As It Happens: The Tuesday Edition
Part One
Ambassador Bridge: Windsor mayor
The mayor of Windsor, Ontario says protests in Ottawa are one thing, but blocking the busiest trade route between Canada and the U.S. is another.
Lytton slow rebuilding
Seven months after she lost her home to a B.C. wildfire, our guest is frustated by the pace of rebuilding in Lytton — and she worries some of her neighbours won't return to the community.
Old flamingo dies
If you want to live a long life, you might consider taking your cues from Betty the flamingo, whose longevity is legendary — and who would happily go out on one limb for a friend.
Part Two
Ottawa protest business owner
Far from "freeing" them to operate, a growing number of Ottawa business owners say the "Freedom Convoy" is forcing them to close up for reasons COVID never could.
Chimpanzee insect medicine
A chimpanzee researcher tells us the remarkable experience of watching apes apply mashed up insects to their wounds.
Part Three
Encore: Forgiveness reunion
When singer-songwriter Peter Katz heard our interview with the father of a man who had been murdered in Iraq, he was struck by one thing above all: Michael Berg's capacity to forgive his son's killer. That story inspired a song. And the song inspired us to speak with Katz and Berg in 2018 — in an interview that clearly inspired many of you.