As It Happens: The Wednesday Edition

Part One

Beirut: Doctor
Healthcare workers across Beirut continue to treat the injured in the wake of yesterday's explosion. One doctor tells us the scenes in his hospital are apocalyptic.

Beirut: Minister
We reach Lebanon's Minister of Economy who visited the blast site today. We ask him why the government didn't do more to prevent the catastrophe and what the country needs to recover.

Endometriosis study
After years of criticism, a scientific paper that rated the attractiveness of women with endometriosis is withdrawn by its authors. Our guest says the walkback is long overdue — but still unsatisfying.

Part Two

Dinosaur cancer
A very late diagnosis. Advanced osteosarcoma detected in a fossilized dinosaur bone. Researchers say it's the first cancer to be confirmed at a cellular level in a dino.

British Columbia/Alaska bubble town 
Residents of two small border towns — one in B.C. and one in Alaska — want to create an international bubble. They say the two communities need each other, now more than ever. But their governments aren't so sure.