As It Happens

As It Happens: Thursday Edition

As It Happens: Thursday Edition

Episode Transcript

Part One

Impeachment update
U.S. President Donald Trump is refusing to cooperate with an impeachment investigation — and a Republican lawyer is stunned by his stonewalling. 

Nobel Prize Literature winner
After a skipped year, the Nobel committee awards its 2018 Prize for Literature to Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk — whose win will not be celebrated by the Polish government. 

Logging road rescue
When a logging road gave out, 90-year-old driver Paul Jones was trapped for three chilly days with just a jar of cashews, inside a dangerously unstable vehicle — before two teens came to his rescue.

Part Two

Fortune Bay salmon
Nearly 2 million dead salmon have been rotting in the middle of a Newfoundland bay for weeks — and even with a cleanup, our guest wants a government inquiry. 

YouTube impersonator
The kids who love the YouTube children's entertainer "Blippi" are upset that a different  actor will play the character in live shows — but their parents, who already bought tickets, are livid. 

Part Three

San Francisco phishing scam
Technical law expert Pieter Gunst explains how he nearly got duped by a so-called "phishing scam". And why others shouldn't.

Ottawa transit delays
Just days into the launch of Ottawa's new LRT system, commuters keep finding themselves stuck on platforms, due to glitch after glitch. 

California power cut
California's largest power company has been deliberately cutting power to thousands of homes to ensure its lines don't spark wildfires. But Deanne Mediati — who lives with a disability — says it puts her life at risk.