As It Happens

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.)


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A high-speed train collision in Spain kills dozens -- nine months after a different crash on the same line left 45 people dead. A Palestinian politician in Israel tells us that even though Arab-led parties will hold a record number of seats after the election, that doesn't necessarily mean they'll determine who forms the next government. Fifteen young Canadians are suing the federal government, arguing Ottawa's climate inaction is a violation of their right to life, liberty and security. The Bank of Canada hikes interest rates for the first time in three years -- our guest says Canadians should be preparing for the cost of borrowing to climb even higher from here. A frustrated WNBA fan says it's ridiculous her team -- or any team -- has to play a crucial final at a time most people are eating cereal -- which doesn't seem to happen in men's basketball. Caribbean nations are hosting King Charles this week -- and as he visits the islands, our guest is among those demanding more than just an acknowledgement of…

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Spain in shock after second fatal train crash this year

A high-speed train collision in Spain kills dozens -- nine months after a different crash on the same line left 45 people dead. A Palestinian politician in Israel tells us that even though Arab-led parties will hold a record number of seats after the election, that doesn't necessarily mean they'll determine who forms the next government. Fifteen young Canadians are suing the federal government, arguing Ottawa's climate inaction is a violation of their right to life, liberty and security. The Bank of Canada hikes interest rates for the first time in three years -- our guest says Canadians should be preparing for the cost of borrowing to climb even higher from here. A frustrated WNBA fan says it's ridiculous her team -- or any team -- has to play a crucial final at a time most people are eating cereal -- which doesn't seem to happen in men's basketball. Caribbean nations are hosting King Charles this week -- and as he visits the islands, our guest is among those demanding more than just an acknowledgement of…

28 lis 2026
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Israeli voter “can always envision Netanyahu surviving"

An Israeli who travelled from the U.S. to cast her ballot today in Haifa, describes her desire for change -- and her fear that Benjamin Netanyahu’s tenure will continue. A court shuts down one of Egypt's last independent news sites; a journalist who worked there says that's become the price of reporting hard truths in the country. Trade talks between Canada and the U.S. may or may not be inching forward; we'll take a look at how pressures in each country are contributing to progress, or lack thereof. As part of a typically peculiar task on the British comedy show "Taskmaster", a shoe winds up taking a wild journey through the Canadian North. British animator Nick Park -- the creator of the claymation delight Wallace and Gromit -- takes us through Gromit's new autobiography in which we hear from the famously silent dog for the first time. Parks Canada ends its long-running search-and-rescue dog program. A former warden and dog handler says he believes that decision will make things much more dangerous. As…

27 lis 2026
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Alberta chief wants “reconcili-action” and seat at the table

After First Nations leaders sit down with Canada's First ministers for the first time in decades, the chief of Cold Lake First Nations tells us whether he feels his message was heard. The US Coast Guard has deployed drone vessels on the Great Lakes -- and the Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario says that should concern all Canadians. The French government promises to overhaul a key part of the education system -- but a young percussionist playing with a protest orchestra explains what he and the other demonstrators need to hear before they'll stop taking to the streets. Toronto-born Eric Bauza's dream came true when he became the voice of Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. But a close friend says the late actor was so much more. J. Chalmers Doane and his daughter Melanie Doane tell me what it was like to learn he had become the first Canadian inducted into the Ukulele Hall of Fame. And then they gave us a sample. A Halifax marathon runner went the extra mile training for his long distance run by eating…

26 lis 2026
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“Our worst nightmare.” Rising threat to women in public life

An Australian politician tells us two alleged attacks against women in politics just this week have sent a chill through the country -- especially for her and her colleagues. And since she's spoken out, she says she's received even more threats. The woman behind a petition to have U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra expelled from Canada says his latest accusation of foreign interference isn't surprising -- and even more reason to give him the boot. As Prime Minister Mark Carney promotes a strategic partnership with Turkey, our guest says there's a laundry list of human rights abuses that also need to be on the agenda. A Brooklyn bar owner walks onto a subway car -- and into a hugely popular online show...and then starts cracking wise Conan O'Brien. A bird researcher warns some Canadian loon populations are in steep decline -– and it’s likely climate change is to blame. Serbia's student movement puts forward a long list of candidates for this weekend's elections -- and gains more traction than established…

23 lis 2026
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A separatist "reckoning" looms for Alberta's premier

Premier Danielle Smith wants to move forward after Alberta's referendum -- but it's not clear whether everyone in the United Conservative Party wants to move forward with her. A US polling firm that supplied data to a lot of respected news outlets reveals its fake. Our guest explains how her company figured that out -- and why she doesn't buy their excuse that it was all a social experiment. The Edmonton-based video game studio BioWare is closing down; one of its co-founders tells us that's a devastating loss for the industry in Canada -- and for him personally. A museum in Switzerland is putting on an exhibit featuring artifacts that were up until recently frozen in glacier ice -- which he says is revealing the impact global warming is having on the country's landscape. A Minnesota man heroically leaps aboard a runaway school bus, saving the kids aboard -- and attributes his courage and calm to perhaps one of the most stressful shows in history, "Grey's Anatomy". And, a researcher -- who also happens to be…

22 lis 2026