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A Minnesotan tells us she has no choice but to keep monitoring ICE operations in Minneapolis, particularly after an agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good yesterday. But she says she won't be using her car to block them.A Canadian senator says it’s time for the Government of Canada to get off Elon Musk’s social media platform – amid new allegations that its AI chatbot is creating images of child pornography. The Chief of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation says he's finally been able to show Manitoba government officials the extent of the damage after a days-long power outage -- but it hasn't lessened his anger or anguish.Botanist Martin Cheek returns to the program to reveal his Royal botanic garden's annual list of the top 10 new plants and fungi.A New Jersey cheesesteak restaurant needs you help! The bar's beloved conversation piece -- which happens to be a walrus penis bone -- was just stolen.We’ll meet the self-proclaimed ambassador for the polka-centric instrument that Germany is officially celebrating this year.As It Happens, the Thursday edition, Radio that rarely goes accordion to plan.

An activist in Minneapolis tells us about plans to honour the 37-year-old woman shot dead by an ICE agent this morning. It's a shooting government officials insist was done in self-defence. The city's mayor says video proves that assertion is quote -- garbage.A former member of Venezuela's opposition says he's losing patience with Donald Trump -- who he says is not moving fast enough to push for true change in his country. With the passing of the infamous double agent Aldrich Ames, a journalist who knew him well tells us his motivation wasn't ideological -- but a twisted love story.  We hear from a Quebec researcher who learns about how predators and prey move in the wild, through a serious game of adult tag. A marriage proposal on a ski vacation goes downhill fast when the hopeful groom-to-be drops the ring.The sound of war horns once struck fear in the hearts of Roman soldiers facing Celtic warrior tribes -- but we hear from an archeologist who was delighted to discover one of the Iron Age instruments on the site of an English housing development. As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Radio that rarely toots its own horn.

An Indigenous Greenlander and former MP says he welcomes more support from Canada as the U.S. President repeats and ramps up his annexation threats.As Donald Trump vows to "take back" Venezuelan oil, an expert in Alberta weighs in on the impact that may have on the Canadian oil industry. A Democratic Congressman marks the anniversary of the January 6th attack on the Capitol by digging up a memorial plaque that's supposed to be displayed prominently -- but he’s up against Republicans who have it hidden away in a basement.A Quebec teacher says new provincial civility rules that ask students to address teachers with more formal titles aren’t about improving education as the government says.The Grammy Awards are recognizing the best album cover for the first time in fifty years. One nominee tells us what that recognition means for his art -- and to the music it represents.Jumping to conclusions. In an effort to cut down on paperwork, a Utah police department starts using AI software to generate police reports. And then, presumably, has to do more paperwork after one report says an officer transformed into a frog. As It Happens, the Tuesday edition. Radio that keeps you on your toads.