As It Happens

As It Happens: Monday Edition

Monday, September 19, 2016

Part One

NYC bombings: witness
An explosion in New York City on Saturday night set off a period of confusion and concern -- and in the first hour of that stressful time, our guest made a discovery in Manhattan that may have saved lives. 

NYC bombings: mayor
A suspect in the bombings is arrested after a shootout with police -- and the mayor of the New Jersey town where that suspect's family ran a business tells us what he knows so far. 

Sinixt First Nation
It appears to be a court case about an American hunting in BC without a license -- but if he wins, it could mean big changes for a First Nation the government has declared extinct. 

Part Two

Syrian refugees
The Prime Minister is in New York touting Canada's generosity to Syrian refugees -- but here at home, the head of the Daily Bread Food Bank says many of those families are going hungry. 

Trusting your gut study
Scientists discover there's truth to the idea of a "gut instinct" -- by carefully monitoring financial traders who carefully monitor their own visceral responses. 

Part Three

Wayne Smith: StatsCan
The former head of Statistics Canada says the federal government's IT department prevented his department from doing its job. And that's why he quit. 

Terry Milewski announces retirement
For nearly four decades, the CBC's Terry Milewski has reported from all over the world with integrity, and with a mustache. He shares why he's decided it's time to retire. 

Kashmir raid
Following months of deadly street protests and the imposition of a strict curfew, an attack on an Indian army base near the Pakistan border leaves eighteen dead.