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Margaret Atwood says book prize honours late partner Graeme Gibson, champion for Canadian writers
The Testaments author speaks with Carol Off about a new Writers' Trust prize named for her and late partner, Graeme Gibson, and about a half century of advocacy around writing.
This British family's home has flooded with sewage 17 times in 2 years
A British mother of three says her house has flooded with raw sewage from the entire street 17 times in the last two years, and there’s seemingly nothing she can do about it.
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Canadian vaccine maker says it would be closer to rollout if it had more help from Ottawa
As the European Union threatens to limit the export of COVID-19 vaccines, one company says it's time for the federal government to throw its support behind made-in-Canada alternatives.
As It Happens: Wednesday Edition
Jan. 27, 2020
Muslim comedian jailed in India over jokes he didn't even tell, says friend
A Muslim comedian in India was arrested for insulting the Hindu religion — all before he even opened his mouth to tell a joke, says his friend and manager.
Caligula's purported pleasure garden to go on public display following decade-long excavation
Roman emperor Caligula, who ruled briefly almost 2,000 years ago, was considered a tyrant, a hedonist and even a pervert. And much of his debauchery purportedly took place at an imperial pleasure garden called Horti Lamiani. In recent years, a vast garden complex believed to be his has been painstakingly unearthed and restored.
As It Happens: Tuesday Edition
Jan. 26, 2020
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10 years after the Arab Spring, this Egyptian political activist has no regrets
Monday marks the 10th anniversary of when Egyptians first gathered en masse in Cairo's Tahrir Square to demand political change.
Woman behind Bernie Sanders's viral mittens shares how they ended up on his hands
Jen Ellis of Vermont didn't know when she gave a pair of homemade brown and white mittens to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders five years ago, they would eventually become one of the defining images of President Joe Biden's inauguration Wednesday.
'Poop everywhere': Key West bans chicken feeding to rein in roaming wild birds
City leaders in Key West, Fla. are trying to pass a ban on feeding wild chickens that roam the streets. The chickens are a popular part of the city's appeal but they also leave poop everywhere, and one resident said they nip at her ankles.
As It Happens: Monday Edition
Jan. 25, 2020
U.S. Democrat who wore trailblazer's pearls to inauguration 'optimistic' about future
U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee says she feels like a "heavy weight" has been lifted, following the inauguration of Joe Biden.
As It Happens: Friday Edition
Friday, January 22, 2021
Swedish man creates giant snow penis to say sorry for destroying smaller snow penis
Emilian Sava used a snow blower to create the 70-metre long drawing after people online objected to him brushing away a much smaller drawing on a frozen waterway in Gothenburg.
Hot dog stand owner and customer go from strangers to friends through kidney donation
It's not every day that a person feels compelled to donate a kidney, but hot dog stand owner Skully White says his decision to donate to customer Tim Hiscock was 'an incredible journey.'
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As It Happens: Thursday Edition
Thursday, January 21, 2020
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Black prosecutor felt 'hopefulness and joy' seeing Kamala Harris become U.S. vice-president
When Kamala Harris raised her right hand and swore to serve as Vice-President of the United States on Wednesday, Runako Allsopp said it gave her a hopefulness that she hasn't had over the past four years.
Teacher in National Guard deployed for Biden inauguration teaches music remotely
Sgt. Jacob Kohut is a band teacher, and he's also in the U.S. National Guard, so when he was called up to Washington, D.C. ahead of president-elect Joe Biden's inauguration Wednesday, he knew he wanted to keep teaching his students remotely.
As It Happens: Wednesday Edition
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
These climbers from Nepal just became the first to conquer K2 in winter
On Saturday a group of Nepalese climbers — led by elite mountaineer Nirmal Purja, known as Nimsdai — became the first team to overcome K2's avalanche-prone terrain and frigid temperatures in order to summit during the winter months.
Alberta mayor 'wasn't prepared' to hear of Biden's plan to cancel Keystone XL pipeline
News that U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has plants to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit surprised Doug Jones, the mayor of Oyen, Alta., a community whose population has doubled thanks to construction work on the pipeline.
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As It Happens: Tuesday Edition
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Why this $20 US bill with a Del Monte banana sticker is worth $57K or more
Dustin Johnston, the vice president of currency at Heritage Auction, says a $20 US bill with a Del Monte fruit sticker on it is coveted by collectors. So far, online bidding on the bill has reached up to $57,500 US ($73,300 Cdn).
This man owns $321M in bitcoin — but he can't access it because he lost his password
Stefan Thomas is a bitcoin millionaire. Or, he would be if only he could remember his password.
A pigeon named Joe was spared from a grisly fate because he's not American
When Kevin Celli-Bird found an emaciated pigeon in his backyard, he didn’t expect it to become a heated international story full of politics and mystery.
