As It Happens

As It Happens: Monday Edition

May 31, 2021

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Part One

Kamloops Remains
Following a B-C First Nation's report that radar technology has detected the remains of more than 200 children, an Indigenous leader explains why he supports calls to investigate former residential schools across the country.

South Africa Anti-Poaching
Big Game-changer. Conservationists in South Africa are using new technology to allow people around the world to stop poachers in their tracks, by watching a live cam from home.

Naomi Osaka Withdraws
Bidding adieu to the French Open. Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the tournament, after she was fined for missing a press conference. Our guest says the tennis champ deserved more leeway.


Part Two

Winkler MB Vaccine Rates
Winkler, Manitoba's mayor tells us COVID conspiracy theories have taken hold, even as COVID hospitalizations go up, and now the city's struggling to improve a low vaccination rate.


Part Three

Refugee Covid Backlog
Unsafe haven. An Iraqi refugee living in Jordan tells us his life there is far from secure ... and it's time Canada did more to address people stuck in COVID-19 limbo. 

Obit: Elisapee Ootoova
No longer lost in translation. An elder who wrote the foremost dictionary for the Inuktitut language has died. A friend remembers Elisapee Ootoova for her life-changing legacy.