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Carol Off shares behind-the-scenes stories before signing off as AIH co-host

By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – On Family Day Monday in Ontario, Carol Off (above) was in her CBC office boxing up books and other tangible memories of her time as host of CBC Radio One’s As It Happens (AIH). On Friday, her CBC family, with help from some past AIH guests – including Margaret Atwood and Romeo Dallaire – will pay tribute to Off on her final day after spending nearly 16 years at the helm of the public broadcaster’s must-listen-to weeknight current events radio program. She will miss accumulating more intangible memories from interviews with people who touched or...