As It Happens: Thursday Edition
Part One
Abdullah Almalki
Abdullah Almalki and two other Canadians were paid more than 30 million dollars for Canada's role in their torture in Syria — but he says the compensation does nothing to stop the nightmares.
Weinstein latest
After dozens of allegations of sexual misconduct, Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been on the defensive — until today, when he launched a lawsuit against his former company.
Scottish solo flyer
Scottish writer Karon Grieve was beside herself to discover that she was the only passenger on a flight from Glasgow to Greece.
Part Two
Holocaust apology
When a German woman discovers something terrible about her grandfather's home, she sends a letter of apology to the man who'd been forced to leave that home during the Holocaust.
Novaya Gazeta protection
Facing threats and violence, Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta announces it will arm its employees, and train them in self-defense — but not everyone's convinced that will help.
Pink-headed duck
Six different times, Roger Thorns has embarked on fruitless searches for the elusive pink-headed duck — and now, he's hoping the seventh time is a charm.
Part Three
Ouellette arrest
The story of the operation that led Quebec's corruption squad to arrest veteran provincial Liberal Guy Ouellette, during an investigation into the leaking of some of the squad's own files.
Stolen Italian coffee table
Without the help of Dario Del Bufalo, Italian officials would never have solved the mystery of a 2,000-year-old piece of missing marble floor. Which, it turns out, had somehow become part of a coffee table in New York.