As It Happens: Friday Edition
Part One
Impeachment: Democrat
As House Democrats wrap up their case for impeaching the U.S. President, one congressman shoots back at Republican senators who insist they haven't learned anything new.
Iran: Transportation Safety Board
The head of Canada's Transportation Safety Board says Iran is mostly cooperating with her team's investigation into the downed Ukrainian airliner — but it's high time to hand over the black boxes.
Jim Lehrer Obit
The late Jim Lehrer spent many of his fifty years as a journalist opposite his PBS co-anchor, Canadian Robert MacNeil — who tells us they spent those same fifty years as very close friends.
Part Two
Tapeworm tumour
Doctors thought she had a tumour in her liver, but what an Alberta woman learned about what was really growing inside her is enough to make anyone squirm.
Baby sings Thunderstruck
He doesn't know it yet, but Baby Ryan is already an internet star — thanks to his dad, who spent a year splicing his babbling and cooing to the tune of the hard rock anthem, Thunderstruck.
Part Three
Black hockey league new stamp
This week Canada post unveiled a new stamp, featuring the Halifax Eurekas — champions of 1904 Colored Hockey League Championship. It was an all-black Maritime league from a time when black athletes weren't able to share the ice with white players. We'll hear from the grandson of Gus Adams, who helped form that league, about what this stamp signifies.
Lawn bowling shot
If you've been keeping an eye on the World Indoor Bowls Championships, you probably know about the physics-defying, mind-bending shot made by one of the pairs champs. But whether you know all about it or nothing at all, you'll want to hear from the man himself, Nick Brett.
As It Happens was produced this week by:
Jeanne Armstrong
Kate Cornick
Showwei Chu
Sheena Goodyear
Chris Harbord
Sarah Jackson
Allie Jaynes
Samantha Lui
John McGill
Morgan Passi
Kevin Robertson
and Chloe Shantz-Hilkes.
Our technician is Reynold Gonsalves. The show director is Kevin Ball. The writer this week is Kate Swoger. Our intern is Yasmin Gandham.
Austin Webb is our senior producer this week. 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 MacIntosh in Halifax
Susan McKenzie in Montreal
Max Paris in Ottawa
Gary Francis, Keith Hart, Ben Shannon, Varad Mehta, Andrew Nguyen, Shannon Martin, Jonathan Ore, and Luke Williams — all in Toronto
Suzanne Dufresne in Winnipeg
Jennifer Keene in Calgary
and Anne Penman in Vancouver.
As It Happens will be back again on Monday. Good night, and good weekend.