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A Jamaican living in the path of what could be the worst hurricane in the country's history says he is preparing as best he can -- and thinking a lot about what he endured thirty-seven years ago, when Hurricane Gilbert hit.We'll talk to a Wisconsin mom who's started a one-woman food bank to help families who, in just days, could lose their federal food benefits because of the U.S. government shutdown.Police in France make two arrests in connection with robbery at the Louvre -- and our guest is among museum officials from around the world speaking up to defend the honour of their French colleagues.Chicago's mayor shuts down a reporter who asked about so-called "illegal aliens" by objecting to the use of that term -- and by reminding Americans of some other offensive descriptors that were once commonplace. Maligned and reduced to a footnote for centuries, our guest reveals the real story of First Daughter Eliza Monroe Hay -- and helps get her remains back to the United States -- 185 years after she died, destitute, in France.We'll talk to a diehard Blue Jays fan in the UK -- who, along with dozens of others -- has been taking over pubs in the early hours of the morning to watch the team's historic run.As It Happens, the Monday edition. Radio that senses now's the time to give in to our base instincts.

A former Canadian ambassador to the US weighs in on what's really going on with Ontario's anti-tariff ad, former president Ronald Reagan's own words and the current president's reaction.A Toronto faith leader says the city's decision to replace a homeless encampment outside her church with eight foot fences and a bunch of concrete blocks serves no one. One of the researchers behind new research on antidepressants hopes mapping out their varied side effects will help doctors and patients navigate a complicated pharmaceutical landscape. The PA announcer for tonight's Blue Jays Games got his start at a small radio station in northern Ontario ... and now his voice is the one sports fans inside the Rogers Centre will hear as the World Series gets underway. After an Anne of Green Gables doll becomes online famous, for not the best reasons -- the son of the artist who made it tells us what he thinks about its nickname: "Anne of Scream Gables."  Water skiing squirrels aren't enough anymore. No, in this age of death-defying internet one-upmanship it takes a skateboarding pig to turn our heads. As It Happens, the Friday edition. Radio that promises never to be a boar. 

Just as the NBA begins its new season, federal officials announce dozens of arrests in a sweeping gambling investigation that includes allegations of mob involvement. A Ukrainian journalist rushed to a kindergarten near her home earlier this week, after sirens alerted her there’d been a Russian strike. She describes seeing smoke everywhere. An ex-boxer in BC fights off a mother grizzly bear -- and lives to tell the tale. If you’re inclined to ask an AI chatbot for advice, the Dutch Data Protection Authority has some advice for you: Don’t ask it who to vote for. Soft Cell defined the sound of eighties pop with 'Tainted Love'. A musician tells us about meeting one half of that duo -- the late Dave Ball -- outside a record store -- and the collabs that came next.At only 8 and 10 years old, siblings and baseball superfans Meredith and Hugo Fu explain how they got their start in sports reporting...and landed interviews with Blue Jays stars Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Kevin Gausman. As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that gives minor leaguers major props.