As It Happens

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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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Episodes
  • How tariffs look from the Michigan side of the border

    How tariffs look from the Michigan side of the border
    Jan 31 2025

    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.
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    1 hr
  • Skating coach Elin Schran on an unimaginable loss

    Skating coach Elin Schran on an unimaginable loss
    Jan 30 2025

    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
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    1 hr
  • A reporter on the ground for a tragedy in India

    A reporter on the ground for a tragedy in India
    Jan 29 2025

    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.

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    58 mins

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No pun intended. ;)

I listen to this when walking. I love the silly puns along with the news.

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