As It Happens: Thursday Edition
Part One
Hurricane Irma: Barbuda
The hurricane has a path of destruction ahead — but tonight, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda tells us about the damage already done to a small Caribbean island.
Nova Scotia judge review
Nova Scotia's Chief Justice orders a panel to consider complaints against a Halifax judge, who acquitted a cabbie of sexually assaulting a highly intoxicated passenger.
Irish bat family
As video of an Irish family's struggle to catch a bat continues to spread joy around the world, we speak with the man who shot it — and the man who bravely towelled the intruder.
Part Two
Northern Manitoba community evacuation march
They had to leave their homes because of an approaching wildfire — but members of a Manitoba First Nation say their Winnipeg accommodations are unbearable.
Whale strandings
When 29 sperm whales were stranded in the North Sea, scientists had theories about climate change and toxins — but now, it seems solar storms may have been partly to blame.
Part Three
Gaspé mayor
A tiny village in the Gaspé Peninsula has banned drilling anywhere near its only water source. Seems reasonable. But a Quebec oil company says that's un-reasonable — because the province of Quebec gives it a right to drill. The mayor of the village tells us how the village is crowdfunding to pay its legal bills.
Robot tax
San Francisco politician Jane Kim has a plan to help diminish the impact of robots taking human jobs. And that plan involves a robot tax.