Latest episodes from cbc.ca/asithappens

December 14, 2018

China: John Manley, Basement Remains, Tunnel Tree, 3-D Skull, Northern Ireland Doc, Encore: Mr. T on Curling and more

December 13, 2018

China: Second Detained Canadian, Maria Butina Guilty, Cigarette Fine, China Arrest: Politics, Space Definition, Facebook Partnership and more

December 12, 2018

China: Kevin Garratt, Taverner Letter, Insect Pee, Norman Hardie Accuser, Puma Shoe Designer, Derek Muir Awarded, and more

December 11, 2018

China: Canadian Detained, Alberta Oil Letters, Human Dreidel, Brexit: EU, Border TV Show and more

December 10, 2018

Racial Profiling Report, Brexit Delay, Burton Mittens, Australian Bishop Cleared, Yo-Yo Ma Performance, Encore: Seagull Hotel and more
Full story - April 18, 2017
Migrants

An eye doctor was out on a yacht one night and ended up in the middle of a humanitarian disaster

Optician Carmine Menna, his wife Rosario, and six of their friends were sleeping after a night of revelry at sea in a small yacht off the coast Lampedusa in the early hours of Oct. 3, 2013, when they heard what sounded like seagulls fighting.
Full story - December 19, 2016
Luke Moore was living the high life.

How an Australian man got away with taking $1.5M of his bank's money

Six years ago, Luke Moore noticed something strange about his bank account. More than 2 million Australian dollars later (US $1.5 million), the whole thing came crashing down.
Full story - August 07, 2014
Bowhead whale catch

A successful whale hunt in northern Canada revives an ancient Inuit tradition

Hunting the bowhead whale has been part of Inuit life in northern Canada for centuries. Communities throughout the vast region are now re-experiencing the ancient practice in order to maintain their culture and their identity.
Full story - March 28, 2014
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet sign the US Estonia Partnership Statement at NATO headquarters in Brussels December 3, 2013. The statement affirms the commitment of both countries to continue working together to e

Estonia casts a wary eye toward Russia, while leaning on NATO

Estonia Foreign Minister Urmas Paet says all European and NATO countries have to be disturbed by Russia's rhetoric and the changed security environment in Europe.