As It Happens

Ottawa is scrapping its EV sales mandate but Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin insists the new rules will protect the environment and auto workers' jobs.

Toronto cops are charged in a major investigation into organized crime. And the former head of Ontario's police watchdog tells us major changes will be needed to regain the public's trust.

Ifunanya Nwangene was just starting to live her dream of being a professional singer. Her choir director tells us it's terrible she had to die before the government would pledge to make sure more anti-venom is available at Nigeria's hospitals.

A new ad celebrating the U.S. Olympic team has a surprising star: Canadian pop star Tate McRae - which has some of her fellow Canucks positioning their elbows in a decidedly upward direction.

A New York Times reporter says donating an organ restored his belief in a person's ability to make a difference -- something he believes is needed now, more than ever.

Archeologists in Utah discover a fully intact bottle of booze that dates back about 150 years - and we hear from the distiller who couldn't wait to knock it back.

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that tries to avoid making pour choices.

A commissioner there tells us he was not worried about the integrity of those election ballots - until now.

It's a dark day for the paper whose motto is "Democracy Dies in Darkness": the Washington Post has fired more than one-third of its staff.

British politician Peter Mandelson's close friendship with Jeffrey Epstein is back in the spotlight. And this time, the controversy has triggered a criminal investigation -- and questions from within the Prime Minister Keir Starmer's own party.

The U.S. has cut off oil to Cuba, and Canada is warning it might not be the best time to travel there. A cab driver in Havana tells us how he and his neighbours are dealing with that one-two punch.

Two great cultural forces finally come together, as the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra provides a live soundtrack to a pro wrestling match.

If it's standard for you to sleep to the soothing, sibilant sound of pink noise, science suggests stopping -- saying such sustained static simply sabotages slumber.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that urges you not to get a sound sleep.

A major attack on the energy system - a day before scheduled peace talks - causes huge power outages. A Ukrainian MP tells us, from the darkness of her home, she doesn't see light at the end of the tunnel.

Israel and Egypt re-open the Rafah crossing, but tightly restrict the number of Palestinians crossing the border -- which leaves our guest uncertain as to when she'll be able to get back into Gaza.

After a long list of performers cancel their Kennedy Center shows, Donald Trump announces he's shutting down the venue for extensive renovations -- to the horror of the architect who oversaw renovations just a few years ago.

Minneapolis civil rights lawyer and activist Nekima Levy Armstrong maintained her dignity when federal agents arrested her -- so she was astonished when the White House released an image doctored to make it look like she was sobbing.

Summer Decker usually does medical imaging on the living -- but when a team asked her to scan a pair of Egyptian mummies, she felt a real esprit de corpse.

As It Happens, the Tuesday edition. Radio that knows teamwork can turn "sarcophag-I" into "sarchophag-US".

The humanitarian leader Jan Egenland sounds the alarm about a region of Sudan that's facing a new catastrophe -- because of a war he says the world is still ignoring.

Tens of thousands of people in the southern U.S. are still without power -- more than a week after a powerful winter storm hit the region.

She's the lead doctor for Canada's women's hockey team; he's the lead doctor for the men's hockey team. And they've learned a lot about teamwork from being married for more than twenty years.

The top prize at the Grammys goes to Bad Bunny's love letter to Puerto Rico -- which is the first Spanish-language album to win "Album of the Year". Our guest tells us what that means to Puerto Rico.

Day after day for the better part of a century, the late Virginia Oliver went out to sea to catch lobsters. The author of a children's book about "The Lobster Lady" tells us about her remarkable friend.

And...bubbling over. Well, in reality, the bubbling never started -- but dozens of people who went to visit the Weldborough Hot Springs in Australia didn't know that AI had just made them up.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that's just glad no one got into hot water.

Fans everywhere -- and especially in Canada -- are stunned and heartbroken to hear that Catherine O'Hara has died. Actress and comedian Aurora Browne (Baroness von Sketch Show) tells us what made her such a phenomenal talent.

Dozens of community members from the Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario test positive for a parasite that causes gastrointestinal illness. A healthcare worker tells us what people are dealing with.

A human rights activist tells us the painful and nearly impossible work of confirming how many thousands of protesters have been killed during the crackdown in Iran.

Weeks of flooding have killed dozens in southern Africa, and forced people in Mozambique to climb onto their homes or into trees to escape the floodwaters. Our guest says what comes next may be even worse.

If the roll-out of the documentary about, and entitled, "Melania" seems unusual, well, our guest has some ideas why Amazon paid so much to promote a film about Donald Trump's wife.

And...Australian researchers bore witness to bored subjects in a jaw-dropping new study on an important subject: yawning.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that's proud to do the yawners.