As It Happens: Monday Edition
Part One
B.C. Yukon COVID couple
A Vancouver couple chartered a flight to a remote Yukon community and lied about why they were there to get the COVID-19 vaccine — but that didn't inoculate them against being punished for their fraud.
Egypt 10 years
A political activist in Egypt remembers the Tahrir Square revolution of 10 years ago like it was yesterday — but he says he's still conflicted about whether life has improved, or gotten more restrictive.
Flaming Lips concert
An Oklahoma videographer describes a pair of concerts put on by The Flaming Lips — where both performers and audience members were inside plastic bubbles.
Part Two
Trans military ban repealed
Joe Biden says it's time for the U.S. to start enlisting transgender service members again — as a Trump-era ban on their admission is given a dishonourable discharge.
Nigerian boy released
A teenager in Nigeria facing 10 years in prison for insulting the Prophet Muhammad is released early, thanks to a human-rights lawyer who just happened to stumble on his case.
Part Three
Germany male chicks culled
Germany moves to ban the practice of 'shredding' male chicks by the millions — which is done because they can't produce eggs.
Mozambique floods
We reach one of the thousands of people in Mozambique struggling to cope after Friday evening's cyclone left them flooded and stranded.
Caligula's garden
Caligula's long-hidden pleasure garden has been fully excavated, putting his infamous debauchery on public display.