How a journalist in London helped save 6 women trapped inside a truck in France

BBC journalist Khue B Luu helped save six woman who were stuck in the back of a refrigerated truck, struggling to breathe.

source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/journalist-saves-six-women-1.6983284?cmp=rss

U.S. federal government shutdown appears likely as Republicans reject McCarthy's plan

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed on Friday as hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-government-shutdown-likely-republicans-democrats-1.6982892?cmp=rss

Immigration minister says he wants to make it easier for Indigenous people to cross borders

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he wants to make it easier for Indigenous Peoples to cross international borders that have severed their homelands and families for generations.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/miller-international-border-crossings-indigenous-1.6979627?cmp=rss

The saga of the U.S. soldier who fled to North Korea

An American soldier who fled to North Korea over two months ago is now back on U.S. soil. Andrew Chang breaks down Travis King's saga, from his unauthorized departure from the U.S. Army, to his safe return home, moment by moment.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/the-saga-of-the-u-s-soldier-who-fled-to-north-korea-1.6981997?cmp=rss

'Absolutely horrendous': Famous tree at Hadrian's Wall in U.K. cut down overnight

A famous tree at historic Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland county, near the England-Scotland border, has been cut down. Local photographer Ian Sproat spoke with As It Happens host Nil Köksal about what he saw.

source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/uk-tree-cut-down-1.6981755?cmp=rss