As It Happens: The Wednesday Edition
Part One
Montreal COVID testing
Young people in Montreal are turning up for COVID-19 tests by the hundreds, after Quebec told all bar-goers to get swabbed. But the influx has testing facilities overwhelmed.
Edmonton CFL name change
After Washington vows to change the name of its football team, pressure is on for Edmonton to do the same. Our guest says it shouldn't have taken this long for Canada to see that Inuit are not mascots.
Burger King cow farts analysis
Burger King claims it has produced a new lower-emission burger from cows who release less climate-damaging methane. But an expert in the field tells us he suspects its all a bunch of hot air.
Part Two
Day school settlements
We reach a former federal day-school survivor who says the settlement process is broken. And worse, it's adding to his trauma.
Flossie Wong-Staal
We remember molecular virologist Flossie Wong-Staal. She was a pioneer of HIV/AIDS research. A colleague who's hard at work on a vaccine today tells us he's still drawing on lessons learned from her work.