As it Happens

As It Happens

From conversations with news makers to up-close and personal accounts of the unusual and unexpected, this program brings you the stories behind the stories of the day.

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.

An eye doctor was out on a yacht one night and ended up in the middle of a humanitarian disaster
Luke Moore was living the high life.

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

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

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

A successful whale hunt in northern Canada revives an ancient Inuit tradition
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 casts a wary eye toward Russia, while leaning on NATO