As It Happens: Thursday Edition
Part One
Justice Committee: Wernick
Canada's top civil servant says mistakes were made, but they were in the Globe and Mail's story about the Prime Minister's Office pressuring the former Attorney General — because he saw nothing of the sort.
Jussie Smollett case
Weeks after actor Jussie Smollett reported being attacked by two men spouting racist and homophobic insults, Chicago police have laid charges — against Mr. Smollett himself.
Mudlarker
When mudraker Martin Bushell found the skull banks of the River Thames, he learned it was the oldest skull ever discovered on the river's shores.
Part Two
Dhaka fire
Dozens are dead in Dhaka, Bangladesh, after fire rips through a densely-populated neighbourhood — with roads too narrow for firefighters to get there in time.
Vatican conference
As an unprecedented conference begins at the Vatican, a former advisor to the Pope on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church says she's skeptical it'll produce real change.
Part Three
Green M.E.P. arrest
Four Green Members of European Parliament were arrested while protesting against nuclear weapons at a Belgian military airbase. One of them tells us that Europe needs to make it clear to Russia and the U.S. that it won't be the playground for a new arms race. Stay tuned.
Rodent extinction
The Bramble Cay melomys extinct is believed to be the first mammal extinction due to climate change. John Woinarski, a conservation biologist who urged Australian authorities to take action a decade ago says, says it was all too preventable.