As It Happens

Friday: First Nation - Regina police, communism memorial, meat pie competition, and more...

A First Nations man in Regina accuses police of racial profiling after he says he was stopped for no reason while on his way home...The architect who designed the National Memorial to the Victims of Communism says it's an entirely appropriate monument -- on an appropriate site...and The World Meat Pie Eating Championships go ahead despite the judges discovery that...
A First Nations man in Regina accuses police of racial profiling after he says he was stopped for no reason while on his way home...The architect who designed the National Memorial to the Victims of Communism says it's an entirely appropriate monument -- on an appropriate site...and The World Meat Pie Eating Championships go ahead despite the judges discovery that pastries were not baked to regulation size.

Part One

First Nations: Regina police
He just wanted to walk home. Simon Ash-Moccasin says he was racially profiled, harassed and roughed up by the Regina Police.

Communism memorial
It's supposed to be a memorial to the "victims of communism." But it's in danger of becoming a victim of controversy. Now, the architect who designed the National Memorial to the Victims of Communism, which will sit opposite Canada's Supreme Court, defends his work and its proposed site.

Meat pie competition
You could say it put a crimp in the competition, except that it almost took the crimps out of the competition. Organizers of The World Meat Pie Eating championships discover that the pastries were not the right size.

Part Two

Repeat: Isabel Allende feature interview
She is an exile, a poet, and a novelist. And now Chilean-American Isabelle Allende has the Presidential Medal of Freedom. We replay Carol's moving conversation with the decorated writer.

Part Three

Repeat: "As it Happened" Archive Edition: Smells
The holiday season is full of sights, sounds, and, of course, smells, from the scent of fresh spruce to roasting chestnuts. So we thought we'd replay a vintage episode of "As It Happened," featuring stories that feature a certain odour. From the factory that makes Sriracha sauce to a woman who wore Axe body spray for week, we can promise you radio that reeks with character.