An Alberta court sides with First Nations and quashes a pro-separation petition -- which means the idea for a province-wide referendum on leaving Canada could be dead on arrival. The Nova Scotia government hits back at the union representing long-term care home workers -- suggesting their striking members might accept the offer on the table, if only they were given a chance to vote on it. There's now a better chance an uncontacted tribe in Brazil will remain that way -- after a move to preserve ...
May 14, 2026•53 min
Gunfire erupts inside the Philippine Senate, where a senator is hiding out, trying to avoid a warrant from the International Criminal Court -- a strategy that, so far, seems to be working. Nil talks to a long-term care worker in Nova Scotia who's fresh off the picket line -- as a divisive labour dispute approaches the one-month mark. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome does not involve cysts and isn't limited to the ovaries. A doctor tells us how patients led the charge to get the condition renamed -- and...
May 13, 2026•1 hr
The British Prime Minister is facing calls to step down, including from within his own cabinet. But a Labour MP explains why he believes the party leader should keep calm and carry on. As Donald Trump heads to China, we'll talk to the brother of an ailing American who's been jailed there for 12 years -- who's hoping the president will manage to secure her release. Cycling Canada cancels the women's team pursuit program, but continues to support the men’s team. One cyclist tells us the reasons sh...
May 12, 2026•57 min
An infectious disease specialist weighs in, as more Canadians who were on the cruise ship that suffered a hantavirus outbreak return home. It's no secret Canadians have reduced their travel to the U.S. -- but a researcher tells us the boycott is hitting much harder than we can see from border crossings alone. Athletes ran the Palestine Marathon for the first time since 2023 -- and one Palestinian medalist tells us it's not easy to separate sports from politics in the occupied West Bank. A propos...
May 11, 2026•50 min
A Mississippi woman hunkered down in her bathtub. She tells us that just those few minutes rendered her community unrecognizable. B.C. Premier David Eby announces Tumbler Ridge Secondary School will be demolished. The chair of the local school district tells us that's the best way to move on from the horror of February's mass shooting. Tennessee Republicans take advantage of the U.S. Supreme Court's gutting of the Voting Rights Act, and cut up the state's only majority-Black congressional distri...
May 08, 2026•57 min
The former Alberta premier tells us he's lawyering up — after a separatist group allegedly shared the personal information of millions of Albertans, including him. A rise in HIV infections prompts Manitoba to declare a public health emergency. The province’s top doctor says solving that crisis will mean tackling its root causes. It's not completely clear whether Jeffrey Epstein wrote the suicide note media outlets are publishing today — but a New York Times reporter explains why the public deser...
May 07, 2026•1 hr 1 min
In the latest controversy for OpenAI, Canada's privacy commissioner says the company broke the law by training ChatGPT on "vast amounts" of users' personal data. A former colleague remembers Ted Turner, the irascible billionaire who changed the world — and the world of news — by founding CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel in the U.S. A new study reveals the troubling treatment suffered by South Asian women working on farms in B.C. and one researcher tells us the exploitation they face is ...
May 06, 2026•1 hr 2 min
Canada's next Governor General will be former Supreme Court justice and war crimes prosecutor Louise Arbour. One of her former clerks tells us this appointment is the perfect choice for Canada. The City of Amsterdam bans ads for fossil fuel products and meat in city-owned public spaces — and our guest says it's necessary in the fight for a better future. The Montreal Canadiens have made it to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs — and the owner of a local pub tells us his customers are h...
May 05, 2026•1 hr 6 min
Ottawa's new law restoring citizenship to so called "Lost Canadians" — is prompting a flood of calls from Americans looking to get proof of their Canadian citizenship. Canada announces new military funding for Ukraine — and one analyst tells us the cash infusion is timely, given Russia's faltering campaign. Researchers say that, by the turn of the next century, New Orleans will be a vulnerable island in the Gulf of Mexico — so now is the time to relocate the entire city. Palestinian-Canadian art...
May 04, 2026•1 hr 3 min
When Jihan Kikhia was six, her father went to Cairo for a human rights conference. He never came back. Jihan and her mother sit down with Nil Köksal in the "As It Happens" studio for a conversation about her new documentary: "My Father and Qaddafi." It follows her search for answers about how her father became an official in Muammar Qaddafi's government, then a leader of the democratic opposition movement and, ultimately, a target.
May 03, 2026•28 min
Nil Köksal speaks with director Kim Nguyen about his new documentary "Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom." In it, he pulls back the curtain on one of the most famous images from the Vietnam War: Saigon Execution . The film explores how the act of violence captured in that picture, and its aftermath, have rippled through generations, and tells the stories of those who've had to live with its impact.
May 02, 2026•24 min
In the midst of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, France's envoy for climate explains how his country's timely plan to ditch oil, coal and gas completely is going to work. Researchers at McGill University have no problem with the federal government protecting young people against online harms -- they just want young people to have a say in writing those laws. Our guest shares his anxiety about an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision that could lead to the deportation of hundreds of thousands...
May 01, 2026•43 min
Three million Albertans discover the personal info they entrusted to provincial elections officials has wound up in the hands of a separatist group and Calgary professor Tom Keenan says that’s a betrayal. In honour of his late brother, Toronto Blue Jays star Davis Schneider partners with the makers of Narcan — the nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose. The head of the UN’s humanitarian agency Tom Fletcher says governments would rather spend on war than aid — even when there’s more than...
Apr 30, 2026•1 hr 5 min
The families of the victims of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge are suing OpenAI for not alerting authorities to the shooter's troubling use of its chatbot. Their lawyer tells us, unlike CEO Sam Altman, he's met with the families -- and they're prepared for a fight. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is vowing to ban AI chatbots and social media for anyone under the age of sixteen. He'll tell us how he's planning to make his proposal work IRL. A Polish-Belarusian journalist and activist is finally fre...
Apr 29, 2026•43 min
The Liberal government is painting a rosy picture of Canada's financial situation — but we'll ask the Conservative finance critic for his assessment of the spring economic statement. There's a lot of talk about petitions and referendums on the subject of Alberta separating from Canada — but a new poll of Albertans suggests that actual support for the idea remains tepid. A winner in this year’s World Press Photo Contest tells us about her work documenting labour abuses in Saudi Arabia — including...
Apr 28, 2026•1 hr 5 min
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 have a point. The King has made the first official royal visit to the U.S. in 20 years and our guest tells us the monarch has his work cut out for him as a guest of the unpredictable American president. A Washington Post reporter who was at the White House Correspondents' Dinner when a gunman entered the building says she's been processing what happened by d...
Apr 27, 2026•1 hr 4 min
Nil Köksal speaks with Rick Westhead about the documentary "Code of Misconduct" which follows his reporting that led to the trial — and eventual acquittal — of members of Canada's National Junior hockey team, as well as his attempt to figure out what has gone wrong in Canada's national sport.
Apr 25, 2026•28 min
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 the Field of Dreams. On Wednesday, Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday. A colleague tells us she never stopped doing work she believed in, even in the face of threats. The family of a 19-year-old Nova Scotian was shocked to learn hospital staff sent him to a homeless shelter less than a day after he attempted suicide...
Apr 24, 2026•50 min
The former climate change minister says the impending energy deal between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will either bolster Canada’s climate commitments -- or ignore them, at our peril. The Bloc Québécois used to hold considerable sway in House of Commons committees, but the party's house leader Christine Normandin says the Liberals are using their new majority to an unfortunate advantage. Canada was the first country to designate the extremist network 764 as a te...
Apr 23, 2026•1 hr 2 min
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 Afghanistan...or to Congo. An American vet tells us that's a grave injustice. In the face of a crackdown on protest, young activists in Madagascar worry that the new regime they fought for is as bad as the old one ... or worse. It's not the first time flooding has forced the people of Peguis First Nation out of their homes -- but one resident tells us that this yea...
Apr 22, 2026•58 min
Researchers have identified YouTube accounts starring people purporting to be Albertans, making the case for separation. But it turns out those content creators have never set foot in Wild Rose Country. Former Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole tells us what he's bringing to the table, as the Prime Minister convenes a new council on Canada-U.S. economic relations. Donald Trump will attend the White House Correspondents’ dinner this week, with a room full of journalists he's maligned for year...
Apr 21, 2026•59 min
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 the 2015 nuclear deal, tells us if JD Vance should even bother packing his bags. The owner of a gas station in Newfoundland and Labrador tells us customers are thrilled to see prices drop -- now that Ottawa has suspended the excise fuel tax until Labour Day. The U.S. government opens its online portal for tariff refunds; one business owner says the process w...
Apr 20, 2026•50 min
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 understand how crucial those workers are to families like hers. Anthropic says its new AI model is so good it poses a grave cybersecurity risk. Our guest says its hard to separate the truth from the hype when most of the information is coming from the company itself. A conservationist shares his concern after the US Senate votes to end a moratorium on new mining pro...
Apr 17, 2026•1 hr 2 min
A frustrated ticket-buyer who testified at the Live Nation antitrust trial says she was genuinely shocked that a jury found the company does have a harmful monopoly on concert venues, but it's music to her ears. There's tension between the Vatican and the White House after Pope Leo comes out as pro-peace and anti-tyrant — and U.S. President Donald Trump says the Pope "should get his act together". The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations says her members need more than contrition from...
Apr 16, 2026•1 hr 6 min
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 losing by ignoring the humanitarian crisis there. The war in Iran has left thousands of civilian sailors trapped on vessels in the Persian — with no idea of when they'll be free. A lawmaker in Maine tells us about the new bill that could make her state the first in the U.S. to pause the development of large AI data centres. Marionettist Ronnie Burkett remembers...
Apr 15, 2026•59 min
Mark Carney secures his majority government. And Liberal Party caucus chair James Maloney tells anyone concerned about floor-crossers that growing diversity of opinions in the party is a good thing. The new NDP leader Avi Lewis explains how his party's half-dozen MPs will face off against the new Liberal majority — and how he'll lead them, without a seat of his own in Parliament. Nigeria says an airstrike targeted militants, but an NGO worker investigating the attack says it actually killed as m...
Apr 14, 2026•1 hr 2 min
A former U.S. diplomat tells us Donald Trump is making yet another catastrophic miscalculation by blocking access to Iran's ports -- and that it could be just as destructive for the global economy as anything Iran does. A decade ago, a devastating oil spill wreaked havoc along the B.C. coast. The Heiltsuk Nation says the damage wasn't limited to the environment -- and it's taking that argument to the UN. After 16 years, Viktor Orban's time leading Hungary is now over. Michael Ignatieff tells us ...
Apr 13, 2026•59 min
A former advisor to Stephen Harper's government concedes things are not going great for the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre -- but he says MPs need to fix the party from within rather than cross the floor. The mayor of Sarnia, Ontario says some constituents feel betrayed by Marilyn Gladu's defection to the Liberal government -- and the only solution is a byelection. A Manitoba First Nations Chief describes the suicide crisis unfolding around her -- and what it will take to stop it. A small ...
Apr 10, 2026•1 hr 7 min
A fourth Conservative MP defected to the Liberal government yesterday -- and another recent floor crosser tells us there are still more Tories who may be considering switching allegiances. Despite the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the US, traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is nowhere near back to normal. One shipping company says it could take weeks -- or months -- for things to stabilize. A Lebanese MP says Israeli strikes on her country were unjustified, but she doesn't think Lebanon shoul...
Apr 09, 2026•1 hr
Lebanon awoke to news of a ceasefire, and a surge of optimism -- which was shattered by deadly Israeli strikes. An aid worker in Beirut describes the aftermath. Despite the ongoing war of words between Iran and the U.S., Norway's Foreign Minister tells us the two-week ceasefire is the best possible result for the region and the world -- in the short term. It’s been decades since the body of his first victim was found, and a 62-year-old New York architect has finally confessed to being the Gilgo ...
Apr 08, 2026•52 min
