As It Happens: The Thursday Edition
Part One
Ukraine: Kyiv resident
As Russian troops advance toward Kyiv, our guest fears she and her five-year-old son will join the thousands making a desperate effort to leave Ukraine.
Ukraine: Former Prime Minister
A former Ukrainian Prime Minister tells us he's prepared to take up arms against the Russian invaders — and pleads for more help from Canada.
Ukraine: Russian activist
A Russian activist is horrified at Vladimir Putin's attack — so much so that he joined hundreds of other protesters at an anti-war rally in Moscow, despite the risk of arrest.
Part Two
Ukraine: Kharkiv resident
On what she says is the most frightening day of her life, a resident of Kharkiv has packed a bag — and is preparing herself to flee her home for safety at any moment.
Ukraine: Estonian Foreign Minister
On her way out of Ukraine, Estonia's foreign minister explains what she meant when she said Vladimir Putin's attack "will not go unpunished".
Ukraine: Canadian
The director of a Ukrainian centre in Winnipeg hears from her friends and family back home — as they prepare for what she worries will be a very long fight.
Part Three
Underwater biological sounds
There's an incredibly high volume of water in the ocean, but there's also just a incredibly high volume, period. And scientists are trying to catalogue every one of the noises in that chaotic aquatic cacophony.
Northern Ontario land dispute
We'll talk to a Toronto man who's joined a group of others to found an eco-village in the Northern Ontario wilderness. Even though local municipalities say the plans for the off-grid homes are way off-base.