As It Happens: The Tuesday Edition

Part One

BC mudslides: Lillooet mayor
The RCMP confirm the mudslides in British Columbia are now fatal. And as the search continues, the mayor of nearby Lillooet tells us his community had no idea what was coming. 

Russia satellite shooting
Astronauts on the International Space Station are jolted awake by Houston telling them there is a problem: Russia blew up a nearby satellite, sending dangerous debris flying.

Fredericton curling record
It's broom or bust, as the longest game of curling ever is happening in Fredericton, New Brunswick — and one player tells us they're not hurrying hard to shatter the existing world record.

Part Two

BC flooding: horses saved
We'll talk to the B.C. cowboy who helped save a herd of horses that were trapped by rising floodwaters near Merritt yesterday.

Calgary climate emergency
Calgary declares a climate emergency, and Mayor Jyoti Gondek says she wants the world to know her city is actively seeking a cleaner and more sustainable energy sector. 

Part Three

Kenney leadership review
Jason Kenney says the members of his party want him to stay on as Alberta Premier. But our guest begs to differ. 

Dry celling 
Nova Scotia deals so-called 'dry celling' a blow, a victory for our guest who challenged the prison practice that kept her in an extreme form of solitary confinement for days.