As It Happens

As It Happens: Friday Edition

Friday, March 16, 2018

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

Radio-Canada Reporter Arrested
A Radio-Canada reporter requested an interview with a community leader.  She didn't respond — but the Gatineau Police did, with a warrant for the journalist's arrest.

Russia Cyber Attack
The United States accuses Russia of trying to hack into its electrical power plants — attacks that our guest was raising the alarm about since last fall. 

Windsor Paranormal Bomb
Police in Windsor, Ontario send in the bomb squad to bust up a device our guest uses to monitor the activities of ghosts.

Part Two

Syria UN Rape
A UN researcher details how rape is being used as a weapon of war in Syria — by reporting how often the women, men and children of Syria have been subjected to sexual assault. 

Vancouver Island Trucker
A Vancouver Island trucker stops to ask what bedding is doing on the side of the road at night, only to find himself rescuing a woman from a life-threatening situation. 

Part Three

Rome Subway
The construction of a new subway line in Rome has unearthed treasure after treasure. Luca Del Fra tells us about some of those finds — including the recent discovery of a 2nd century domus — a house that may have belonged to a military commander.  

Zuma Corruption Charges
A South African anti-corruption campaigner sees rays of hope in the decision to put the man who was the country's president on trial for fraud.

Witless Bay Problems
The town council in Witless Bay, Newfoundland, is raising eyebrows after moving to punish its online critics. But since only 1,000 people live there, everyone knows who is likely being targeted. So we called her up to ask what's going on. 


As It Happens was produced this week by:

Jeanne Armstrong
Imogen Birchard
Chris Harbord
Katie Geleff
Sarah Jackson
Sheena Goodyear
Nick McCabe-Lokos
Mary Newman

Kate Swoger
and Julian Uzielli.

Our technicians this week are Jennifer Rowley and Paul Hodge. The show director this week is John McGill. Kevin Robertson is our writer this week.  And our intern is Anna Cianni.

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 us out this week: 

Mary-Catherine McIntosh in Halifax
Laurene Jardin in Montreal
Kristin Nelson in Ottawa
Wayne Henning and Keith Hart at Radio Archives
Rebecca Efrat at the Music Library
Ashly July and Luke Williams in Toronto
Suzanne Dufresne in Winnipeg
Michael O'Halloran in Calgary
and Anne Penman in Vancouver.

As It Happens will be back again on Monday. Good night, and good weekend.