All in a Day

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the House of Commons... there's still more voting to do on the budget bill. Our Political panel wades in with what's next.

Should we have warned cyclists that police were ticketing them yesterday? We hear from a police officer about whether he's annoyed with All in a Day.

In honour of the all-new Dallas returning to the airwaves tonight, we hear some of Alan Neal's interviews with the original cast.

Canada's biggest public service union is celebrating the 20th annual National Public Service Week by boycotting the party. We speak to the head of PSAC.

Do you remember BEDMAS? Here's a hint: it's a math concept that students are first taught in grade 6. But many are heading into college math classes without having mastered it. We ask why students' learning doesn't add up.

Conservatives are coming out of the woodwork to challenge the Prime Minister's policies. And the PM's Parliamentary Secretary is on the defensive over election spending. Our political panel weighs in on these challenges to the party in power.

People across the country are debating the wisdom of Toronto's surprise ban on plastic shopping bags. But in Fort McMurray, Alberta, the debate is pretty much over. They've had a ban since September 2010. We hear how it's working.

The board of Nelson House says the shelter doesn't have the resources to provide safety for women and children escaping violence. We hear the latest on the move to close it down for good.

It was supposed to be a temporary closure. But now the board of Nelson House is considering shutting down the shelter for good. We hear how the community is coming to the defence of the shelter for women and children.

The man who was a medic in the Afghan National Army, and interpreter for the Canadian Forces... and then ended up working at Pizza Pizza at Scotiabank Place. We hear more about Mohammad Rahman.

The Leader of the Opposition trod carefully this week on his first trip to the west. Our political panel rehashes Tom Mulcair's journey to the oilsands, and other points of interest in the week in politics that was.

Years before Luka Rocco Magnotta was accused of murder, decapitation, and sending body parts through the mail, he told the world online that he planned to disappear without a trace. As the search for him spreads beyond Canada, we take a closer look at that letter with an expert in the art of vanishing.

Tom Parry has the latest on the dismembered body investigation.

Newspapers around the world - including here in Ottawa - are fighting for survival as ad revenues dry up and readers head to free blogs and search engines for their news. But what's the impact on a city when a newspaper actually dies? We hear from a filmmaker who set out to answer that question.

The region's archivists held a mock funeral today on Parliament Hill. We find out what they were mourning.