As It Happens

As It Happens: The Tuesday Edition

March 9, 2021

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

Fisheries Minister
Canada's Fisheries Minister tells us she respects the Indigenous right to catch lobster -- but if it happens outside the commercial season, fishermen should expect consequences. 

London Car Hood Ride
Taken for a ride. A London, Ontario man is recovering from injuries after someone drove a car away from his family's dealership -- while he was clinging to the hood. 

Kim's Convenience Cancelled 
With its co-creators moving onto other projects, the celebrated CBC TV show "Kim's Convenience" has been cancelled -- and one of its co-stars tells us it meant as much to him as it did to its fans. 


Part Two

Yukon MLA Resigns
A Yukon MLA says he left the governing Liberal party because he believes it's failing to deal with the heartbreaking fallout of addiction in his community.

Baseball Radio Broadcasts Cancelled
Sportsnet announces there won't be radio broadcasts of Toronto Blue Jays games this season, just TV -- which our guest says is a major problem for him and others who are visually impaired.


Part Three

Shopping Cart Walk
We reach an activist raising awareness about Indigenous homelessness by walking from Calgary to the Alberta legislature in Edmonton while towing a shopping cart. 

Florence Price 
A UK pianist brings the work of a pioneering Black composer back to life after nearly 8 decades.