As It Happens Folgen

The U.S. government shutdown cut off funding for a crucial food program; a grocery store owner says he's heartbroken to see his customers suffering -- and he has a special message for Donald Trump. A survivor of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines tells us about the day she lost her home -- and how she's hoping to make fossil fuel giants pay. A small-town Kansas newspaper receives a hefty settlement and an apology -- two years after local police raided its offices and the home of its editor. The widow of Alex Tilley -- inventor of the Tilley hat -- tells us what elevated the cotton duck cap from sailing accessory to Canadian classic.We've picked a pack of tickled pipers. 374 bagpipers, to be exact -- who came together in Australia to play along to a certain AC/DC song, at an event that turned out to be a big honking deal. You had us at 'gull-oh'. A scientist plays to our love of seagull stories with new research into the best method of scaring one off when they are trying to eat your food -- one of which is a roaring success. As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that's always moving the gull posts. 

Two separate explosions shake the capitals of India and Pakistan in as many days. An expert helps us make sense of what those bombings could mean for the fragile peace in the region.After Quebec passes a bill reforming the way they're paid, hundreds of doctors apply to be able to work in Ontario. The largely untold story of two First World War veterans who each lost a leg in the war -- and then hiked across Canada in the 1920s to raise awareness about disability rights.  An avid trail runner in Wyoming ran into trouble for taking a restricted path -- and was stunned to receive an unexpected pardon from the President of the United States.  We speak to the manager of a Manchester pub who helped to bust an insidious conspiracy of quiz night cheats.A mystery man strolls across the Purdue University campus, covered in what appeared to be peanut butter -- and everyone finds it jarring.As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that salutes a guy who appears to be a smooth operator.

Canada loses its gold star for measles elimination. A doctor in Alberta tells us how that happened, and what has to happen now to keep one of the world's most infectious diseases under control. Donald Trump has welcomed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House -- and our guest says it's one of the most significant moments in his country's history.  As the November skies turn gloomy, we'll remember the nautical disaster that spawned a Canadian classic -- with the daughter of the man who immortalized it.  55 years after he was shot by the National Guard at Kent State University, John Cleary has died. A fellow survivor tells us what she wants people to remember about that day...and about her friend. The husband-and-wife team behind a West Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia food truck get their minds deep-fried when a mystery order comes in from three thousand kilometers away. A photograph of a chic young man wearing a fedora outside the recently-burgled Louvre sparks feverish speculation -- until he's revealed to be none other than...a chic young man standing around outside the Louvre in a fedora. As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that considers this case clothed.