As It Happens

As It Happens: Monday Edition

Dec. 2, 2019

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

London attacks follow-up
The British Prime Minister says the man who killed two people on London Bridge should never have been let out of prison — but former advisor to the UK government Hanif Qadir says throwing away the key won't solve the problem. 

Halifax explosion murals
More than 50 people have died from measles in Samoa  — most of them young children. Now the government has closed schools, restricted travel and launched a mandatory immunization campaign. 

Apostrophe Protection Society shutters
After passionately promoting good punctuation practice, the 96-year old founder of the Apostrophe Protection Society says he's closing up shop after having his hopes dashed.

Part Two

Samoa measles outbreak
More than 50 people have died from measles in Samoa  — most of them young children. Now the government has closed schools, restricted travel and launched a mandatory immunization campaign. 

John Henry Waddell obit
We speak to the daughter of famed American sculptor, John Henry Waddell, about a lifetime spent depicting the human form and elevating the human spirit.

Part Three

Plane crash apology
Forty years ago, an Air New Zealand flight went down over Antarctica, killing everyone on board. Last week the New Zealand government apologized for its role in the crash. Kate Parkarri's sister was one of two Canadians who died in that crash.

Cat faces study
New research out of the University of Guelph suggests that most people have a hard time reading a cat's facial expressions — except for so-called "cat whisperers" who can read feline moods purr-fectly.