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 20 hours 24 minutes
Monday, February 8th, 2016 - ISIS Mission: Sajjan, Dublin Attack, Sanders Opponent, MLK Racial Slurs, Ryan Reynolds Pie, Sled Deaths, Porn Health, Kayden Clarke OBIT, Roasted Tortoise,
Cleared for no more take-offs. Canada announces it will end its air strikes against ISIS before the end of the month, and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the focus will now be on training troops on the ground.
Friday, February 5th, 2016 - Crane Collapse, MB Lawyer, DNA Investigation, Tape: Replay All House, Ice Boar Curling, Tape: Flint Dem Debate, Beard Bacteria, Retraction Audit, Burkina Faso Funeral, Eagle Trap, Creed Vegans, Maurice White OBIT
Wedding crashed. We speak with a couple whose secret wedding became very public -- when it was disrupted by the disastrous collapse of a crane in New York City.
Thursday, February 4th, 2016 - CDN Detained, Tape: Martin Shkreli, Assange Lawyer, Mouse Trap, Blind Astronomer, Chinese Menu Collection, LR: Owl Attack, Jeb Bush Clap, Lac Megantic, Paul Haggis, Tape: Celine Dion, Iceland Wrong Turn, Cheating Study
Not what he volunteered for. Robert Somerville describes his journey from fighting for Canada in Afghanistan -- to joining the Kurds in their battle against ISIS -- to being locked up in the Australian detention centre where we tracked him down.
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016 - Senate Hearing - Ron Johnson, Hockey Injury, Johnny Cash Statue, Haiti Activist, Denmark Ambulance, New Lion Population, Cheese Bonds, Mother Canada Folo, Lord Lucan, By-Elxn Winner, Resting Bitch Face
Scare quotes. The US Senate's Homeland Security Committee holds hearings on security risks posed by Canada's new Syrian refugees -- and its Republican chair expresses his concerns about potential terrorists among them.
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016 - Microcephaly Family, Oregon Standoff: Bundy/Reporter, Accordion, Ghomeshi Witness, King Abdullah, Oregon Judge, Rubio Iowa, Cold FX, SK Sledding Snow, Animal Barn Fires, Owl Attack, Cryptomaster Spider
She wouldn't change a thing about her daughters. And now, a Kansas woman whose two children have microcephaly is offering support to families affected by the Zika virus.
Monday, February 1, 2016 - Europe Refugee Children, Ghomeshi Defence Protocol, Rocky Mountain Treasure, Poachers Kill Pilot, Debunking Speed Reading, None of the Above, Rain Forest Agreement, CMAJ: Coroners, Sean Kirkham Obit, Warbler Song and more
Neither seen nor heard. The EU's law enforcement agency says ten thousand unaccompanied refugee children have disappeared since arriving in Europe, and that many may have fallen prey to traffickers.
Friday, January 29th, 2016 - Zika Reproductive Health, Lois Weisberg, Toilet Artist, Yoga Assault, Tape: Jason Rezaian, Cowboy Poem, Tape: John Scott, Michigan Water, Dutch Refugees, Tape: Cat Lake Inquest, Car Accident
Their lack of options gives the virus plenty. Pregnant women in Brazil who've contracted the Zika virus have little recourse, because abortions are illegal and contraception is hard to come by -- but activists are fighting to change that.
January 28th, 2016 - Challenger Anniversary, MMIW Aggravating Factor, Devry, Anne Of Green Gables Abortions, Toronto Police, QP Refugees Housing, Why Chins?, Oregon Folo, Tape: Danny Glover, Sailor Update, Zika Doctor, Potash, Cheerleader Lawsuit
At 11:39 a.m., thirty years ago, Kristin Jacques watched her teacher fall to earth. Tonight, Ms. Jacques tells us about January 28th, 1986 -- when the Space Shuttle Challenger came apart, with that teacher, Christa McAuliffe, aboard.
Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 - Oregon Latest, Rouhini Statues, Amy Tan Leech, York Painting Bronfman, Mystery Man Folo, Snow Senate, Air India Family, Belanger O Canada, Fuel Surcharges, Lost Brain
Seized for seizing. Members of an anti-government militia are arrested -- and now, American authorities have set up roadblocks around the Oregon wildlife refuge that's been occupied for weeks. We'll talk to one man on the inside.
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 - Cindy Blackstock, Roy Dupuis: Revenant, Bernie Ice Cream, Planned Parenthood, Abe Vigoda Obit, Paint Drying Film, Tape: Sly Fox, NS Blogger, Martin O'Malley, Voles Research, Hitler Bears, Dolphins Lavigne
First Nations double standard. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal confirms that Ottawa discriminates against First Nations children on-reserve -- by failing to provide them the same services children get everywhere else.