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Nightly news that’s not afraid of fun. Every weeknight hosts Nil Köksal and Chris Howden bring you the 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. Find out why As It Happens is one of Canada’s longest-running and most beloved shows.

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Nil Köksal speaks with Molly O’Brien, producer and director of the Oscar-nominated documentary, and with the film’s subject: her aunt Orin O’Brien.
We speak to Liberal MP and leadership candidate Karina Gould and Goldy Hyder of the Business Council of Canada.Also: A film history student tells us about the moment he discovered a silent film about Lincoln...believed to be lost to time...in the final hours of his internship with a historic film archive.
Plus: Jeff Douglas on the meaning of “I Am Canadian” then…and now. Also: Scientist David Kring on what we can learn from massive canyons on the moon.
Plus: A cave explorer finds a fungus that turns spiders into zombies…so it can kill them. Also: An Ottawa furniture store owner on why sourcing Canadian products is easier said than done. 
Plus: New research on bonobos shows the unique human ability to guess what's going on in the minds of others isn't so unique.Also: . A site on the North Saskatchewan River is revealed to be one of the oldest examples of Indigenous civilization in North America. A Métis archaeologist tells us he could feel that history the first time he saw it.
Plus: When a teenager fell into icy water, Indiana's David Fisher grabbed his double Dutch ropes and jumped into action. Also: After a Canadian father comes forward to say his child is purchasing illicit drugs on Snapchat, we'll hear from an American dad about his ongoing fight to hold the social platform accountable for the death of his son.
Plus: The story of a “Pistol Packin’ Mama” who spent decades wanted for murder, undetected in Taber, Alberta.  Also: Liz Pelly, author of Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist.
She worked with Spencer Lane, a 16 year old victim of the DC plane crash. Also: How Newfoundland and Labrador’s snow crab fishery is preparing for the prospect of devastating US tariffs; and we reach former Bernie Sanders campaign manager Faiz Shakir, who’s running to lead the Democratic National Committee
Plus: The Danish scientists who thought they’d found some fossilized plants…which turned out to be something much more interesting: ancient vomit. Also: Casey Katims of the U.S. Climate Alliance on trying to forge a path ahead with states, after Trump pulls the U.S. out of a key international agreement. 
Plus: Receding alpine ice reveals a beautifully preserved forest of 6,000 year old trees, and its secrets are both thrilling and frightening. Also: We hear from Washington Post theatre critic Naveen Kumar who temporarily lost the ability to sit, and how standing changed his perspective on the medium he's spent so long covering.
Plus: Beth Shapiro of the bioscience firm Colossal on the ultimate de-extinction project…bringing the dodo back from the dead. Also: Months after far-right rioters burst through its doors, Liverpool's Spellow Library is open to the public once again.
Plus: Gwenyth Paltrow went skiing, they made a musical about it. Now it’s blowing up. Also: Donald Trump says fentanyl from Canada is a problem, we take a look at what’s real about that and what isn’t.
Plus: How Oscar-nominated costume designer Linda Muir created Nosferatu’s creepy and obsessively period-accurate outfits. Also: Today is the first day same-sex couples can legally get married in Thailand. We reach a transgender man on his wedding day, about what today means for his life, and his country.
Plus: Two New Zealand fishermen knew they had a big one on the line, but they didn’t expect to find a shark along for the ride.Also: Jordan Heber, the Santa Monica painter creating watercolours of lost homes.
Plus: A photographer and model dive deep to get some pictures on the deck of a sunken ship -- and the results are breathtaking and record-breaking.Also: We reach the former prosecutor who helped put Leonard Peltier in prison, then campaigned for his release.
Interviews with Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson, Thomas A. Saenz of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and more.
Plus: A New Zealand woman sets a new world record for sprinting - on a track covered with Lego. Also: Some LA residents who had just gotten into housing find themselves right back where they started thanks to the wildfires;  and an expert provides a nuanced perspective on the ban of Red Dye #3.
Plus: The terrifyingly massive “big boy” that will super size your arachnophobia. Also: We speak to one of the Quebec pilots flying water bomber missions over the Los Angeles fires.
Plus: Casey Stoney explains how she’ll lead Canada’s women’s soccer team out of scandal and back into the win column. Also: A British pizzeria shows its reluctance to put pineapple on pies by charging the equivalent of 175 dollars Canadian to anyone who dares to order it. And we are pine-appalled.
Plus: On Prince Edward Island, a man nearly gets beaned by a meteorite…and ends up capturing a historic image with his home security system. Also: After visiting the region, Canada's Minister for International Development Ahmed Hussen tells us he sees a window of opportunity for countries to support the rebuilding of a peaceful and prosperous Syria.
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Comments (27)

Justin Ward

CBC falsifies and spreads misinformation. Don't take anything reported as fact. Frankly, they're a disgusting outlet and should be disbanded.

Dec 22nd
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Jane

I work in daily staffing for one of the biggest healthcare systems in the Minneapolis and metro area. What the nurse said about shifts, expectations, too many hours, back to back nights and days, it's supposed to be 2 full days between, it's all 100% true. I worked in hospital nursing at the beginning of the pandemic and transferred to doing clinical staffing. Same situation. However, the staffing part should not be seen as the fault of staffers, we are exhausted and getting burnt out as well. We sometimes have about half of the staff we need. So many have left, staff out due to COVID, early retirement you name it we are short. We are often put in the situation of having to ask staff to work overtime, extra days, a few extra hours, come in early, stay late... We are experiencing fatigue also, unwanted overtime, missing vacations (I'm supposed on vacation but will work today to get caught up) so I can't imagine how are staff are feeling.

Sep 14th
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David Schaefer

why do people use profanity. wtf how can you ask such a brain dead question.

Aug 18th
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David Schaefer

how dare cbc ask stupid questions of African nations about global warming when they are trying to supply Europe with natural gas and prosper. first world countries are the ones that have caused global warming. white privilege idiots.

Mar 25th
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D big G studios

Roger the botanist is the funnest man alive.

Oct 29th
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Christine Watts

So this interviewer is loudly proclaiming her anti-Israel bias! Hamas is using civilians as human shields & then blaming Israel when those civilians, whom they endangered, are hurt or killed. HAMAS IS CAUSING THIS!

May 19th
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Janice Ackroyd

l6

Jul 7th
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Bob the Conqueror of Mornings

With regards to the boy's OD, CBC really wanted to run down the police actions. I suggest if anyone has questions they read the report of the IIO rather than listen to the CBC's usual bias

Dec 11th
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Minnich

To say someone of a different creed cannot use your culture's music is the same as saying white people can't play the blues, or rap, or that black people can't sing country music. This person's views are intolerant.

May 19th
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Greg Garland

where is Jeff Douglas???

Feb 26th
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Greg Garland

another episode without Jeff. I LOVE Carol but dang I miss Jeff.

Feb 9th
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Greg Garland

I honestly don't like listening when Jeff isn't there. I still do and all but it's seriously not the same without him.

Feb 8th
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Ryan Howanyk

I like cheese

Jan 3rd
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Sidney Graham

i.e.

Aug 16th
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Minnich

The reason we have a deer problem in Wisconsin is due to a lack of natural predators such as bears, bobcat, wolves, and cougar. #don'tkillthebears

Aug 13th
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Pierre Hawkins

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Jul 14th
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Georges Valade

this is poor journalism, unprofessional.

Jun 3rd
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Tristan Matthews

This is not the episode as in the description.

Mar 1st
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Jammin Songsmith

The music that was played between stories on Feb 23 was so beautiful... are there links to it somewhere?

Feb 27th
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