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)
One of the biggest movie mergers ever gets a plot twist
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Special Episode: Free Joan Little
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Is it “That’s All Folks?” for movies in theatres?
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Is North American free trade on its last legs?
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Trump rattles a Somali community, including his supporters
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Mark Carney’s trouble building consensus on major projects
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An alleged gunman’s roots in the secretive Zero Units
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As Denmark sleeps, the ‘night watch’ keeps tabs on Trump
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How much agreement is there really about a new pipeline?
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The questions raised by a shooting near the White House
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What Thomas King’s revelation says about Canadian literature
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Another setback for Donald Trump in the courts
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Bill de Blasio breaks down Mamdani’s meeting with Trump
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Is this a plan for peace in Ukraine, or surrender?
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Is the world’s most valuable company fueling a giant bubble?
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Another mass kidnapping and the woman who tried to stop it
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Mark Carney’s government survives, for now
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What Bob Rae learned at the United Nations
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Major projects and a mixed reaction
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The real costs of the U.S. government shutdown
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