As It Happens, Friday Edition

Part One

Métis foster child
After a BC couple's request to adopt their foster child is denied, the two-year-old may be sent to Ontario to live with her siblings -- but her foster mother's not giving up without a fight. 

Agent 728 conviction
A Montreal police officer wasn't charged after she pepper-sprayed protesters in 2012. But six months later, she violently choked our guest -- and now, she's been found guilty of assault. 

Harry Potter clock
A Duke University student's latest project comes directly from Diagon Alley: a clock owned by Ron Weasley's family in the Harry Potter books. 

Part Two

Don Getty obit
CFL quarterback-turned-politician Don Getty went on to become the premier of Alberta -- and, tonight, Stockwell Day tells us about his time under Mr. Getty's leadership. 

Penguin treadmill
Scientists make great strides studying a creature with terrible strides -- the penguin -- by putting the flightless birds on treadmills. 

Part Three

National Film Board of Canada luminaries: Colin Low/Don Owen obits
Between them, they reframed Canadian cinema. A look at the legacies of two pioneering National Film Board directors: Colin Low, and Don Owen. 

Imposter victim
We told you about a serial con artist-slash-imposter earlier this month -- and tonight, we'll hear from a woman who fell for him romantically, before realizing she'd fallen for a scam. 

Purple pearl 
A Washington state woman at a seafood restaurant bites down on a rare purple pearl so valuable it will nearly pay for her dental work. 

As it Happens was produced this week by: 

Laurie Allan
Kevin Ball
Imogen Birchard
Kinsey Clarke
Sarah Cooper
Dawna Dingwall
Katie Geleff
Chris Harbord 
Sean Laughlin
Pedro Sanchez
and Gustavo Vieira.

Eric Wickham is our intern. 

Our technician is Reynold Gonsalves. The show director is John McGill. Chris Howden is our writer.  

Kate Swoger was our Senior Producer this week. And the Executive Producer of As It Happens is Robin Smythe.

Our technician is Reynold Gonsalves.

We'd also like to thank some other people who helped us out this week: 

Mary Lynk in Halifax
Susan McKenzie in Montreal
Matthew Kupfer in Ottawa
Davorin Cikovic
Brent Michaluk in Radio Archives in Toronto
Suzanne Dufresne in Winnipeg
and Anne Penman in Vancouver.

As It Happens will be back again on Monday. Good night, and good weekend.