As It Happens: Monday Edition

Part One

Las Vegas car accident
A woman is to face murder charges after deliberately driving her car onto the sidewalk on the Las Vegas Strip -- injuring dozens of people and killing at least one. 

Québec City anti-radicalization writer
An anti-radicalization researcher co-writes an op-ed about Islamophobia in his province -- and then loses his job for what his critics call "Québec-bashing". 

Finance Ministers: BC
Despite distressing evidence that some seniors are coming up short on savings, Canada's finance ministers urge caution when it comes to expanding the Canada Pension Plan. 

Swedish town builds bigger goat than Gavle's
For years, at Christmastime, the Swedish town of Gavle has proudly erected a straw goat in its central square, but this year, another Swedish town has built its own goat -- and it's way bigger. 

Part Two

Les Carlson reads Alistair MacLeod's To Every Thing There is a Season
A young boy tries to keep hold of the magic of a Cape Breton Christmas, in Alistair MacLeod's short story "To Every Thing There is a Season."

Part Three

Encore presentation of As it Happened: lost & found
Nothing is ever lost here at "As It Happens". It's just...misplaced. And after a thorough scouring of the show archives, our producers have emerged with stories about things lost and found -- including letters, towns, pets, and thumbs.