As It Happens: Thursday Edition
Part One
Nova Scotia Mass Killing
A gunman killed Ryan Farrington's mother and step-father in Nova Scotia's mass shooting. He says police aren't answering his questions about what happened. And he's hoping a public inquiry will.
Irish Gravestone
After a family requests an Irish phrase be put on their mother's tombstone, a judge with the Diocese of Coventry in England says there must be a translation alongside it -- or it could be mistaken as "a political statement."
Mike, the Headless Chicken
When you've got a job to do, you can't get a little thing like being decapitated slow you down. And for living life to the hilt for 18 months without a noggin, Mike the Headless Chicken, became a local hero.
Part Two
Ottawa Coyote Attack
An Ottawa newspaper delivery man tells us about his encounter with a very angry coyote...and how he's now protecting himself on his route.
Part Three
Hong Kong Canada
As China ratchets down restrictions on Hong Kong's special status, Avvy Go, the director of Toronto's Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic calls on the Trudeau government to open its door before Hong Kong's residents begin to flee.
Toronto Restaurants Reopen
Toronto restaurant owner and chef, Mark McEwan, applauds the city's plan to allow for more patio space, but says what he really needs is a plan to reopen his doors.