As It Happens: Thursday Edition

Part One

Canadian Tribunal
The photo shows a Canadian woman who worked for the Scottish government taped to a chair by her male colleagues —and her sister-in-law tells us that was an isolating — but not isolated — incident.

North Korea Summit Cancelled
An unprecedented summit gets un-presidented. U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly pulls the plug on his planned summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un — and the cancelled meeting is met with disbelief. 

Gold Bar Theft
Whoever broke into a flooring company in Michigan thought he was about to steal pounds and pounds of gold, only to find — as you might expect, because it was a flooring company -- they failed a bar exam. 

Part Two

Hamilton Cop
An Ontario judge is so unimpressed with a corrupt Hamilton police officer that he's eyeing a sentence tougher even than what the prosecution was after. 

Lava Bomb Survivor
A Hawaii man was trying to protect a group of homes threatened by lava, armed with a water hose and fire extinguisher — when a so-called "lava bomb" took him down, hard.

Part Three

Doug Ford Latest
Just two weeks before Ontario's election day, PC Leader Doug Ford's campaign hits a snag — when the Liberals release audio of what they say is Mr. Ford offering to buy bogus party memberships.

India Dalit 
They were formerly called the "untouchables." Now, India's Modi has ordered his MPs to dine with them. We speak to a New Delhi-based journalist about why she finds the order insulting.