As It Happens: Friday Edition
Part One
New nurse charges
She's already been charged in the murders of eight seniors — and today, a former Ontario nurse appeared in court to face six new charges, including attempted murder and aggravated assault.
Chicago police report
The U.S. Justice Department issues its report on the Chicago Police —and finds officers are too violent too frequently, and get too little training and discipline.
Wax presidents museum auction
Yes, they're totally creepy —but you can turn your home office into an Oval Office at an auction in Gettysburg tomorrow, where wax versions of U.S. presidents from a defunct museum will go up for bidding.
Part Two
North Ontario suicides
Alvin Fiddler, Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief, tells us how a northern Ontario community is coping after the suicides of two twelve-year-old girls.
Presidential inauguration Springsteen-tribute band
A Springsteen tribute band is tapped to play an event in New Jersey for Donald Trump's inauguration —so fans of the real Springsteen shower the musicians with scorn in the U.S.A.
Part Three
Encore: feature interview with author Ian McEwan on his latest novel, Nutshell
In an encore presentation of Carol's interview with Ian McEwan, the Booker Prize-winning author explains the challenges of having a fetus for a narrator.
As it Happens was produced this week by:
Jeanne Armstrong
Imogen Birchard
Sam Colbert
Chris Harbord
Katie Geleff
Samantha Lui
John McGill
Kevin Robertson
Pedro Sanchez
Earvin Solitario
and Kate Swoger.
Our technician is Reynold Gonsalves. John Perry is the Senior Producer. And the Executive Producer of As It Happens is Robin Smythe. The show director is Kevin Ball. Chris Howden and b were our writers this week.
Our intern is Sarah Jackson.
We'd also like to thank some other people who helped put the show together this week:
Jack Julian in Halifax
Kristin Nelson in Ottawa
Fiona Christensen in Sudbury
Yasmine Hassan and Devin Heroux in Toronto
Adam Carter in Hamilton
Suzanne Dufresne in Winnipeg
Michael O'Halloran in Calgary
Anne Penman in Vancouver.
As It Happens will be back again on Monday. Good night, and good weekend.