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Take a trip around the world with CBC Radio's As It Happens. Hear from the people at the centre of the stories of the day. From the complex to the weird and wacky, As It Happens brings you t...

An economist casts a skeptical eye on the federal government's new sovereign wealth fund — and critics who are calling it a "debt fund" may...

Nil Köksal speaks with Rick Westhead about the documentary "Code of Misconduct" which follows his reporting that led to the trial — and even...

Vancouver’s mayor makes the pitch for a Major League Baseball team in his city -- and responds to critics who say the idea will remain in th...

The former climate change minister says the impending energy deal between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will...

Hundreds of Afghans risked their lives to help U.S. Forces fight the Taliban. Now, they're being told the U.S. may send them back to Afghani...

Researchers have identified YouTube accounts starring people purporting to be Albertans, making the case for separation. But it turns out th...

The seizure of an Iranian ship by the U.S. military throws the next round of peace talks into question. And Rob Malley, lead negotiator for...

With long-term care workers in Nova Scotia on strike, a woman whose father is in one of those facilities says the province needs to understa...

A frustrated ticket-buyer who testified at the Live Nation antitrust trial says she was genuinely shocked that a jury found the company does...

As Sudan enters its fourth year of civil war, a Sudanese Canadian tells us what her family had to endure to escape and what the world is los...

Mark Carney secures his majority government. And Liberal Party caucus chair James Maloney tells anyone concerned about floor-crossers that g...

A former U.S. diplomat tells us Donald Trump is making yet another catastrophic miscalculation by blocking access to Iran's ports -- and tha...

A former advisor to Stephen Harper's government concedes things are not going great for the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre -- but he s...

A fourth Conservative MP defected to the Liberal government yesterday -- and another recent floor crosser tells us there are still more Tori...

Lebanon awoke to news of a ceasefire, and a surge of optimism -- which was shattered by deadly Israeli strikes. An aid worker in Beirut desc...

Donald Trump has agreed to suspend promised attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran for two weeks. A former State Department official tel...

The members of the Artemis II mission will get an extremely rare glimpse of the dark side of the moon. A retired astronaut says that even wa...

After a U.S. fighter jet goes down in Iran, American forces launch a search-and-rescue mission. A defence expert and retired colonel tells u...

As the UK hosts an emergency meeting on the Strait of Hormuz, one country is notably absent. A former ambassador says the U.S. is snubbing i...

A century ago, Wong Kim Ark took his fight for birthright citizenship in the U.S. all the way to the Supreme Court; today, his great-grandso...

Stephen Lewis tackled global issues such as poverty, AIDS and children in armed conflict. An African activist remembers her friend’s "fiery"...

Avi Lewis marks his first full day at the helm of the NDP. A longtime strategist tells us why he thinks this puts the party back on a path t...

After a crushing defeat in last year's elections, the NDP are about to choose a new leader; a party strategist tells us each of the apparent...

A U.S. jury finds Meta and YouTube designed their products to be addictive. I'll speak with a woman whose daughter died by suicide -- in par...

Israel announces plans to occupy part of Southern Lebanon, and Hezbollah vows to continue fighting “without limits.” A former Lebanese minis...

A new report issues dozens of recommendations to repair Canada’s sports system after concluding abuse is rampant; our guest says this is jus...

After two pilots are killed at LaGuardia, a longtime air traffic controller tries to answer the question we're all asking: how was a fire tr...

Iranians at home and abroad grapple with how to celebrate Nowruz at a time when joy and optimism feel out of step with the bleak realities o...

After Israel strikes the biggest gas field in the world, and Iran retaliates by hitting Qatar’s main gas complex, a reporter in Doha tells u...

A woman in Lebanon’s capital tells us she and her family are ready to flee at a moment's notice now that their home is on the edge of an eva...

The European Parliament's top lawmaker on Iran tells us why the EU won't be sending warships to the Strait of Hormuz. One of the few aid wor...

The Montreal filmmakers behind "The Girl Who Cried Pearls" tell us all about their Academy Award win for Best Animated Short Film. As oil pr...

American officials claim they've got the situation under control -- but a former diplomat tells us that Iran throttling the Strait of Hormuz...

Police in London, Ontario are searching for someone they say was driving around downtown handing out free drugs -- and triggering a wave of...

Another MP -- this time from the NDP -- has crossed the floor to join the Liberals. A by-election candidate in what was a must-win riding in...

The one thing standing between Mark Carney and a majority government may turn out to be a by-election in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne --...

We'll speak with an Iranian-Canadian who stands firmly behind the U.S and Israeli attacks on Iran -- saying he believes they're the only rea...

After many days trying to connect, we reach a defiant resident of Tehran -- who says U.S. and Israeli bombs are the wrong way to topple the...

The brother of a Nobel Peace Prize winner detained in Iran says there's no escape for those trapped in prisons -- and he's afraid of what th...

The government of Spain is adamantly against the U.S. - Israeli attack on Iran, and it repeated that position today, even in the face of Don...

Ottawa has stated support for military action, but they've also made it clear that Canada had no involvement in that action. Former Foreign...

After three days of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes across Iran -- a journalist tells us that, despite the death of the Ayatollah, the regime re...

Wilkie has already won a phenomenal number of medals -- but says she's still surprised and thrilled to be representing Canada at the ceremon...

Just about two weeks after the deadly shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, students and their parents are touring new portable classr...

Canada's Immigration Minister is under fire after Radio-Canada journalists reveal the organizations who work with her, and some of her own L...

The fire chief in St. John's tells us that, after a series of punishing snowstorms, he and his crew worked overtime to help dig Newfoundland...

A resident of Puerto Vallarta tells us what it's like in the Mexican city one day after the killing of a cartel leader triggered waves of vi...

The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down a swath of Donald Trump's tariffs and Nil speaks with a VP from the family toy company behind the winnin...

British police arrest former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor – on suspicion of misconduct in public office. An anti-monarchist tells us h...

At least, eight people are now confirmed dead after an avalanche in the Sierra Nevada mountains, near Lake Tahoe. A skier who just missed th...