As It Happens

By: CBC
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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
  • What a “Freedom Convoy” conviction means for protest rights

    What a “Freedom Convoy” conviction means for protest rights
    Nov 22 2024

    Plus: An anti-monarchist weighs in on the price tag of King Charles III’s £72 million coronation.


    Also: A Los Angeles school district promises to be a sanctuary for students facing the threat of deportation; and why the appearance of multiple “doomsday” fish on U.S. shores is actually good news.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • What the Israeli PM’s arrest warrant does & doesn’t change

    What the Israeli PM’s arrest warrant does & doesn’t change
    Nov 21 2024

    Plus: “Words I never thought I’d say.” Maurizio Cattelan’s banana duct-taped to a wall fetches $6.2 million USD at auction.


    Also: Police are encircling an abandoned South African gold mine, hoping to arrest an untold number of illegal miners currently inside. And their tactics have advocates worried for the Zama zamas’ safety.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • A BC mayor on the “bomb cyclone” and climate change

    A BC mayor on the “bomb cyclone” and climate change
    Nov 20 2024

    Plus: A new study determines exactly where in the UK and Ireland a phoney accent is most likely to be found out.


    Also: Lloyd Axworthy helped lead the push to ban landmines. We reach him now that the US has given the go ahead for their use in Ukraine.
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    1 hr and 9 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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