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Pressure to cut a trade deal with the U.S. has the Prime Minister pushing for the return of American alcohol to provincial stores. One B.C. winemaker tells us what she hopes her province will do. A tech expert warns that when the details of that trade deal are finally revealed, Canada should be just as concerned with 'digital sovereignty' as we are with cars, steel and booze.The American President cuts short military exercises with South Korea. North Korea's Dear Leader responds by launching missiles. And our guest says it's just their way of negotiating a nuclear summit. The push to accelerate major economic projects shouldn't mean lifting protections on species at risk. So says a conservationist, who's urging the Carney government to reconsider proposed legislative changes. After swimming the Georgia Strait, a British Columbia woman may have broken a decades-old record. She tells us it was gruelling work, but there was no way she was going to quit.A golf course in Alberta may have had its 'Worlds Biggest Golf Putter' title sunk by another provincial course. As we'll hear, they've both had their measuring tapes out. As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that likes big putts, and cannot lie.

As officials hammer out a trade deal, Trump is trumpeting a revival of cross-border pipeline plans — and an Alberta energy exec who worked on the Keystone XL project says it might be just the bargaining chip Canada needs.Ukraine's former defence minister says it's time for an election — war or no war — but an opposition MP argues a vote would be illegal and open to Russian manipulation. The IDF launches an investigation into the high-profile, 2024 killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab. We hear from an emergency dispatcher who spoke to her in the moments before she died. A professor tells us why he's challenging the Quebec law that made swearing an oath of allegiance to the King optional for provincial lawmakers. The last thing a marathon runner needs is extra distance tacked onto the end of the race, but that's exactly what happened in Edmonton. We hear from a runner who says that mistake may have robbed him of his chance to qualify for the Boston Marathon. As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Radio that hopes it all works out... in the long run.

A wallpaper manufacturer in British Columbia tells us if Canada and the U.S. can’t work out a trade deal before Trump’s tariff deadline, he might have to start laying off his employees. The ruling party in Zambia declares election victory — after a delayed vote count and election day arrests. An international election observer weighs in and shares his own concerns. As Newfoundland & Labrador moves forward with a new energy deal on Churchill Falls, Premier Tony Wakeham tells us it's a win not just for his province, but for the rest of the country too. The Trump administration has paused its border barrier construction project in Big Bend National Park. A former superintendent of the park tells us he wants to see bulldozers banned permanently. Flag football will make its Olympic debut in 2028 and the Canadian women's team has just punched its ticket. Quarterback Sara Parker tells us what it feels like to see this long dream realized. A 43-year-old woman from Ontario has become the first Canadian woman to lift Scotland's iconic Dinnie Stones — a pair of boulders with a combined weight of over seven hundred pounds. As It Happens, the Tuesday edition, radio that thinks it’s important to know your stone strength.