As It Happens

As It Happens: Thursday Edition

Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018

Episode transcript

Part One

Tina Fontaine Verdict
The verdict was met with gasps and tears. A jury finds Raymond Cormier not guilty of murdering 15-year-old Tina Fontaine. 

Trudeau Invitation
Prime Minister Trudeau's trip to India stumbles after Team Canada extends an invitation to a man convicted of trying to kill one the host country's politicians in the '80s.

Deadbeat Dad
He was the United States' most wanted deadbeat dad but now he's facing justice thanks to an Alberta restaurant owner — and an affinity for maraschino cherries. 

Part Two

Oxfam Hearing
He said sorry... many times. But a British MP who heard apologies from Oxfam's Mark Goldring for the sexual misconduct of its staff said she won't be accepting it. But she will consider his resignation. 

Arthur Black Obit
We remember Arthur Black — the CBC host who wrangled cows and sold encyclopedias in his early years before turning his finely-tuned sense of the funny during 19 years of Basic Black.

Trudeau Wardrobe
Trudeau's travel woes continue as Indians begin to ask why the handsome man from Canada keeps showing up wearing what's considered traditional wedding wear. 

Part Three

Penguin Study
Scientists find an easier way to pick out the girl from the boy penguins because of our guest's discovery after listening closely to the songs of the tuxedoed creatures. 

Mayor of Richmond Row Obit
A London, Ontario playwright remembers his friend and sometime muse, Roy McDonald, the local character and amateur poet known as the Mayor of Richmond Row.   

"Meet Me At McDonald's" Haircut
The hot hair-doo for boys in Yarmouth, England features a careful combination of both careful shaving and a great big perm. The only problem is the school that won't allow it through their doors