As It Happens
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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Episodes (492)
How much business can Canada really do with Mexico?
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U.S. rolls back long-standing environmental protections
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As Tumbler Ridge mourns, local library becomes a refuge
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Tumbler Ridge, B.C. mourns after mass shooting
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Windsor mayor slams Trump’s bridge post as “unhinged”
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Workers found dead, says Canadian company in Mexico
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Canada officially opens its new consulate in Greenland
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New rules on Canadian electric vehicles
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Fulton County fights back after the FBI seizes 2020 ballots
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Russian attack leaves 1000s in Ukraine without heat in -20C
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“The World has turned its back to Sudan”
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Remembering Catherine O’Hara
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Big questions at the centre of Canada’s auto industry
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In Minnesota, lawsuits against the feds are piling up
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Minnesota officials reject U.S. AG’s demands for voter data
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In Minneapolis, a local restaurant becomes a field hospital
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Introducing Cross Country Checkup: Canada's weekly town hall
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Olympian-turned-alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding arrested
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What was Carney saying in two major speeches this week?
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In Davos with Donald Trump
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If the U.S. invaded, could Canada defend its sovereignty?
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What will Europe do about Greenland?
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The ups and downs of a shifting relationship with China
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A former U.S. general’s view on Greenland, NATO and Canada
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A sudden resignation leaves many questions in Quebec
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What can Mark Carney accomplish in China?
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Keeping track of her family… and the future of Iran
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What comes next in Iran?
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A Minneapolis protester on the the dangers of opposing ICE
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An ICE killing leaves Minneapolis on edge
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The White House insists Trump is serious about Greenland
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The view from inside Venezuela
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Hometowns Revisited
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Heroes and villains: 2025 in review
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Why Bollywood is embracing artificial intelligence
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A U.S. congressman on whether is country is already at war
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Is a 15 year security guarantee enough for peace in Ukraine?
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The Boxing Day Edition
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The Shepherd Edition
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At age 20, Brown University was her second mass shooting
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The message behind the killing of a Russian general
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An MIT professor’s murder and the Brown mass shooting
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The Democrats bury their 2024 election postmortem
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Reconstructing the path of the alleged Bondi Beach shooters
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A Canadian delegation blocked from entering the West Bank
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Tragedy and heroism in the Bondi attack
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Where does Pierre Poilievre go from here?
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B.C. flooding brings back all-too-recent memories
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Sailor rescued after hours in frigid Pacific waters
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A soybean farmer calls Trump's bailout too little, too late
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