As It Happens: The Wednesday Edition
Part One
Quebec Last Call
You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here. A Montreal bar owner offers discounted draft -- and his hopes for the future -- on the last night before Quebec shuts down bars because of COVID.
Debate Chaos
After last night's un-presidential war of words, Washington Post columnist Margaret Sullivan says that without a mute button or a stun gun, here's no reason for the upcoming debates to go ahead.
Jet Suit Guy
Harder, easier, faster, stronger. Harder, because you sort of have to learn to fly. But easier because -- if you're a paramedic tasked with reaching an injured hiker -- a new jet suit just might be the wind beneath your wings.
Part Two
Ontario Doctors
Not so fast. A group of Ontario doctors says that dispute the spike in COVID cases, it's no time to be shutting down the province again.
Berlin Patient Obit
For years, we only knew him as "the Berlin patient" -- before the first person known to be cured of HIV introduced himself by name. A friend remembers the late Timothy Ray Brown.
Part Three
Botanical Gardens Theft
The evidence was clearly planted… A New Zealand Botanic gardens has been robbed and the thief made off with a rare yet extremely popular house plant.
Dual Flush Toilet
If it's yellow, maybe you really should just let it mellow. Because the dual-flush toilets that were designed to save water are actually wasting a whole lot of it. Now, the UK's largest water utility wants to put a stop to the leaky loos.