Hosts Nil Köksal and Chris Howden take you on 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 urgent to the utterly strange.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 85 days 13 hours 54 minutes
A badly-oiled machine. A warmer Arctic means an increase in ocean traffic, and an increased chance of an accident leading to an oil spill -- and a new report suggests remote areas are not remotely prepared for that.
Apr. 6: Also, a state senator in Hawaii is pushing a new law that would classify homelessness as a medical condition -- and allow doctors to prescribe shelter.
Sucker punch. Former Canadian Olympic boxer Custio Clayton says Montreal police didn't pull him over last night because they wanted an autograph -- but because he's black.
Apr. 5: Also, after 25 years, Arizona shuts down the infamous "Tent City" jail set up in the middle of the desert by Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- in part because prisoners actually wanted to do time there.
Sucker punch. Former Canadian Olympic boxer Custio Clayton says Montreal police didn't pull him over last night because they wanted an autograph -- but because he's black.
Apr. 5: Also, after 25 years, Arizona shuts down the infamous "Tent City" jail set up in the middle of the desert by Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- in part because prisoners actually wanted to do time there.
Darkness at first light. A dawn attack in Idlib province kills dozens of people and sickens dozens more -- and a doctor who's been treating the victims believes it was a chemical strike.
Apr. 4: Also, a potentially offensive line. The NHL announces it won't be participating in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Korea -- and one former Canadian Olympian says that makes sense from a business perspective, but not from a fan's.
Darkness at first light. A dawn attack in Idlib province kills dozens of people and sickens dozens more -- and a doctor who's been treating the victims believes it was a chemical strike.
Apr. 4: Also, a potentially offensive line. The NHL announces it won't be participating in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Korea -- and one former Canadian Olympian says that makes sense from a business perspective, but not from a fan's.
Chaos in St. Petersburg. At least ten people are killed and dozens more wounded after a bomb filled with shrapnel explodes on a subway train in Russia -- and our guest's train arrived at the station moments later.
Apr. 3: Also, as he sees it, it's publish and perish. Journalists in Mexico are being murdered, and their murders are going unpunished -- so the publisher of one Juarez newspaper decides it's safer for his staff if he stops the presses.
Chaos in St. Petersburg. At least ten people are killed and dozens more wounded after a bomb filled with shrapnel explodes on a subway train in Russia -- and our guest's train arrived at the station moments later.
Apr. 3: Also, as he sees it, it's publish and perish. Journalists in Mexico are being murdered, and their murders are going unpunished -- so the publisher of one Juarez newspaper decides it's safer for his staff if he stops the presses.
Captive sentence. A Nova Scotia man receives seven years for forcing a fourteen-year-old girl into prostitution, marking the first ever human-trafficking conviction in the province.
Mar. 31: Also, talk to the hand. After Ottawa police officers sport wristbands in support of a colleague charged with manslaughter, a former firefighter launches a counter-campaign acknowledging the alleged victim.
Captive sentence. A Nova Scotia man receives seven years for forcing a fourteen-year-old girl into prostitution, marking the first ever human-trafficking conviction in the province.
Mar. 31: Also, talk to the hand. After Ottawa police officers sport wristbands in support of a colleague charged with manslaughter, a former firefighter launches a counter-campaign acknowledging the alleged victim.
Do not inter. In a small Quebec town, a proposal for a Muslim cemetery faces fierce opposition from a group of residents. We speak with an imam who made the trip from Montreal to quell their fears.
Mar. 30: Also, cars keep getting safer for the people inside them -- but a new report from the U.S. says more pedestrians are being killed than ever before.