As It Happens

As It Happens: Monday Edition

Nov. 26, 2018

Episode transcript

Part One

General Motors worker
General Motors announces it will close its plant in Oshawa, Ontario — and what it calls a "global restructuring" will have a devastating local effect. 

Facebook documents
British Parliament sends an officer to a London hotel to seize internal Facebook documents from a visiting businessman — private documents one MP says could soon be made public.

Silent discos
Crowds dance through Edinburgh, Scotland, wearing headphones — and even thought they're called "silent disco" walking tours, they're causing headaches for residents. 

Part Two

Ukraine - Russia tensions
After a stand-off in the Black Sea, Russia makes off with 3 Ukrainian vessels — and Ukraine's parliament votes to impose martial law. 

General Motors: political
Earlier today a union official for GM workers in Oshawa, Ontario, told workers: "They are not closing our damn plant without one hell of a fight" — a sentiment echoed by the city's NDP MPP, Jennifer French.

Part Three

Tijuana border
A day after U.S. officials fired tear gas into a crowd of migrants in Tijuana at the border, a volunteer at a local shelter says it's a city divided — between those who want to help the migrants, and those who want them gone.

Bernardo Bertolucci obit
In some ways, director Bernardo Bertolucci was the alpha male of art cinema — and tonight, a close collaborator reflects on his late friend's influence, and legacy. 

'Best building' architectural prize
The Royal Institute of British Architects awards its highest honour to a remarkable boarding school in Brazil called "Children Village". And since those walls can't talk, we'll speak with one of the architects.