As It Happens: Friday Edition
Part One
Kramatorsk train station attack
We'll hear from an aid worker in Kramatorsk about an attack on a train station in the Ukrainian city.
Khashoggi case moved
Authorities in Turkey have abandoned their prosecution of Saudi officials in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. And one of the slain journalist's friends tells us he's no longer expecting justice.
Gouda theft
After organized criminals make off with close to thirty thousand dollars worth of her gouda, a Dutch dairy farmer says her family will do whatever it takes to keep making excellent cheese.
Part Two
Oklahoma abortion law
A doctor in Oklahoma says she's struggling to care for her patients thanks to new legislation that almost completely bans abortion in the state — and it's not even the most restrictive bill she's seen.
Texas marathoner
A Texas runner becomes the first American woman to complete one-thousand marathons and tells us what it took to reach such a breathtaking milestone.
Part Three
Baseball returns
Batter up! Tonight's the Toronto Blue Jays home opener. And to mark the beginning of a season we weren't always sure would happen, we've got a grand slam of baseball-themed interviews from our archives.
As It Happens was produced this week by:
Katie Geleff
Sheena Goodyear
Chris Harbord
Sarah Jackson
Mehek Mazhar
Kate McGillivray
Niza Nondo
Morgan Passi
Kevin Robertson
Olsy Sorokina
and Kate Swoger.
Our technician is Reynold Gonsalves. The show director is John McGill.
The writers this week are Chloe Shantz-Hilkes and Chris Howden. Aloysius Wong is our intern. Austin Webb is the senior producer. And the Executive Producer of As It Happens is Robin Smythe.
We'd also like to thank some other people who helped out this week:
Mary-Catherine MacIntosh in Halifax
Jeanne Armstrong in Fredericton
Kim Garrity in Quebec City
Michelle Allan and Paul MacInnis in Ottawa
Jonathan Ore, Alex Redekopp, Luke Williams and Brandie Wiekle — all in Toronto
Suzanne Dufresne in Winnipeg
Donna McElligott in Calgary
and Anne Penman in Vancouver.
As It Happens will be back again on Monday. Good night, and good weekend.