As It Happens

As It Happens: The Tuesday Edition

July 26, 2022

Episode Transcript

Part One 

Papal visit: Chief Judy Wilson
Chief Judy Wilson tells us the Pope needs to do more than apologize. She says the harm done to Indigenous people stems from a Church decree called the Doctrine of Discovery -- and the pontiff should repeal it.

Women's Tour de France
For the first time since the '80s, women are riding in their own Tour de France. One of the cyclists who pushed for its return describes the thrill of the race.

Oyster mascot
She's polite -- but she won't come out of her shell. Pearl is a walking bivalve with multiple eyes who's a mascot of the Halifax Oyster Festival. And not only is she surrounded by oyster-related carnage, but now she's terrifying people on the Internet. 

Part Two

Papal visit: Catholic teacher
A day after his historic apology, Pope Francis holds a service at a stadium in Edmonton. A Catholic teacher tells us what it meant to her to see him on Canadian soil.

Rowing record 
Four women spent over a month on the open ocean rowing from California to Hawaii -- breaking a world record and keeping each others' spirits up along the way.