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: 86 days 6 hours 55 minutes
Monday, March 7th, 2016 - Turkey Crack Down, Scuba Nuke Accident, Crossword Plagiarism, Sharapova Drugs, Peyton Manning, Mustard Pickles Gone, Exclamation Marks, Jacob Sheep To Israel, Syria Hill Archaeologist, Horror Dentist... And More
Restart the presses. A week ago, Turkey's Zaman was independent and critical of the president -- but after a police raid and a change of oversight, it's suddenly a pro-government cheerleader.
Friday, March 4th, 2016 - OBIT: Berta Cáceres, North Ireland Bombs, Scotia Bank Workers Win, Bird Poop, Metis Family Update, NB Teachers Kevlar, Malaysian Flight Sleuth, Biker Bob, Franzen Encore
Silenced. Police say Honduran environmental and human-rights activist Berta Cáceres was killed during a robbery yesterday -- but our guest is one of many who say she was assassinated for her courageous work.
Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 - Right-To-Die Folo, Preston Nova Scotia Land, Cycle-Angelo, Trump Hashtags, Greece Refugee Crisis, Paul Okalik, Quebec Flooding House, Stuff Up Noses, Thunder Bay Inquest, Monarch Butterflies Up.. And More
What she didn't know about the man she knew. Writer Susan Musgrave explains her conflicted feelings, after learning her friend -- the poet Al Purdy -- died by assisted suicide.
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 - AB Assisted Death, 1977 Drunk Driving Case, Scottish Schism, St. Anne's Folo, Farm Abuse Charges, Maya Angelou Post Office, Bob Dylan Archive, CMAJ Editorial Charges, Tape: VW Prankster, Mosul Dam, Stongehenge Rocks...And More
She could no longer control her body -- but she was of sound mind. And yesterday, at a clinic in Vancouver, a woman in the final stages of ALS died with the help of two doctors
Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 - Right To Die Advocate, Greece Macedonia Border, Dave Ash Obit, Iggy Pop Nude, SA Apartheid Trial, St Anne's Claims, Equitable App, ICC heritage Site Charges, HIV Drug Approval, CNN In Cape Breton... And More
Giving up the ghosts. Moments after assisted-suicide advocate John Hofsess dies in a Swiss clinic, Toronto Life magazine publishes an article in which he reveals he helped end the lives of eight Canadians.
February 29, 2016 -- Charles Smith Exoneration, Parking Spot Lawsuit, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, Super Tuesday Pundit, Iran Arrest, and more
False witness. Twenty-five years ago, the erroneous testimony of pathologist Charles Smith led an Ontario woman to plead guilty to killing her three-year-old stepdaughter -- but today, her conviction was quashed.
Friday, February 26th, 2016 - Metis Foster Child, Agent 728 Conviction, Don Getty Obit, Imelda Marcos, Penguin Treadmill, Lindsey Graham, NFB: Low/Owen Obits, Winnipeg Vigil, Imposter Victim Folo, Purple Pearl
Family values. After a BC couple's request to adopt their foster child is denied, the two-year-old may be sent to Ontario to live with her siblings -- but her foster mother's not giving up without a fight.
Thursday, February 25th, 2016 - Assisted Death Rec, Ontario Free Tuition, BC Dog Fights, LA Homeless Housing, Tech Writer Hackers, Telemarketer Robot, Greece Refugee Camp, Neil Bantleman Decision, Target Play, Foster Kids Lawsuit ...And More!
Means to an end. A new report paves the way for Canadians to choose doctor-assisted death -- we'll find out what a parliamentary committee has recommended.
Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 - Utah Jeffs Charges, Pot Ruling, Bust Fields, Syria Ceasefire, Swedish Teen Rescue, Fighting Sioux, Meercat Update, Ramon Castro Obit, Fish Farts, Heroin Reporter... And More
In Short Creek, without a paddle. The Utah polygamist community may be finished, after its remaining leaders are charged with money laundering and food stamp fraud.
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016 - FGM Recommendation, Metadata Leak, Gorilla C-Section, Smelly Shirt Study, Rape Kit Law, Coquitlam Mayor Suit, Star Wars Island, Portage & Main, Parking Ticket Bot, Muzzo Sentencing, India Water Protest, Big Lebowski House
A half-measure instead of a full stop. Two American gynaecologists face strong criticism, after suggesting a compromise on the issue of female genital mutilation.