As It Happens: Friday Edition

Episode transcript

Part One

Hurricane Irma: Florida Keys
Hurricane Irma is driving thousands of Floridians to drive out of its path but local DJ Jose Collazo, a.k.a. Louis C. Rock, says he'd rather hunker down that pull up stakes.

Marijuana: Ontario government
Ontario's Finance Minister prepares to make money sellling weed, as the province rolls out its plan to open provinciallly owned and operated marijuana retail outlets.

Marijuana dispensary owner
Toronto dispensary founder Mark Stupak says government-run stores won't kill his business's buzz, thanks to dedicated customers and a product the bureaucrats just can't beat.

Part Two

Equifax hack
Mass confusion and concern results, when the credit monitoring company Equifax announces it suffered a cybersecurity breach that exposed the financial data of 143 million people.

Iran soccer fan
An Iranian soccer fan is protesting after the big World Cup qualifying match in Tehran this week. She wasn't allowed in because she's a woman.

Cherokee Freedmen
A U.S. federal court reaffirms a 150-year-old treaty that bestows equal tribal rights to Cherokee and the descendants of those enslaved by the Cherokee. Marilyn Vann first took that case to court.

Part Three

Pierre Berg obit
The late Pierre Berg was Yves Saint Laurent's business partner, confidante, and lover and he played a big role in the fashion icon's career. A New York fashion illustrator shares his memories of Mr. Berg, circa 1970.

Dyson Award
Robert Brooks is the co-inventor of Force-Film. He and research partner Justin Wee have won a James Dyson Award for designing technology that could reduce the risk of minimally invasive surgeries.