politicalbs.com » CBC Radio: The Best of As It Happens » As It Happens for Thursday, January 19, 2012 * Obit Sarah Burke * Vancouver Gang Shooting * Taliban Talks in Jeopardy * PJ Pants Ban * Sheep Shearing * Iran Engineer Appeal Denied * Northern Gateway Alliance
A kingpin gets knocked down. In a busy Vancouver restaurant, one of the heads of a notorious local gang is shot and killed.
Out of options. An Ontario man loses his last legal appeal in Iran -- and the court upholds his death sentence.
Blocking the talks. The Taliban has offered to negotiate with Washington -- but American foot-dragging is putting those negotiations at risk.