A California winemaker is chomping at the bit to get his bottles back on Canadian shelves, but worries that even with a tariff deal, Canadians might turn their nose up at his vino.

Survivors of a decades-long purge of Canadian 2SLGBTQ+ public servants and military personnel finally have their own landmark in downtown Ottawa.

As Montreal mourns Oliver Jones, Diana Krall joins us to remember the late jazz great — who championed her when she got her start in Montreal clubs.

Five years ago, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Lee Cheuk-yan spoke to As It Happens about sweeping raids carried out under the city's national security law. Now, that same law has led to his conviction.

We hear from a researcher about some 14th century skeletal remains that look like they went through a car wreck — and may actually have been on the wrong end of a medieval catapult.

As It Happens, the Friday edition. Radio that delivers the thrust of the argument.

Pressure to cut a trade deal with the U.S. has the Prime Minister pushing for the return of American alcohol to provincial stores. One B.C. winemaker tells us what she hopes her province will do.

A tech expert warns that when the details of that trade deal are finally revealed, Canada should be just as concerned with 'digital sovereignty' as we are with cars, steel and booze.

The American President cuts short military exercises with South Korea. North Korea's Dear Leader responds by launching missiles. And our guest says it's just their way of negotiating a nuclear summit.

The push to accelerate major economic projects shouldn't mean lifting protections on species at risk. So says a conservationist, who's urging the Carney government to reconsider proposed legislative changes.

After swimming the Georgia Strait, a British Columbia woman may have broken a decades-old record. She tells us it was gruelling work, but there was no way she was going to quit.

A golf course in Alberta may have had its 'Worlds Biggest Golf Putter' title sunk by another provincial course. As we'll hear, they've both had their measuring tapes out.

As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that likes big putts, and cannot lie.

As officials hammer out a trade deal, Trump is trumpeting a revival of cross-border pipeline plans — and an Alberta energy exec who worked on the Keystone XL project says it might be just the bargaining chip Canada needs.

Ukraine's former defence minister says it's time for an election — war or no war — but an opposition MP argues a vote would be illegal and open to Russian manipulation.

The IDF launches an investigation into the high-profile, 2024 killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab. We hear from an emergency dispatcher who spoke to her in the moments before she died.

A professor tells us why he's challenging the Quebec law that made swearing an oath of allegiance to the King optional for provincial lawmakers.

The last thing a marathon runner needs is extra distance tacked onto the end of the race, but that's exactly what happened in Edmonton. We hear from a runner who says that mistake may have robbed him of his chance to qualify for the Boston Marathon.

As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Radio that hopes it all works out... in the long run.