As It Happens

As It Happens: The Tuesday Edition

Sept. 1, 2020

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

Residential School Sites
Most residential schools across Canada have been demolished but one survivor in Manitoba has been fighting to keep his standing. Today, he got his wish.

Trump Kenosha Visit
Donald Trump visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, today despite requests that he stay away. One activist explains why he first planned to protest against the U-S president's visit, but then changed his mind.

Met Hotdog Vendor
The hot dog king of New York is back at the grill in his prime location outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art but, he tells us, even though the city is starting to open up, New Yorkers still aren't in the mood for street meat.

Part Two

Banksy Boat
We reach a crew member involved in the rescue of hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean. He says support from the British street artist Banksy is helping to put Europe's refugee crisis back in the spotlight.

Mi'kmaw Emergency Alert
The woman behind a new Indigenous-led alert system in Nova Scotia says it will save precious time in emergencies from missing children to boil-water advisories without having to meet the RCMP's criteria.