As It Happens: Friday Edition
Part One
RCMP Commissioner
We ask RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki what happened to the emergency alert and whether the mass shooting in Nova Scotia has damaged trust in her force
COVID Ramadan
Ramadan may feel different this year so a mosque in Minneapolis is making sure the call to prayer sounds the same.
Chicago Shooting
There are cheers for a Chicago man who helped save the life of a gunshot victim by using a stuffed teddy bear.
Part Two
Cargill Follo
As Coronavirus outbreaks shut major meat packing plants across the country, we ask the federal Agriculture Minister what action Ottawa is prepared to take.
Fart Stories
From the "As It Happens" archives, we meet an inventor who believed he could save marriages with a blanket that filters flatulence.
Part Three
Dementia assisted death
As the Dutch Supreme Court rules that patients can be given a medically assisted death even if they have severe dementia, we'll hear from a Professor of Medical Ethics, concerned about the expansion of assisted dying
Florida drive-in
With cinemas closed, a drive-in in Florida that even shows new releases, is a rare find.
Car accidents insurance
We'll hear from the Insurance Bureau of Canada about how they plan to address the drop in car accidents, as fewer cars take to the roads.
As It Happens was produced this week by:
Jeanne Armstrong
Tayo Bero
Justin Chandler
Katie Geleff
Sheena Goodyear
Chris Harbord
Sarah Jackson
John McGill
Morgan Passi
Kevin Robertson
Chloe Shantz-Hilkes
and Kate Swoger.
Our technician this week is Annmarie Karugonjo. The show director this week is Reynold Gonsalves.
The writer this week is Lisa Bryn Rundle. Austin Webb is our senior producer this week. And the Executive Producer of As It Happens is Robin Smythe.
We'd also like to thank some other people who helped us out this week:
Alex Cooke and Mary-Catherine MacIntosh in Halifax
Susan McKenzie in Montreal
Paul MacInnis in Ottawa
Rebecca Efrat, Adam Jacobson, Varad Mehta, Susan McReynolds, Eric Van, Luke Williams, Brandie Weikle and Kate Zieman -- all in Toronto
Suzanne Dufresne in Winnipeg
Jennifer Keene in Calgary
and Anne Penman in Vancouver.
As It Happens will be back again on Monday. Good night, and good weekend.