As It Happens

As It Happens: Monday Edition

Monday, July 17, 2017

Full Episode Transcript

Part 1

Muslim Cemetery 

16 pro. 19 con. And those three votes against establishing a Muslim cemetery near a Quebec community made the difference, not just for residents, but for people across the province -- especially for Muslims. 

Grenfell Survivor 

The Gomes family survived the fire that destroyed London's Grenfell Tower -- but from a miscarriage to a recent diagnosis of cyanide poisoning from smoke inhalation, they did not escape unscathed. 

Doctor Who

An idea whose Time Lord has come. Back in 1986, the Canadian co-creator of "Doctor Who" suggested it would be a great idea for the Doctor to be a woman -- and it only took thirty-one years for that to finally happen. 

Part 2

Returning Syrian

She didn't know if she'd ever be able to return to Aleppo. Then, when Jwanah Qudsi did get a chance to go back to her hometown in Syria, she didn't know what she'd find. Tonight, she'll tell us. 

Contact Lenses 

Doctors knew one patient was special as soon as they saw her -- there was just something in her eyes. Turns out that something was a bunch of unnoticed contact lenses. Twenty-seven of them.