As It Happens - Thursday Edition

Part One

Freddie Gray verdict
Last year, Freddie Gray died after a ride in a Baltimore police van. Today, a judge acquitted the officer driving that van of second-degree murder — which our guest says is a miscarriage of justice. 

Fort Mac raises
Councillors in Fort McMurray, Alberta, vote to give themselves a significant pay increase — but not everyone is taking the extra cash, including Mayor Melissa Blake. 

Car on roof
Students at an Ontario high school may not have graduated at the top of their class, but they spent some time there — when they hoisted a sports car onto the roof. 

Part Two

CPP: Wynne
Dark predictions from business leaders and Conservative critics haven't stopped Ontario's  premier from promoting this week's Canada Pension Plan deal as a victory. 

Robbed Paralympian 
While riding her bike in Rio de Janeiro, an Australian paralympian is robbed at gunpoint — but she says the risks won't stop her from competing. 

Part Three

Assisted death Christian MD
A group of faith-based doctors in Ontario is going to court — to challenge regulations requiring them to refer patients seeking aid in dying to a doctor who will assist them. 

Frog stops development
Federal authorities put the kibosh on a development in Quebec — because it infringes on the habitat of an endangered amphibian called the Western chorus frog. 

Random Swede creator 
As the call-a-random-Swede tourism campaign winds down, it winds up winning a prestigious advertising award.

Amjad Sabri obit
One of Pakistan's most venerated singers, Amjad Sabri, was gunned down yesterday by gun-wielding motorcyclists in Karachi. He was 45.