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Grieving husband and father searching for answers 1 year after Iran shot down Flight PS752
Hamed Esmaeilion has barely had time to mourn his wife and daughter, and says the same is true for everyone who lost family members aboard Flight PS752.
Artist crafts metal flowers for each person who died of COVID-19 in Sweden
The rows upon rows of flowers in Geert van der Vossen's garden aren't made of anything green. Instead, they're carefully wrought from scrap metal. Each one represents a single Swedish victim of COVID-19.
D.C. resident who gave BLM protesters refuge condemns 'atrocities' at U.S. Capitol
Rahul Dubey says the attack on his city has left his head spinning and his heart aching.
As It Happens: Friday Edition
Jan. 8, 2021
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Travellers will be 'stranded' if they don't show negative COVID-19 test, warns transport minister
Transport Minister Marc Garneau put stricter measures in place for travellers returning to Canada as new variants of COVID-19 emerge from the U.K. and South Africa.
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Danish kids' show about man with magic penis is 'innocent and goofy,' says TV critic
A children's TV show about a man whose unnaturally long and magic penis gets him into all sorts of trouble is "very Danish" and nothing to fret over, says a TV critic who watched every episode.
As It Happens: Thursday Edition
Jan. 7, 2021
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'Dark day in American history': CBC's Katie Simpson on the chaotic scene at U.S. Capitol
On Wednesday, a large mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. capitol building as Congress was about to ratify Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election.
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Arrest of 50 Hong Kong activists 'absurd and totally unpredictable,' says pro-democracy leader
The mass arrest of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong is the government's way of telling the people they cannot have free and fair elections, says a former lawmaker.
Film festival seeks fan to spend a week alone watching movies in a remote lighthouse
The Gothenburg Film Festival is looking for one dedicated cinephile to spend seven days watching movies alone on a remote lighthouse island.
As It Happens: Wednesday Edition
Jan. 6, 2021
Folks flock to Maryland for rare sighting of bird that looks like a 'surrealist' painting
Ornithologists young and old descended on Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park in the Washington, D.C., area this weekend after word spread of a bucket-list bird sighting.
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Trump call won't hurt Republicans' chances in Georgia runoff, says strategist
A prominent Republican strategist doesn't believe U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger will have a negative impact on whether his party's supporters choose to vote in runoff elections there Tuesday.
As It Happens: Tuesday Edition
Jan. 5, 2021
Inflatable costume investigated as link to COVID-19 outbreak at California hospital
A coronavirus outbreak at a San Jose, Calif., hospital may have started when a staff member wore an inflatable costume to cheer people up on Christmas Day.
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History will judge us if we vaccinate rich countries while poor ones suffer: African CDC head
Dr. John Nkengasong is calling on Canada, the U.S. and European countries to distribute their excess vaccines equitably to the countries that need it most — and soon.
As It Happens: Monday Edition
Jan. 4, 2021
As It Happens vs. artificial intelligence: Can you tell which 2020 headlines are real?
Research scientist Janelle Shane fed real As It Happens headlines from 2020 to an AI called GPT-3, and it generated a few of its own. Can you tell which stories are real, and which ones were invented by an artificial intelligence?
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Punk rocker Art Bergmann on his Order of Canada appointment: 'I just thought it was a joke'
Art Bergmann, who has spent his life writing anti-establishment songs, was honoured for his "indelible contributions to the Canadian punk music scene, and for his thought-provoking discourse on social, gender and racial inequalities."
As It Happens: Friday Edition
Jan. 1, 2021
Norwegian hotel owner houses and feeds rescue workers after landslide
Anita Aasland is spending New Year's Eve working away at her small Norwegian hotel — but instead of tourists, she is serving as the home base for first responders looking for survivors of a nearby landslide.
As It Happens: Thursday Edition
Dec. 31, 2020
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Government needs to step up and vaccinate people faster, says doctor
Canada's falling behind some other countries when it comes to getting vaccines into arms, and a Toronto infectious disease doctor says there's no need for it.
Michael Christie's book Greenwood tackles climate change, forestry and family dysfunction
You could categorize Michael Christie's new novel Greenwood as a sprawling work of historical fiction. But its family story is timeless — and its environmental message couldn't be more timely.
That time the world's fastest talker recited The Three Little Pigs on As It Happens
This episode of As It Happened: The Archive Edition is all about words. You'll meet the world's fastest talking woman, a school superintendent who wants to ban spelling bees and a professor who wrote a children's book to give new life to nature terms.
