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The White House went into lockdown this afternoon after two members of the National Guard were shot in Washington; we'll get the latest from the U.S. capital.A reporter in describes the catastrophic scene in Hong Kong, after a fire rips through high-rise apartment towers, killing at least 40s -- including a firefighter.A huge donation to a Toronto hospital will finance new research that could change the way we screen for cancer; we'll talk to a scientist who hopes that one day, doctors will be able to diagnose early-stage cancer with one simple blood test. The UK's fiscal watchdog accidentally scoops the government by releasing the budget an hour early -- causing chaos on trading floors and catcalls in parliament. A dispute over tennis courts in Palm Beach, Florida, morphed into a tale of hate mail, stolen DNA -- and now, 15 years later, a civil suit decision worth 50 million dollars US.A group of British students are asking for the public's help to find a lost toy bear after he took a tumble from a great height -- specifically, the stratosphere. Where they sent him on a balloon.As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that figures sending stuffed toys to space has its plushes and minuses. 

Anishnaabe columnist Niigaan Sinclair says the news that renowned author Thomas King is not Indigenous is a painful breach of a trust -- and demands that Canada ask itself some serious questions.After violating anti-doping rules, swimmer Penny Oleksiak -- Canada's most decorated female Olympian -- is banned from competition for two years.The fire that destroyed a historic Toronto church is being investigated as arson; the priest-in-charge tells us that news is yet another blow for her congregation.A new study reveals that the human brain goes through five distinct phases -- and the adolescence phase might be longer than you think. We'll say goodbye to a beloved Galapagos tortoise named "Gramma" -- and revisit our conversation about a tortoise named "Mommy" who became a mother for the first time at the approximate age of one hundred.The late, legendary toy inventor Burt Meyer made success look like child's play -- by creating such all-time diversions as "Lite Brite", "Mouse Trap", and the slugfest "Rock Em Sock Em Robots".As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that's glad he didn't pull any punchers.

A US federal judge dismisses the criminal cases against former FBI director James Comey and New York attorney general Letitia James. But a former US Attorney tells us this may not be their last day in court. The editor of a Toronto magazine tells us he was ready to take a chance on an ambitious young writer -- but the more he dug in to her work, the more it seemed like she'd had help from AI. The late Jimmy Cliff helped bring reggae to the world; Roger Lewis of the group Inner Circle reflects on the incredible cultural impact his friend had. An American magazine giant is facing tough questions after firing four employees who tried to ask management some tough questions of their own.If you worry about food that scorches your mouth, you'll benefit from a new synthetic tongue that can determine the exact spiciness level beforehand.Disappearing into thin hair. Conchologists and citizen scientists have joined forces in London, England to track down -- and save -- the endangered German hairy snail. As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that's always in hot hirsute.