As It Happens - Thursday Edition

Part One

Date drugging foiled
At a Santa Monica restaurant, three women watch a man put something suspicious into his date's drink — she tells us how they took action to prevent a possible date rape. 

MS genetic link
After years of being ridiculed for her belief that there might be a link between genetics and Multiple Sclerosis, a Canadian doctor publishes evidence showing she was right. 

Viking ship
They don't wear hats with horns on them, and their failure to pillage seems historically inaccurate — but the crew of the world's largest replica Viking ship did endure age-old problems on their journey from Norway to Newfoundland. 

Part Two

Dengue swimmer
Six years ago, Canadian swimmer Annamay Pierse contracted dengue fever at a competition — and her story may complicate things for athletes planning to attend the Olympics in Rio despite the risk of Zika virus. 

Syria deadline
The U.S. and Russia fail to meet a deadline for getting aid to "hard to reach" parts of Syria — and our guest says the obstacle to those places isn't physical, it's political. 

Part Three

Veterans' payments
Last night, we heard from a Canadian veteran who said the government's new compensation plan was more complicated than it appeared — that it was great for the brass — and not so great for the lower ranks. But tonight, the Veterans Affairs Minister says it's actually more complicated than that.

Paris cars
Paris has introduced a strict new law prohibiting vehicles of a certain age from the city streets on weekdays. 

Grandfather misidentifies grandson 
A South Carolina man picks up a kid who looks uncannily like his grandchild at school, only to realize — after a car ride and a Happy Meal — that the kid isn't his.