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This stink is finally coming off this Newfoundland town

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For decades, St. Mary's, Newfoundland and Labrador has been plagued by the terrible odour of fermenting fish sauce in a defunct factory. Now, cleanup has begun at last.


A lot of people are still unaccounted-for after a major earthquake rocks Japan. Our guest is there — and he says that, for many of his neighbours, this is terrifying déjà vu.


Musician Barney Bentall tells us about the emotional moment when he pulled out his guitar to play for the firefighters trying to save his BC ranch from an approaching wildfire. 


The FIFA World Cup is over, but the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is in full swing. A Kenyan sports reporter tells us now is a great time for the world to pay attention to African women’s soccer. 


A large collection of KFC memorabilia is now up for auction, including Colonel Sanders’ own day planner where he kept a conspicuous list of eleven herbs and spices. One of which our guest...will reveal.


The good news is Chinese scientists make a "living" dress that can repair itself; the bad news is it's made from a fungal parasite that could one day bring about the end of the world. 


As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that reflects: we'll always have Paris...itic fungus.

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