As It Happens: The Monday Edition
Part One
Ontario Covid Schools
An Ontario parent says she's feeling a combination of rage and relief, after the province announces students will not return to in-person learning this week after all.
James Webb Telescope Update
Cosmic relief. Amid an ongoing series of finicky adjustments, an astrophysicist overseeing the James Webb Space Telescope says she expects it to deliver galactic views that will leave us all star-struck.
NWT Mask Exhibit
Cover story. In the face of a seemingly never-ending pandemic, one art exhibit's take on the omnipresent mask uncovers new ways of thinking about the virus that unites us all.
Venice Glass Bridge
Like water under troubled bridge. After 14 years of pedestrian wipe-outs on its slippery surface, the city of Venice decides a beautiful glass bridge has become a clear and present danger.
Part Two
Sudan PM Gone
Army fatigue. Sudan's prime minister steps down, leaving the military in control -- but pro-democracy protesters say they're not going anyway, despite the violence they face.
Pittsburgh Explosion
Tick, Tick, Boom. An astronomer in Pittsburgh tells us about a huge explosion she heard on New Years Day -- and why she's certain it came from outer space.
Part Three
As It Happened: The Archive Edition.
Tonight's episode is the first of a two-parter that requires an umbrella -- because it's raining cats and dogs. You'll meet the evolutionary biologist who really stepped in it when her research seemed to suggest dogs are smarter than cats. And a paranormal researcher who landed on the idea that both species arrived here from another planet.