As It Happens: Thursday Edition

Part One

Pakistan heat wave
A thousand people have died in Pakistan's heat wave -- and a doctor at a Karachi hospital says the government could have saved lives by providing sanctuary. 

Del Mastro sentencing
Betsy McGregor was the Liberal candidate who lost to Dean Del Mastro in 2008. She says she hopes his jail sentence will act as a deterrent to others who might consider cheating to win an election -- and restore people's faith in the system.

Sea creature fossil
For decades, scientists studing fossils of a worm-like creature couldn't tell its frightening front from its fearsome backside -- until now. 

Part Two

Community mailbox
Postal workers in Ottawa have turned a construction site into a garden -- so a terminally-ill woman doesn't have to look at one of the much-maligned community mailboxes. 

BC pot vendor
Vancouver city council passes new rules that regulate marijuana retailers -- making it difficult for some shops to stay in business. The manager of VanCity Weed says the retailer will need to relocate two of its stores. 

Part Three

BC homeless man
He found two thousand dollars. He gave it to the RCMP. People raised money online to salute his gesture. He asked that that money be donated to other people who need it. The story of a homeless man in Victoria, B.C. who just did what he says was "the right thing to do". 

Invasive crab
The invasive Chinese Mitten Crab has been discovered in the waters connected to the Hamilton Harbor -- and some experts believe it was deliberately released.