As It Happens: Thursday Edition
Part One
Netherlands burqa ban
In the Netherlands, a law comes into effect banning face-coverings, including the burka and the niqab — but one Dutch senator says its real effect will be to disenfranchise Muslim women.
Drive-in death
After a four-month-old infant is killed by a car at a Quebec drive-in, an Ontario drive-in owner says he'll hold a moment of silence at tonight's screening.
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John herself lets you hear her body talk about raising money for charity, by auctioning off a collection of personal items — including the skin-tight pants she wore in one classic movie.
Part Two
Runaway princess
The ruler of Dubai and a Jordanian princess were one of the Middle East's major power couples — but now, she's fled with their two kids, and a high-stakes legal fight is brewing.
Dillinger exhumation
Eighty-five years after he was killed in Chicago, the infamous John Dillinger is about to be exhumed — but our guest warns Mr. Dillinger's grave may be tougher to crack than some of the banks Mr. Dillinger robbed.