As It Happens: Thursday Edition
Part One
Malaria vaccine WHO
After a century of medical research, the WHO finally approves a vaccine for malaria; a doctor in Ghana tells us he's glad he lived to see the day — especially after multiple bouts with the disease himself.
Irish collapsing houses
Because of faulty building blocks, thousands of houses in Ireland are crumbling — and now, despairing homeowners are demanding the government do something constructive.
Orangutan pregnant
Keepers at the Toronto Zoo trained a female orangutan to pee in a cup — which is how they were able to give her a pregnancy test, which is how they learned she's expecting.
Part Two
Texas temporary abortion ruling
A federal judge temporarily halts a Texas law that bans nearly all abortions — but the director of an organization that supports women's healthcare says a lot of damage has already been done.
Best restaurant: Alo
Over the course of the pandemic, a Toronto restaurateur has had a lot on his plate — so the news that he made the list of the World's Best Restaurants is especially sweet.
Part Three
Oldest Black church unearthed
The structure of one of the oldest Black churches in the US has been uncovered, after it was paved over for a parking lot in the '60s. A member of the congregation says that's a step toward healing for people who remember that day.
Encore: Girl finds sword
We'll revisit our interview with a man whose eight-year-old daughter pulled an ancient sword out of a lake. Which, despite what we know about the legend of King Arthur, somehow did not automatically make her royalty.