As It Happens: The Tuesday Edition
Part One
Ukraine: MP on Mariupol
Russia promised a ceasefire so residents could safely leave the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. But the shelling has continued — and our guest's parents are in the thick of it.
Pakistan Women's March
In a lot of places, International Women's Day is about celebrating hard-fought rights. But when our guest took to the streets of Karachi today, she was defending her still-fought right to march at all.
Lytton homecoming
A woman from just outside Lytton, B.C. tells us she was thrilled to spend her first night in a new home yesterday. But she wonders why so many are waiting so long for the same relief.
Part Two
Ukraine: Canada Council arts funding
After the Canada Council for the Arts announces it's halting new funding to projects involving Russian and Belarusian artists, its CEO is responding to critics who call that unforgiving approach unforgivable.
Invasive spiders
When the Joro spider first arrived in Georgia, our guest rushed to take pictures of it — and now, he's published a new paper on the invasive species that really captures its good side.
Part Three
Kyiv art gallery
As the shells continue to fall around Kyiv, the director of a massive modern art museum in the capital tells us she's fighting to preserve more than just works of art.
Ukraine: African students
We'll hear from a Nigerian businessman about his own escape from Ukraine — and about why he's doing whatever he can to help other Africans flee the country.