As It Happens: Monday Edition

Part One

Elizabeth May
As the campaign enters its final week, Green party leader Elizabeth May says she's ready to cooperate with the Liberals and NDP but wouldn't keep Stephen Harper in power for another nanosecond. 

Ankara bombing
An Ankara protester says police stood by and did nothing as bombs sent shrapnel into a rally for peace, leaving dozens dead, including two of his friends.  

Leaf delivery 
With the autumn colours in full display, and the foliage now fluttering to the ground, a Maine man cashes in by raking the stuff up and selling it. 

Part Two

Chinese adoptee
Given up for adoption as part of China's one-child policy, Ricki Mudd describes her difficult journey to beat the odds and reconnect with her birth family. 

Scary Lucille Hallowe'en
A western New York mall transforms an incomprehensibly bad statue of the late comedian Lucille Ball, into a truly haunting Halloween trick.

Part Three

Syrian Canadian Council
The head of a Syrian Canadian organization says it's time for an inquiry after reports that the Prime Minister's Office was choosing refugees for political gain, while pushing Sunni Muslims to the bottom of the list. 

Reading: "August 7, 1921"
When fans are issued complimentary bats upon entering Yankee stadium, what could go wrong? Author Stephen Hayward gives the play-by-play, with a reading of his short story "August 7th, 1921".