As It Happens: Friday Edition
Part One
Veterans affairs
Prime Minister Trudeau's latest cabinet shuffle introduces the fifth Veterans Affairs minister in two years — and some vets are furious over the revolving door.
SNC-Lavalin
For a while there, Quebec pundits played down the SNC Lavalin controversy — but after this week, things have changed in La Belle Province.
Old tattoo needle
In southeastern Utah, archaeologists discover evidence of ancient hipsters — in the form of a 2000-year-old tattooing needle.
Part Two
Nova Scotia fraud
A Nova Scotia family is charged with fraud after allegedly claiming to run multiple, extremely lucrative businesses — and submitting documents from a company with a name straight out of "Seinfeld".
Black widow spider
An Edmonton crime reporter discovers a black widow spider hanging out in her apartment — and since her new roommate wasn't welcome, she had to come down hard on it.
Part Three
Semi-identical twins
Scientists are astonished at the birth of Australian twins who are neither identical nor fraternal, but sesquizygotic — which are as rare as the correct pronunciation of that word.
MSF clinics burned
Their goal is to fight an epidemic of Ebola. But after arsonists set two MSF treatment centres in the DRC on fire, the organization has another goal: to change its strategy in the region, and build trust in local communities.