As It Happens

Listening to As It Happens is like taking a trip around the world five nights a week. For more than 35 years, this current affairs program has explored the heart of a story, whether it's happening in the streets of Belgrade, the dockyards of Vancouver, the boardrooms of Bay Street, or the kitchens of Paris.

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As It Happens for Friday, November 6, 2009 * Fort Hood: Soldier * FTR: Gordon Brown * German Deer * SCR: Olympic Red Tape * Riddle Answer * US Internet Negotiations * DA: Korea TV Taxis * Where Was Hernando * Giller Reading

They were preparing to take fire overseas -- but not at home. An American soldier opens fire on his colleagues at Fort Hood -- and we'll talk to a soldier who was on the base when it happened. Casting their net wide to shrink yours. An international ...

As It Happens for Thursday, November 5 * Fort Hood Shooting * BC Salmon Inquiry * DA: Koop Letter * Story Telling Laureate * FTR: Nfld Helicopter Crash * Inshore Great White Sharks * FTR Abbotsford Heat * Ivory Coast Blackmail

One of their own. A shooting a Fort Hood Military Base in Texas leaves several soldiers dead. Sole survivor. The only man to live through a Newfoundland helicopter crash finally tells his story. And...where the gills are. If you think sharks don't c...

As It Happens for Wednesday, November 4, 2009 * H1N1: First Nations * TB - H1N1 Flames * CIA Rendition Verdict * Algae Slime Birds * Climate Belief Ruling * Giller Reading * Automatiste Exhibition * Email: Worcestershire Sauce

As It Happens for Tuesday, November 3, 2009 * Fletcher on Euthanasia * Euthanasia Announcement * Clip: Levi-Strauss Obit * Giller Reading * Winnipeg TB * Worcestershire Sauce * Ontario Brooklyn Bar

The right to die. MP Steven Fletcher -- who was paralyzed in a car accident -- tells us why he'll abstain from a Parliamentary vote on legalizing euthanasia. Reaching a conclusion about reaching conclusions. After years of discussion, the Quebec Colle...

As It Happens for Monday, November 2, 2009 * Afghan Election Reaction * Afghan Ambassador * FTR: Atleo Massey Lecture * Endangered Languages * H1N1 Vaccine * Dateline Jolt Cola * Arar Case Dismissed * SC: Baritone Domingo

Still Karzai after all these years. When a run-off election is cancelled in Afghanistan, the West has to cope with a controversial run-on presidency. Mob vaccine. A shortage of shots causes health officials in Winnipeg to close clinics completely. Ta...