As It Happens: Monday Edition
Part One
Biodiversity report A landmark UN report warns that species after species is being pushed into extinction. One of the authors describes the tough choices we must make to avert disaster.
Huawei Chertoff Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff warns Justin Trudeau that there'll be consequences if Huawei is allowed to build the next generation of Canada's Internet.
Oldest water award University of Toronto geologist Barbara Sherwood Lollar snags a million-dollar prize after her investigation of a deep, dark mine uncovers the world's oldest and possibly stinkiest water.
Part Two
Fentanyl CEO guilty An American pharmaceutical CEO faces the possibility of prison after a jury finds him guilty of bribing doctors to boost his company's opioid prescriptions.
Bill 21: Dorion In Parliament, he fought for Quebec to have a separate future. Now former Bloc MP Jean Dorion is fighting Quebec's proposed ban religious symbols — which he says is an attack on Muslim women.
Part Three
Times Picayune buyout He won three Pullitzer prizes for a paper that had survived since before the U.S. Civil War. But now Mark Schleifstein and everyone else at the New Orleans Times Picayune have been told that it's time for them to pack their things.
Cat hoarder Members of Toronto Animal Services and Toronto Cat Rescue address a terrifying scene: more than 300 cats found cohabiting in a Toronto apartment. The second case of cat hoarding in a month raises questions about mental health and neighbourly concern.