As It Happens

As It Happens: Thursday Edition

Aug. 8, 2019

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

Toronto shootings
Three years after a bullet took her son's life, a Toronto mother is wondering what's being done to stop a new eruption of gun violence in the city. 

E-scooter study
All of those riders who believe electric scooters are totally environmentally-friendly may be unpleasantly surprised to hear about a new study. 

Chase Bank debt forgiveness
After pulling out of Canada, Chase Bank informs its former Canadian customers it's cancelling their outstanding debt — and customer Paul Adamson thinks that's just outstanding. 

Part Two

Farmer sentencing
An Ontario farmer was at the wheel of a front-end loader when his four-year-old son fell out of the bucket and died — but today, a judge decided a prison sentence would only make his suffering worse. 

Ancient Egypt bread
Combining his love of sourdough, and his love of ancient Egypt, Seamus Blackley extracts 4500-year-old yeast from an Egyptian pot — and makes bread out of it.