As It Happens

Thursday: Mike Anderson freed, Cambodia filmmaker death, Trout River whale: ROM, and more...

Cornealious "Mike" Anderson spent thirteen years waiting to be taken to prison before the authorities realized they'd forgotten about him -- and tonight, he'll speak to us as a free man...The family of a Canadian filmmaker says our government isn't doing enough to find out how he died in Cambodia...and in Newfoundland, a team from Toronto is stripping a rotting...
Cornealious "Mike" Anderson spent thirteen years waiting to be taken to prison before the authorities realized they'd forgotten about him -- and tonight, he'll speak to us as a free man...The family of a Canadian filmmaker says our government isn't doing enough to find out how he died in Cambodia...and in Newfoundland, a team from Toronto is stripping a rotting blue whale carcass of its blubber and organs -- if tearing it apart doesn't tear them apart.

Part One

Mike Anderson freed
Cornealious "Mike" Anderson was convicted of armed robbery in 2000. So he prepared himself to spend thirteen years in prison. But no one came to take him there. Instead, he spent 13 years as a free man before authorities realized they'd forgotten to incarcerate him. Now, he's been officially freed.

Trout River whale follow-up: Royal Ontario Museum
A team from Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum is in Trout River, Newfoundland tonight, stripping the carcass of a world-famous dead blue whale to preserve the skeleton.

Part Two

Family of Canadian filmmaker's found dead in Cambodia seeks answers
A week after the discovery of the body of a missing Canadian filmmaker in Cambodia, the family of Dave Walker wants more action from the Canadian government.

Boston College Project: former IRA fighter
A researcher behind the oral history project at Boston College responds to the charge by Sinn Fein that the entire purpose of the program was to bring down its leader, Gerry Adams.

Part Three

Colorado marijuana banking
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Beverly Hills Hotel protest: LGBT civil rights group representative
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Electromagnetism and bird migration
Bird's navigational systems are a feat of nature, with remarkable instincts that allow them to migrate halfway across the world. But they may be disturbed by AM radio.