As It Happens: Monday Edition
Part One
Hong Kong Protests
Thousands of protesters flooded Hong Kong's International Airport today, after a weekend of violence in which police used rubber bullets and tear gas. Our guest was there today -- and is bracing for a crackdown.
Adina Katz
There's such a thing as bad publicity. After being misidentified as the 'cancer survivor' in an Andrew Scheer campaign video, a Montreal-based actor finds herself the target of an online slug-fest.
Bianca Andreescu Win
Yesterday, nineteen-year-old Bianca Andreescu became the first Canadian in fifty years to win the Rogers Cup -- and impressed not only her opponent, but the preceding Canadian champ as wise beyond her years.
Part Two
Jeffrey Epstein Latest
Jeffrey Epstein appears to have killed himself in his jail cell this weekend -- while awaiting trial on new charges of sex trafficking. Now, a lawyer for five of his accusers questions how such a high-profile inmate wound up dead.
Encore: Manus Island Book Award
Behrouz Boochani accepted Australia's prestigious National Biography Award for his memoir, "No Friend but the Mountains." He was unable to accept it in person, however, because he's now in his sixth year of detention on Manus Island, where that autobiography takes place. An encore presentation of Carol's feature interview with Boochani from June of this year.