As It Happens: The Friday Edition
Part One
COP26: Oil producer reaction
Canada's oil and gas industry is the centre of negative attention at this week's climate summit in Glasgow — but one energy CEO says he's not sure politicians are clear about the difference between their promises and the truth.
New Brunswick back to work order
The Premier of New Brunswick was an unwelcome guest at a protest by striking workers in the province this morning — and his later announcement that he's forcing them back to work was even less welcome.
Ugly New Zealand potato
A New Zealand couple digs a massive potato out of their vegetable garden — and while they wait for confirmation that it's the largest-ever, the whole town is rooting for him.
Part Two
Alabama vaccine promotion
An Alabama sheriff goes from vaccine-hesitant to vaccine-booster — and now, he's doing everything he can to persuade the people in his town to do the same.
Diagram Prize nominees
The short list is out for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year, and this year's nominees include titles that pay homage to hats, curves, and Superman's genitals.
Part Three
Anti-inflammatory plant
An Indigenous Samoan scientist tells us how her research into a plant used by traditional healers made her "eat her own words" about its potential to treat all kinds of diseases.
Archives: Moose stories
Yesterday's story about a moose on the loose in Saskatoon got us following our moose muse into the As It Happens archives.
As It Happens was produced this week by:
Kate Cornick
Ashley Fraser
Katie Geleff
Chris Harbord
Sarah Jackson
Mehek Mazhar
Susan McReynolds
Kevin Robertson
Kate Swoger
Chloe Shantz-Hilkes
and Chris Trowbridge.
Our technician is Reynold Gonsalves. The show director this week is John McGill.
The writers are Lisa Bryn-Rundle and Chris Howden. Austin Webb is our senior producer. And the Executive Producer of As It Happens is Robin Smythe.
We'd also like to thank some other people:
Mary-Catherine MacIntosh in Halifax
Susan McKenzie in Montreal
Tom Allen, Philip Drost, Keith Hart, Samantha Lui, Jonathan Ore, Alex Redekopp, Brandie Weikle and Luke Williams — all in Toronto
Suzanne Dufresne in Winnipeg
James Evans in Edmonton
and Anne Penman in Vancouver.
As It Happens will be back again on Monday. Good night, and good weekend.