We reach a reporter in one of the refugee camps that's preparing to receive thousands of people who no longer have anywhere else to go.

An advisor to embattled New York City mayor Eric Adams pressed an open bag of sour cream and onion chips on a reporter -- who tells us that, inside that bag, she was stunned to find something a lot spicier than she expected.

Entire continents are in bad shape. But the African Union wants to change that -- by replacing the distorted Mercator projection maps with ones that provide a better perspective on our planet.

A bus crash kills dozens of Afghan nationals who were expelled from Iran -- just a few of the thousands forced to face an uncertain future in a country they may not recognize.

When a hike in B.C.'s beautiful Bugaboo Provincial Park goes sideways, our guest ends up on a helicopter, plucking some sixty cornered climbers out of harm's way.

A psychiatrist describes the independent-minded people he has named "otroverts" -- a group that simply refuses to belong to a group.

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that's heard -- but not part of the herd.

As part of a peace deal, Vladimir Putin wants the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. But that would mean ceding a key line of defence -- and making Ukraine vulnerable to another Russian invasion.

A Canadian Labour Congress leader says it's time to throw out the labour-code rule that the Liberals have leaned on to end strikes -- at the expense of workers' rights.

Canadian soldiers are allegedly caught on video at a party giving Nazi salutes -- which suggests the military still has an extremely concerning problem with extremism.

Archaeologists unearth new artifacts at the homestead of John Ware -- a formerly enslaved man who became Canada's most famous cowboy.

Chocolate scientists continue their life-changing work, uncovering what gives the confection its flavour -- and unlocking the stunning possibility of chocolate that could taste even better.

A history-making discovery in oral hygiene could see a new product on shelves in just a few years: toothpaste made out of hair.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that hopes they've performed a thorough tress rehearsal.

We'll hear about the dramatic rescue of a climber who was rappelling in a California canyon, but wound up trapped behind a powerful waterfall.

A Newfoundland man is waiting for a call, to find out if his family home has been destroyed by wildfire -- and supporting his neighbours, who've already received bad news.

She's back home after fleeing to delay a Republican redistricting move -- but now a Texas Democrat is living under police surveillance, and has been compelled to promise not to leave the state.

MSNBC is becoming MS NOW, but the team responsible for the re-brand is getting reprimanded -- because they didn't dot their i's, cross their t's, or reserve their URLs.

Putting the "diver" in "biodiversity". Australia holds a vote to determine the country's most underrated animal -- and the tale of the swimming rodent that won is a real underdog story. Well, under-rat story.

And...mobile apse. A historic church in Sweden is being relocated -- very very slowly -- from its original location to a new home. A local official tells us the journey is challenging -- both technically and emotionally.