As It Happens: Monday Edition
Part One
Sherman Deaths
Billionaire philanthropist Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, were found dead in their home. Homicide investigators aren't saying much about what killed them, but a friend believes it was murder.
Amtrak Derailment
"Emergency, Emergency, Emergency. We are on the ground." A passenger train derails over a Washington State highway, leaving one neighbour to wonder whether his safety concerns went unheard.
Australian Town Anniversary
Surprise! An Australian town gets all gussied up to celebrate its 150th anniversary, only to find out they'd missed their own birthday by ... years.
Part Two
Parkinson's Smell
It began when her husband started to smell a bit off but now scientists hope to turn a Scottish woman's nose for Parkinson's into a tool to diagnose the disease.
Dial-A-Carol
What the Dickens? We revisit Christmases of As It Happens' past with a repeat call to test the yuletide abilities of the University of Illinois dial-a-carol service.
Part Three
Newcomer Kitchen
A group of Syrian refugees creates a community around a Toronto kitchen where they prepare and sell the foods they used to make at home. But now they're running short of funds to keep their kitchen open.
Reading: The Necklace
We dig into the archives to find Fireside Alan Maitland's reading of a classic story about a party and a string of jewels that simply had to be worn. It's our annual holiday reading of The Necklace.