As It Happens: Monday Edition

Part One

Vaccine success
One potential COVID-19 vaccine is showing promising early results — but the former chief scientist with the FDA wants to inoculate us against declaring victory prematurely. 

Kamala Harris friend
A friend of Kamala Harris says she always knew the U.S. VP elect was destined for something "a little special" — but that doesn't mean she didn't freak out when she heard the news. 

Alex Trebek obit
The late host of Jeopardy, and former CBC jack-of-all-trades, Alex Trebek wasn't just a calming host at the game-show podium — to our guest, he was also an inspiring teacher. 

Part Two

Canadian ambassador to U.S.
The U.S. President-elect's party has pushed a protectionist agenda — but Canada's Ambassador to the United States says the election of Joe Biden is good news for us.

Georgia vote
A voting-rights activist in Georgia says it wasn't just Stacey Abrams who helped turn Georgia blue — it was a whole army of Black women, plus mail-in-votes, that worked to suppress voter suppression. 

Part Three

Democrats post-mortem
A Minnesota Congresswoman says Democrats should take a moment to breathe before entering into a battle royale over whether the party was too progressive or too conservative during election 20-20.

Four Seasons press conference
Why the lawn face? Maybe because a presidential press conference at the Philadelphia "Four Seasons" on the weekend ended up actually being held at "Four Seasons Total Landscaping" — and now it's open season on the people who planned it.

Atlantic bubble tour 
After a false start because of the pandemic, Newfoundland musician Adrian House just returned from a month-long tour of the Maritimes — on his bicycle.