As It Happens: The Thursday Edition
Part One
Bannon charged
Prosecutors have built a case against Steven Bannon. He's charged with defrauding donors under the false pretense of building a border wall. A former federal prosecutor says the big question now is will Bannon flip?
CERB extension
Just as the COVID-19 aid package was to expire, Ottawa announces an extension to CERB benefits and expands EI to help more people. Our guest says the help is desperately needed.
Wine for free
When a Toronto man came across a case of wine online that cost exactly zero dollars, he assumed his purchase plans would die on the vine. But he persevered. And now, he's toasting his success — and one heck of a story.
Part Two
Navalny poisoned
A human rights advocate in Russia says the apparent poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny's fits the mould of past incidents. And the timing suggests politics are at play.
English Channel crossing
A Sudanese refugee dies near Calais, France after attempting to cross the English Channel in a dinghy — the latest victim of the pandemic that has made such crossings more dangerous than ever.