As It Happens: Friday Edition
Part One
Vinland map fake
Scientists have long argued about a Viking map of North America that seemed to date back to the 15th century — but now, new evidence proves it's been a much-more-recent forgery all along.
Australia rainforest Indigenous
Four national parks in Australia, including the world's oldest rainforest, are returned to their original Indigenous owners -- one of whom tells us that means a better future for her people and for the land.
Best mustards
A Brooklyn writer spent his summer re-creating a famous mustard taste test from 1975 — and he'll tell us which varieties failed to cut the — huh, I forget the rest of that expression.
Part Two
Black land returned
A stretch of California beach is about to be returned to the Black family that originally owned it — a century after it was expropriated because of a collaboration between local officials and the KKK.
Fat bear week
Once again, it's Fat Bear Week at a nature reserve in Alaska — and the project manager reveals that this year's competition is a real heavyweight fight.
Part Three
Ethiopia expels UN officials
Ethiopia ejects seven senior UN officials from the country, after accusing the aid group of meddling in its internal affairs. One humanitarian campaigner says the move spells bad news all around.
Deadly cassowary study
Cassowaries have a reputation for being the world's most dangerous birds but a new study shows humans may have been rearing their chicks thousands of years ago.
As It Happens was produced this week by:
Andrea Bellmare
Kate Cornick
Ashley Fraser
Katie Geleff
Chris Harbord
Sarah Jackson
Ashly July
Mehek Mazhar
Niza Nondo
Kevin Robertson
Kate Swoger
and Chloe Shantz-Hilkes.
Our technician is Reynold Gonsalves. The show director is John McGill.
The writers are Lisa Bryn-Rundle and Chris Howden. Austin Webb is our senior producer. And the Executive Producer of As It Happens is Robin Smythe.
We'd also like to thank some other people:
Mary-Catherine MacIntosh in Halifax
Susan McKenzie in Montreal
Keith Hart, Jonathan Ore, Alex Redekopp, Brandie Weikle and Luke Williams — all in Toronto
Suzanne Dufresne, Lenard Monkman and Karen Pauls — all in Winnipeg
Ellis Choe in Calgary
Bethany Lindsay and Anne Penman in Vancouver.
As It Happens will be back again on Monday. Good night, and good weekend.