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Alberta chief wants “reconcili-action” and seat at the table

26 Oct 2026 · 59 min

After First Nations leaders sit down with Canada's First ministers for the first time in decades, the chief of Cold Lake First Nations tells us whether he feels his message was heard.

The US Coast Guard has deployed drone vessels on the Great Lakes -- and the Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario says that should concern all Canadians.

The French government promises to overhaul a key part of the education system -- but a young percussionist playing with a protest orchestra explains what he and the other demonstrators need to hear before they'll stop taking to the streets.

Toronto-born Eric Bauza's dream came true when he became the voice of Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. But a close friend says the late actor was so much more.

J. Chalmers Doane and his daughter Melanie Doane tell me what it was like to learn he had become the first Canadian inducted into the Ukulele Hall of Fame. And then they gave us a sample.

A Halifax marathon runner went the extra mile training for his long distance run by eating an epic number of donairs.

Palaeontologists describe a new type of dinosaur reminiscent of a modern parrot -- and explains why, despite its diet consisting mostly of fruit -- it's been named "hell chicken".

And, Dictionary.com crowns "maxxing" their word of the year, a suffix that has been affixed to everything from looks, to protein, to vibes.

As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that loves to maxx poetic.