As It Happens

A librarian in Tumbler Ridge tells us who's been stopping by after this week's shooting -- and what she's doing to ensure everyone knows they have a place to go.

There's another surge of measles cases in Manitoba; a doctor there explains where the highly contagious disease is believed to be spreading, and why.

From the ashes, Part One. An Alberta woman fulfills a years-long wish and visits the mountain peak where the ashes of her late husband and daughter are scattered.

From the ashes, part two. An art exhibit featuring the works of the late Jenifer Darbellay is set to open in B.C. -- nearly a year after she was killed in the Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy.

Cool and calm -- but uncollected. A small town mayor tells us what it's like to live in one of 35 Ontario communities that were promised recycling pickup at long last -- only to learn they'll be waiting months, or maybe a year.

And ... The family silver. Canadian flag bearer and skier Mikaël Kingsbury won a silver medal in Italy today after a history-making tiebreak. He says competing in front of his son was as good as gold.

As it Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that knows every second counts.

Canada is stunned and heartbroken, after one of the deadliest mass shootings in the country's history. Yesterday, eight people were killed -- six of them children -- in the small municipality of Tumbler Ridge, BC. The school library was the epicentre of the violence.

We'll find what authorities know so far about what happened. And we'll talk to people in Tumbler Ridge -- including a local pastor -- about the horror and heartbreak that has gripped their community.

It's been a week-and-a-half since Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy disappeared. And the mystery of her apparent abduction is only deepening.

A new video game by a South African company allows you to conduct heists at some of the fanciest museums in Europe -- so you can steal back African artifacts and return them to their rightful homes.

The Trump administration has cut thousands and thousands of workers from the civil service. Now, dozens of them have decided to come out from behind the scenes, and run for office.

It never rains but it pours -- and it never doesn't rain. It's true that a lot of British towns are used to fairly regular drizzle. But the town of Cardinham is getting pretty fed up with the weather -- after forty-two consecutive days of rain. Meaning the entirety of 2026 so far.

Windsor, Ontario’s mayor Drew Dilkens says Donald Trump's online rant about the new bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit is “full of lies” -- and insists that bridge will open soon.

Years after his office first flagged major inequities facing military reservists, the Canadian Forces ombudsman says little progress has been made towards helping them access the supports they need.

After more than a year of handing out meals to people in need outside an apartment building, a group of Toronto volunteers says they're being told they're trespassing and need to go.

An engineering student describes the thrill of taking part in the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race. Which is exactly what it sounds like.

A football fan tells us about the weeks he spent preparing for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show. A show that saw him, and hundreds of others, dress up as bunches of grass.

As it Happens, the Tuesday edition. Radio that hopes to go down in a blade of glory.

At least three workers at a Vancouver-based mining company operating in Mexico who were kidnapped last month are confirmed dead. And our guest fears they are victims of cartel infighting.

Months after making history as Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi leads her party to a landslide victory. And a Tokyo reporter tells us her win could mean more pressure on foreigners living in the country.

Previously thought to be extinct, the greater Bermuda snail is now thriving, after being bred and then released by keepers at an English zoo.

Fearing he'd be the last doctor left at his community's clinic, our guest approached the municipality with an idea: help recruit new talent, but using local tax dollars to cover some of the clinic's costs.

Friends and former students of Don Glickman recently got a surprise postcard from the longtime professor stating: "If you're reading this I'm dead, and I really liked you."

As it Happens, the Monday edition. Radio that appreciates the desire to have the final word.

A member of the Inuit delegation who travelled to Nuuk and a local resident explain what that solidarity means in this moment.

More than 30 people are dead and over 100 injured after a mosque in Pakistan was bombed during Friday prayers. A journalist there describes the aftermath.

Just before he died last week, Vince Gianotti built his 50th dollhouse for sick children. His daughters say giving back made life worth living for him, right up until the end.

A scientist dared to ask the question: do bonobos imagine? And to test it, she hosted a pretend tea party for a world famous bonobo named Kanzi.

A Connecticut fire chief is used to rescuing people and animals from all sorts of situations. But a recent rescue call at a frozen -- was a first he says he'll never forget.

A sled dog in Greenland captured its own caper on film after it managed to turn on a journalist’s camera that it was using as a very expensive chew toy.

As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that is excited to learn you can teach an old dog new clicks.