As It Happens

Monday: Canadian jihadist parent, Ray Rice video, new Viking discovery, and more...

From Calgary, Chris Boudreau wants the government to do more to prevent young Canadians from ending up like her son -- who died in Syria, fighting as a Jihadist...After a video is finally released of an NFL running back knocking his then-fiancée unconscious, Ray Rice is seriously disciplined, and the league's response comes under serious scrutiny...and in Denmark, archaeologists discover...
From Calgary, Chris Boudreau wants the government to do more to prevent young Canadians from ending up like her son -- who died in Syria, fighting as a Jihadist...After a video is finally released of an NFL running back knocking his then-fiancée unconscious, Ray Rice is seriously disciplined, and the league's response comes under serious scrutiny...and in Denmark, archaeologists discover a round fortress they believe was built by Vikings 1,000 years ago.

Part One

Canadian jihadist parent
Chris Boudreau, whose son was killed in Syria after taking up arms with a jihadi group, says Canada must do more to develop radicalization prevention programs to protect impressionable young men and women caught up in the lure of extremism.

Scottish referendum photographer
Voters sixteen and up will be allowed to vote in Scotland's referendum on independence -- and one photographer is documenting those who'll come of voting age on that historic day.

New Viking discovery
A newly discovered, thousand-year-old Viking fortress wasn't just impregnable, it was perfectly circular, and Bluetooth-compatible -- as in King Harald Bluetooth.

Part Two

Ray Rice video
Today, the Baltimore Ravens terminated Ray Rice's contract, and the NFL suspended him indefinitely. Given the video that was released today of him assaulting his then-fiancée back in February, that's appropriate -- but it's hardly timely.

Government FOI emails
How many emails does it take to find out about something called rock snot? When you're emailing the Canadian government, the answer is more than a hundred pages' worth of back-and-forth -- mostly back.

Part Three

Ebola lockdown
Sierra Leone plans a country-wide lockdown to try to stop the deadly Ebola virus from spreading. But others fighting the outbreak says the quarantine may do more harm than good.

ISIS social media
Just like everyone else, the Islamic State is online and building its brand. They've mounted sophisticated online social media campaigns capitalizing on attention grabbing events to boost recruitment.

Spirit of the West's John Mann: Alzheimer's disclosure
Geoffrey Kelly of Spirit of the West responds to the revelation that his longtime friend and bandmate John Mann has been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's at the age of 51.