As It Happens

As It Happens: Monday Edition

Monday, Aug. 20, 2018

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

Pope Letter
The Pope writes to Catholics around the world to acknowledge that Church officials helped cover up abuse. But a survivor and former priest tells us that the letter is both too little, and far too late.

B.C. Fires
They can already feel the smoke in their throats, but two former RCMP officers say they'll defy an evacuation order to try to save their BC farm from the fires. 

Manitoba Funeral Processions
A Manitoba lay minister says he's survived one crash too many. He says it's time for the province to put an end the tradition of driving slowly in funeral processions. 

Part Two

Saskatchewan Triplet Family
 In labour with triplets, a Saskatchewan woman performs CPR on one of her newborns. And then, as she was leaving the hospital, the family home burned to the ground. 

Banditos Asylum 
Canada accepts its first asylum seeker from Australia. His lawyer claims that authorities there made it possible for the motorcycle gang he informed on to track him down.