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Angry Weather: the science of blaming droughts, hurricanes and wildfires on climate change

'Attribution science' can put a figure on how much climate change is to blame for extreme weather events

Quirks & Quarks October 16

New film Waikiki shows dark, colonial underbelly of Hawaii's tourism paradise

A new film from a Native Hawaiian filmmaker challenges the tourism industry's narrative about Hawaii as paradise on Earth.

As It Happens October 28

When Matthew McConaughey told his dad he was skipping law school to be an actor, this is what he said

In his new memoir Greenlights, the Oscar-winning actor reveals some of the most pivotal moments of his life.

What voter suppression looks like in the U.S. election

While the right to vote might be ingrained in the U.S. constitution, the ability to vote is not always a sure thing. Today on Front Burner, we explain voter suppression during this presidential election with two of our CBC correspondents: Steven D’Souza in New York and Alex Panetta in Washington.

Front Burner October 29

Joey Moss brought laughter and levity to the Edmonton Oilers, says Wayne Gretzky

As It Happens October 28

'I'm deathly afraid': Long-term care residents fear emotional neglect, understaffing as 2nd wave looms

The Current October 28

Five reasons why modern art seduces — and confounds — us

Ideas October 28

How a Canadian vet took on the challenge of saving the world's great apes

Quirks & Quarks October 23

Thousands of Nazi artifacts looted from Netherlands war museum

As It Happens October 27

Dan Chameroy brings campy soap opera flair to the Stratford Festival's Leer Estates

Day 6 October 24

Backlog in screenings causes influx of patients with advanced cancers, says Ontario doctor

As It Happens October 27

The downfall of NXIVM's Keith Raniere

Front Burner October 28

Doctor who helped people meditate through pandemic fears diagnosed with stage 4 cancer

The Current October 27

Beat poet Diane di Prima taught her kids to question authority and believe in their own creativity

As It Happens October 27

'This is not the country you believe it is,' Neskantaga First Nation chief says amid water crisis

The Current October 26

Rats: the planet's most tenacious survivors with a lot to teach humanity

Ideas October 27

Thousands of children flee Nagorno-Karabakh as violence ramps up

As It Happens October 26

How 'forever chemicals' have come to contaminate even the most remote parts of Canada

Quirks & Quarks October 24

The Lost Spells conjures up the magic of everyday nature

As It Happens October 26

Borat walks through the 2020 looking glass

Front Burner October 26

Canadian book makes shortlist for Diagram Prize for oddest title of the year

As It Happens October 26

Proust Questionnaire

Newfoundland & Labrador premier Andrew Furey — who just wrote his first book — aims to live more in the moment

The Next Chapter October 23

Road to November

Residents of the 'most racist town in America' say they're working hard to shake that reputation

The Current October 26

IDEAS AFTERNOON

Feminist icon or elaborate hoax? The mystery of Louise Labé

Ideas October 26

War reporter Clarissa Ward remembers her first brush with death, and realizing she couldn't save the world

The Current October 26

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