As It Happens

Energy production in the Arctic is on Prime Minister Carney's latest list of nation-building projects; We'll speak with the woman in charge of the Inuit-owned clean energy corporation with big plans for Iqaluit. 

It may have Indigenous backing but a liquefied natural gas facility fast-tracked by Ottawa is facing tough opposition from several First Nations in B.C.

When a room-rental company suddenly went bankrupt, an Arka...

The U.S. government shutdown cut off funding for a crucial food program; a grocery store owner says he's heartbroken to see his customers suffering -- and he has a special message for Donald Trump. 

A survivor of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines tells us about the day she lost her home -- and how she's hoping to make fossil fuel giants pay. 

A small-town Kansas newspaper receives a hefty settlement and ...

Two separate explosions shake the capitals of India and Pakistan in as many days. An expert helps us make sense of what those bombings could mean for the fragile peace in the region.

After Quebec passes a bill reforming the way they're paid, hundreds of doctors apply to be able to work in Ontario. 

The largely untold story of two First World War veterans who each lost a leg in the war -- and then hiked across C...

Canada loses its gold star for measles elimination. A doctor in Alberta tells us how that happened, and what has to happen now to keep one of the world's most infectious diseases under control. 

Donald Trump has welcomed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House -- and our guest says it's one of the most significant moments in his country's history. 

As the November skies turn gloomy, we'll remember the ...

As Brazil unveils a much-anticipated fund to preserve tropical rainforests around the world, Norway’s environment minister tells us why his county has pledged billions -- and why he thinks everyone will benefit. 

A political analyst from Sudan tells us what a ceasefire could mean for her country -- but she says she's not holding her breath just yet.

A Vancouver woman explains why she's added her personal stamp to a petit...

An educational toy company takes its case against the U.S. President's tariffs all the way to the Supreme Court.

In Chicago, ICE agents arrest a daycare teacher in front of the kids. An alderman tells us that shattered people's sense of safety, not just at one school, but at schools across the city. 

A scientist in Italy tells us how she convinced volunteers to let her bury them face down in the snow for more than half a...

In a historic victory, New Yorkers elect Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor -- thanks, in part, to a surge of young voters. One 24-year-old tells us why she jumped to help him run. 

A fellow Nova Scotia candidate says he did everything he could to get his friend Chris d'Entremont elected as a Conservative -- so it's a serious betrayal that he crossed the floor to the Liberals.

A controversial new proposal would see teach...

The Liberals brag that their brand-new budget is big and bold. Opposition leaders have have some less-positive adjectives to describe it. And now a Conservative MP has left caucus over it. 

One of the big winners in today's federal budget is the Canadian military. We'll ask a defence analyst if this new financial attention compensates for what he feels were years of neglect.

Kelowna is the first Canadian city to be named...

Before tomorrow's federal budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canadians are going to have to make some "sacrifices" -- which is not what anyone who's already making sacrifices wants to hear. 

It's already created a crisis for families that rely on federal food assistance -- and now, the U.S. government shutdown is threatening the child care program many of those same families depend on.

The late actor Björn Andrésen ...

Amid a messy breakup with the U-S, Canada looks elsewhere -- and our guest says today's meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping suggests the start of a new chapter. 

As the UN reports on mass killings and executions in the Sudanese city of El Fasher, families struggle to reach their loved ones there. A D.C. woman tells us she hasn't slept for days waiting for news of her uncle. 

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The world is stunned, and arms control experts are up in arms, over U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about potentially testing nuclear weapons for the first time in more than three decades. 

The most jaw-dropping story in this World Series is the Blue Jays' rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage. His former coach tells us what makes him so singular -- and what it's been like to watch him make history. 

An Illinois polic...

After U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra’s unleashes an expletive-lace rant about Doug Ford’s anti-tariff ad, Ontario premier's says his trade envoy deserves an apology. Paul Well says he shouldn't hold his breath.

Blossom Davis tells me about the moment Hurricane Melissa crashed through her neighbourhood in Rocky Point, Jamaica, and the terrifying moments that have followed.

A Virginia soybean f...

We'll reach a government minister who is among those trying to make sure people have what they need to make it through the chaos.

Donald Trump cozies up to Japan's new Prime Minister and signs a deal that will see billions in Japanese investment in the U.S. An expert tells us that's good for those two countries, and a clear message to a third country: China. 

Alberta uses its federal Charter override to force teachers ba...

A Jamaican living in the path of what could be the worst hurricane in the country's history says he is preparing as best he can -- and thinking a lot about what he endured thirty-seven years ago, when Hurricane Gilbert hit.

We'll talk to a Wisconsin mom who's started a one-woman food bank to help families who, in just days, could lose their federal food benefits because of the U.S. government shutdown.

Police in France make t...

A former Canadian ambassador to the US weighs in on what's really going on with Ontario's anti-tariff ad, former president Ronald Reagan's own words and the current president's reaction.

A Toronto faith leader says the city's decision to replace a homeless encampment outside her church with eight foot fences and a bunch of concrete blocks serves no one. 

One of the researchers behind new research on antidepressants hopes...

Just as the NBA begins its new season, federal officials announce dozens of arrests in a sweeping gambling investigation that includes allegations of mob involvement. 

A Ukrainian journalist rushed to a kindergarten near her home earlier this week, after sirens alerted her there’d been a Russian strike. She describes seeing smoke everywhere. 

An ex-boxer in BC fights off a mother grizzly bear -- and lives to tell th...

Canada's financial-crimes watchdog levies its heaviest fines ever against a crypto currency exchange -- but a journalist tells us that, knowing what he knows, it's going to be tough to collect. 

A spokesperson for the largest UN agency providing humanitarian assistance to Palestinians says she's hopeful that today's advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice will help her colleagues get back to life-saving wor...

Ottawa is giving new and shockingly long wait time estimates for immigration applications to be processed -- and to those waiting, it feels like Canada is rolling out the unwelcome mat. 

The man behind "Operation Inflation" shares the very serious reasons he has for dressing up American protesters in very silly inflatable costumes. 

A Connecticut museum celebrates the omnipresent, underappreciated ant. Not thrilled?...

When Amazon's cloud service crashed, it disrupted everything from social media sites and games to businesses and Blue Jays tickets. A cybersecurity expert tells us that's a downside of so few companies being in charge of so much. 

The host of one of Italy's top investigative journalism programs is targeted with an explosive device -- but his editor says the team will keep reporting on organized crime regardless. 

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