As It Happens: Thursday Edition
Part One
Europe-U.S. travel ban
To slow the spread of Coronavirus, the U.S. has banned most flights from Europe, The Vice President of the European Parliament objects to both the content and the tone of the plan.
COVID-19: Gobert presser
The NBA suspended the rest of its season over COVID-19 fears — after a player touched reporters' microphones at a press conference. Sports reporter Ben Anderson was there — but wishes he hadn't been.
"Shaft Bottom Boys" world record
A Sudbury, Ontario band has broken a record for the "deepest underground concert". And all they had to do was perform two kilometres below ground — at the bottom of a mine shaft.
Part Two
COVID-19: Social distancing study
New research out of Ontario suggests that if the province wants to reduce the impact of COVID-19, its citizens will have to come together now — and commit to staying apart.
Facial recognition artists
Artists in England are protesting against the use of facial-recognition technology by police by painting their faces with patterns designed to fool the cameras.
Part Three
Old residential school
A former residential school that still stands in a northern BC First Nation continues to haunt the community. Harlan Schilling wants the building torn down, even though it now houses many of the community's essential services.
Beothuk remains
Their remains were taken from Canada in the 1800s. Chief Mi'sel Joe speaks about his more than five-year push to get the bones of a Beothuk couple back.
House cat study
A new study about the hunting habits of house cats shows they pose an even bigger threat to local wildlife than we knew.