As It Happens: The Thursday Edition
Part One
New Lockerbie charges
Thirty-two years after the Lockerbie bombing, American authorities are poised to lay new charges against a Libyan bomb expert. We hear from the widow of one of the dozens of Americans killed on that flight.
Trump Tower implosion
He pushed a lot of people's buttons. And now you can push the one button that will bring down President Trump's former casino in Atlantic City — if you're willing to pay the price, for a good cause.
PEI newsmakers
News you can't use, but you don't care. A PEI writer releases his annual "newsmakers of the year list" — which includes such stop-the-presses headlines as "Man grows humongous beet," and "Dog on Roof."
Part Two
Chapman's vaccine storage
An Ontario ice cream maker teams up with its local health unit to store the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine — which has to be kept at -70 degrees Celsius.
Reading: Who Has Seen The Wind
Our annual airing of W.O. Mitchell's classic tale about a young boy in Saskatchewan who dreams of getting skates for Christmas — only to find his parents have gotten off on the wrong foot.
Part Three
Honduras hurricane update
A doctor who has traveled the world helping people hit by disaster says he's never seen anything like what's happening in Honduras — where the water systems are nearly destroyed following back-to-back hurricanes.
Encore: Jerk cat
After an animal shelter advertises for someone to adopt the "world's worst cat" — a couple of self-described "crazy cat people" take on the challenge.