As It Happens: Friday Edition
Part One
Belarus Blogger
Desperate appeal. He was once a passionate critic of the government of Belarus -- but since he was imprisoned, a blogger has fallen into despair, and given up hope of change under under Alyaksandr Lukashenka's regime.
Covid Super Antibodies
It took a while to get that he couldn't get it. Last year at this time, our guest feared catching COVID-19 -- because he hadn't yet learned that his body could produce "super antibodies" that can defeat the virus without even trying.
Medieval Birth Girdle
Organized labour. After researching the stains on something called a "medieval birth girdle", scientists find they say a lot about the ways women coped with childbirth 500 years ago.
Part Two
Urban Indigenous Vaccinations
Fly-in First Nations in Ontario have experienced a well-managed vaccination rollout -- but our guest says Indigenous people living in urban centres are being left behind.
Alabama AG Death Row
Guilty until proven innocent. A Black man in Alabama faces imminent execution for the murder of a police officer more than 25 years ago -- but a former attorney general of the state says he's certain Toforest Johnson didn't do it.
Part Three
Dog Sled Race Winner
We reach one of the winner's of Nunavik's annual dog sled race -- who spent two weeks battling blizzards and frigid temperatures to clinch the title.
Bow Valley Wolf
A young wolf being tracked by researchers is legally shot by a landowner in Montana, after it took a journey from its home hundreds of kilometres away in Banff.