As it Happenswith Carol Off and Jeff Douglas

A huge consignment of American TV memorabilia is going up for auction — and one item has true collectors in awe: the original prosthetic pig mask from The Twilight Zone episode The Eye of the Beholder.

Fern, newt, and otter are just a few of the entries you'll find in a new children's book, The Lost Words. Author Robert Macfarlane and illustrator Jackie Morris have imbued a sense of magic in words associated with nature that were removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary.

Fern, newt, and otter are just a few of the entries you'll find in a new children's book, The Lost Words. Author Robert Macfarlane and illustrator Jackie Morris have imbued a sense of magic in words associated with nature that were removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary.

Bob Ross, beloved artist and host of The Joy of Painting, died in 1994. But recently, libraries and community centres around the U.S. have been holding Ross-themed painting classes, and they're growing in popularity.

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Torontonian Mark Freiman has been fighting tirelessly to get local authorities to help turn the site of​ a Holocaust-era mass grave into a memorial park, in the western Ukrainian town of Sambir.

Torontonian Mark Freiman has been fighting tirelessly to get local authorities' help to turn the site of​ a Holocaust-era mass grave into a memorial park, in the western Ukrainian town of Sambir.

Veteran circus performer Chris Steele has been swallowing swords for over a decade — but last week, he was seriously injured after an act involving 13 blades went horribly wrong.

In 1976, Ana Gonzalez's family were apprehended by police, never to be seen again. She went on to become an unstoppable advocate for Chileans who had disappeared under the Pinochet regime. Her grandson says she celebrated life while carrying a "deep sadness."

In 1976, Ana Gonzalez's family were apprehended by police, never to be seen again. She went on to become an unstoppable advocate for Chileans who had disappeared under the Pinochet regime. Her grandson says she celebrated life while carrying a "deep sadness."

Veteran circus performer Chris Steele has been swallowing swords for over a decade — but last week, he was seriously injured after an act involving 13 blades went horribly wrong.

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As It Happens: Thursday Edition

Reporter Sunny Dhillon explains why he left his job at The Globe and Mail, and the challenges that people of colour often face in Canadian newsrooms.

The world's tallest statue of key independence leader Sardar Patel was inaugurated in India on Wednesday, but Ujjal Dosanjh says it's just a cheap way for Prime Minister Modi to get votes.

Reporter Sunny Dhillon explains why he left his job at The Globe and Mail, and the challenges that people of colour often face in Canadian newsrooms.

Reporter Sunny Dhillon explains why he left his job at The Globe and Mail, and the challenges that people of colour often face in Canadian newsrooms.

As It Happens: Wednesday Edition

Bob Jarabek's family is new on the block. But they already feel a strong connection to their neighbours thanks to the elaborate Halloween decorations they put up in their front yard each day.

The world's tallest statue of key independence leader Sardar Patel was inaugurated in India on Wednesday, but Ujjal Dosanjh says it's just a cheap way for Prime Minister Modi to get votes.

A new line of books from Penguin Random House is re-thinking - and shrinking - the size of popular fiction paperbacks.

Reporter Sunny Dhillon explains why he left his job at The Globe and Mail, and the challenges that people of colour often face in Canadian newsrooms.