As It Happens

As It Happens: Thursday Edition

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

Pakistan Election
It's the cricketer — but was it cricket? Sportsman Imran Khan claims victory in Pakistan's election, saying it was the country's fairest vote ever — but other parties say widespread vote-rigging means it wasn't even fair-to-middling.

Viagra Study
 Doctors thought it would improve blood flow through the placenta — but now, a Dutch clinical trial on pregnant women, using Viagra, has been stopped, after 11 babies died. 

Gender Insurance
Sticking it to the man — by claiming not to be one. He's not trans, but an Alberta man still changed the gender on his government ID from "male" to "female" — just so he could pay less for car insurance. 

Part Two

U.K. Divorce
 A British woman says her 40-year-marriage is a loveless nightmare — but the U.K.'s Supreme Court says that even if it's tearing her apart, she and her husband must stay together. 

Alphonso Davies 
After a stellar career in Vancouver, Canadian Alphonso Davies signs a record-setting deal to play soccer for Bayern Munich — which is impressive for anyone, but especially a 17-year-old.