As It Happens: Friday Edition
Part One
West Virginia doctor
They voted Trump and they hate Obamacare — but, according to a West Virginia doctor, his Red State patients will be left in a sorry state by the Republicans' proposed health care plan.
El-Attar: CSIS
An Egyptian-born Canadian has been imprisoned in Egypt for a decade, on what many consider to be sham charges. Now, a former CSIS agent is fighting to get him released.
WWII German plane
They had one on their property. Not only that, it was inside the wreckage of a German Messerschmitt that had gone undiscovered since the Second World War.
Part Two
Bombardier investigation
An investigative reporter says Sweden's arrest of a Bombardier employee for suspected bribery may only be the beginning of the company's legal problems.
Small Waldo
After extensive research, data journalist Ben Blatt reveals that Waldo of "Where's Waldo?" has become a lot more difficult to find, because he's become a lot smaller.
Part Three
Trans boy scout
Because of Joe Maldonado, the Boy Scouts of America have changed their admission policies for trans kids — and apologized for kicking him out in the first place.
Class action detainee lawsuit
A lawsuit filed by a group of immigrants against one of the largest private prison companies in the United States has gained class action status. The migrants say they were forced into labour while at a detention centre in Aurora, Colorado.
As it Happens was produced this week by:
Jeanne Armstrong
Imogen Birchard
Karen Chen
Sarah Cooper
Katie Geleff
Sheena Goodyear
Samantha Lui
John McGill
Kevin Robertson
Pedro Sanchez
and Kate Swoger.
Our technicians this week are Reynold Gonsalves and Jennifer Rowley. The show director is Kevin Ball.
Chris Howden is our writer and was Friday's co-host. Our intern is Melisha Ratnarajah.
John Perry is the Senior Producer. And the Executive Producer of As It Happens is Robin Smythe.
We'd also like to thank some other people who helped put the show together this week:
Mary-Catherine McIntosh in Halifax
Susan McKenzie in Montreal
Kristin Nelson in Ottawa, Keith Hart, Janey Llewellin, Jess Shane and Luke Williams — all in Toronto
Kelly Bennett in Hamilton
Suzanne Dufresne in Winnipeg
Meghan Grant in Calgary
and Anne Penman in Vancouver.
As It Happens will be back again on Monday. Good night, and good weekend.