As It Happens: Thursday Edition
Part One
Canadian Victoria Cross
Jess Larochelle saved lives when the Taliban attacked his platoon's outpost in Afghanistan in 2006 — and now, his comrades are pushing for him to be awarded Canada's highest military honour.
Ahmaud Arbery's aunt
The trial of three men charged with killing a young Black man who was out for a jog in Georgia continues — and Ahmaud Arbery's aunt says the proceedings have left the family sad, angry, and frustrated.
New Jersey old arcade ban
Since the '80s, anyone who's stepped out of line at one New Jersey video arcade has been banned for life — meaning decades later, it's still game over.
Part Two
Afghan emergency
The World Food Programme's Afghanistan director warns that international donors will have to get past the politics of sending aid to a country governed by the Taliban — or millions of people will starve.
F.W. de Klerk obit
A former anti-apartheid activist gives the late F.W. de Klerk credit for helping dismantle the racist political system in South Africa — but says the former prime minister didn't do enough to denounce it.
Part Three
Oklahoma opioid payout ruling
A court ruling means the drug maker Johnson and Johnson no longer has to pay the state of Oklahoma half a billion dollars for its role in the opioid crisis there. But one of the state's lawyers says the case against the drug companies is not closed.
Encore: Lee Maracle obit
The late Sto:lo writer Lee Maracle once told us she was unfailingly, and maybe groundlessly, hopeful. But the countless tributes pouring in today are a reminder that her hope was far from misplaced. We'll hear an encore presentation of Maracle's conversation with Carol.