachment, Oakland transit rescue and more

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November 4: Reaching the eco-logical conclusion

Elizabeth May, Delhi smog, Otter koi fish opera, Chickens purchase, New Senate group, Niagara barge moved and more

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November 1: Secret weapon

Iraq protest, Wexit Indigenous, Loons raise duckling, Sheldon Kennedy, Pakistan HIV, Weed in nose and more

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October 31: For oil intents and purposes

Encana leaves, Disinformation campaign, Halloween date change, Deadspin staff, Jackson Pollock physics, Most haunted village and more

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October 30: Lingering concerns

Grenfell Tower Report, Sheshatshui Suicide Emergency, Cross Stitch Project, Feature: Ian McEwan, Turnip Carving and more

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October 29: Stop the presses?

Indigenous newspaper fire, al-Baghdadi: Yazidis, Hamilton head usher, Brexit coin, Trudeau: Regina mayor, Rikers Island closing and more

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October 28: The military strike and the President's strike-out

Al-Baghdadi Raid, California Fire Evacuations, Creepy Dolls, Impeachment: Republican Strategy, Truck Deaths: Vietnam, Vancouver Jogger and more

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October 25: Captive audience

Uighur Award, Disability Consent Rights, Can Opener Overpass, Turkey: MP, Turkey: Critic, Feature: Scotty Bowman Book and more

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October 24: Painfully familiar

Truck Deaths Latest, BC Indigenous Rights, Rats in Cars, WeWork Bailout, Iraq Kurdish Refugees, Japan Hotel Robots and more

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October 23: Driven to tears

Truck Deaths UK, Rick Chiarelli Vote, Feed the Ducks, Impeachment: Taylor Testimony, NB Future: Blaine Higgs and more

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October 22: The map is all over the map

Election: Lisa Raitt, Election: Mark Holland, Queen Elizabeth Dress, Election: Jay Hill, Denmark Lighthouse Move and more

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October 21: Blood relatives

ISIS: Save The Children, Romney "Pierre Delecto", School Mock Elections, Mooning Pumpkin Display, Volkswagen: Canada Case, California For Profit Prisons, Encore: Tom Wilson "Beautiful Scars" and more

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October 18: The chaining of the guard

Nazi Guard Trial, Elijah Cummings Obit, Fastest Ant, NDP: Tracey Ramsey, Listener Response: Toronto Public Library Dispute, "A Kandahar Away" Documentary and more

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October 17: Intermission accomplished

Turkey Ceasefire, Toronto Public Library Space Dispute, Whale Skeleton, Andrew Scheer "Seats" Letter, Brexit Deal: Labour, Blob Slime Mould and more

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October 16: A man walks into a bar

Isolated Dutch Family, New Brunswick Abortion Access, Canadian Soccer Win, Rubik's Cube Hand, Made-Up Economist, Tulip Fraud and more

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October 15: Even home is not home-free

Fort Worth Charges, Syria Assassination, Booker Prize Jury, Online Election Manipulation, Vans Designer, Funeral Hoax and more

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October 14: Bar-none

Catalan Leaders Jailed, Danny Ramadan, Norman the Lamb, Syria: Galbraith, Iowa Newspaper Lawsuit, Broccoli Protester and more

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October 11: The truce has set him free

Nobel Peace Prize, Turkey Explainer, California Fire, Chrystia Freeland, Michael Christie and more

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October 10: One nation under "God, no"

Impeachment Update, Nobel Literature Prize Winner, Logging Road Rescue, Atlanta Braves Tomahawk Chop, Fortune Bay Salmon Clean-up, YouTube Impersonator and more

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October 9: Independence day

Turkey/Syria Border, Conservative Immigration Event, Alaska Guitars, Calgary Councillor: Climate, Tennessee Whiskey Company and more

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October 8: Cross talk over crosstalk

Debate Format, Saturn Moons, Chicken and Egg, NBA/China Dispute, Sidmouth Fatberg, Pollution Scientists and more

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October 7: Foresaken — for whose sake

U.S. Syria Pull Out, Lisa Raitt, Ginger Baker Obit, Auschwitz Shofar, Bonjour/Hi Cafe, Encore: In My Blood It Runs and more

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October 4: A deeply unappealing appeal

Indigenous Care Appeal, Diahann Carroll Obit, Boris Johnson Cake Maker, UBC Frat Investigation, Sabre-Toothed Cat Find, Guinea Pig Ice Cream and more

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October 3: Justice for what the doctor ordered

Virginia Doctor Opioids, Trump Predictor, Bolivia Music Study, Montreal Metro Washroom, Wisconsin Dairy Farmer, Maritime Pollution, Archives: Pot Shop Bear and more

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October 2: Getting away with murder

Jamal Khashoggi: Baroness, Conservative Foreign Aid, Bison Gore, Listener Response: Bull Penises, Homeless Singer, London Homecoming and more

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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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