As It Happens: Friday Edition

Part One

Ottawa taxi driver vs. Uber
An Ottawa taxi driver explains his decision to broadcast covert video of himself interrogating his Uber-driving competitors.

Colorado spill
A Colorado kayaker says he could taste the metal after a paddle down a normally-crystal-clear river is transformed by millions of litres of frothy orange sludge.

Sweden Elvis complaint
A Swedish talk-and-tunes radio station is taken before its broadcast watchdog by a listener who believes they've been discriminating against Elvis Presley.   

Part Two

Afghan pilot
Night letters from the Taliban and threats from her own relatives force Afghanistan's first female fighter ace to leave the country out of fear for her life. 

Kentucky sheriff
A Kentucky sheriff puts up a Facebook ad offering to help drug dealers take on their competition -- and he's actually getting requests.  

Brussels statue
Historians investigates the possibility that Brussels' most famous statue might actually be a really old fake.