Latest episodes from cbc.ca/asithappens

August 13, 2019

HK Airport Protester, Peace Bond, Russian Nuclear Test, Ebola Cure and more

August 12, 2019

Hong Kong Protests, Adina Katz, Andreescu Win, Jeffrey Epstein Latest and more

August 09, 2019

Detained Canadian Released, Detroit Man Deported, Gestures Dictionary, Cyclist Endurance Race Winner, Octopus Face, Gas Station Toilet and more

August 09, 2019

The Monday of March 21, 1977, was like most others in the studio: extraordinary. Host Barbara Frum found herself helping to mediate a hostage crisis in a downtown Toronto bank; trying to make sense of a complex conspiracy surrounding a Canadian band believed to be The Beatles in disguise; and...

August 08, 2019

Toronto Shootings, E-Scooters Study, Chase Bank Credit, Farmer Sentencing, Ancient Egypt Bread 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.