As It Happens: The Wednesday Edition
Part One
Suez Ship Blocked
A massive cargo ship gets stuck sideways in the Suez Canal, causing global shipping chaos, creating a hull of a lot of problems -- and spawning lots of memes.
Mars Helicopter
A tiny chopper that arrived on Mars in the rover Perseverance is set for its first, historic flight -- but one of the people who built it tells us the butterflies in his stomach have already taken off.
ISS Fancy Wine
A case of Bordeaux that spent more than a year in space has finally been cracked -- and it may hold the key to safe-guarding the world's food supply from climate change.
Part Two
Brazil Covid
Going down with the leadership. Hospitals across Brazil are overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases -- and many are blaming President Jair Bolsonaro for failing to take the pandemic seriously.
Fort Mac Travel
An oil patch worker's commute from Alberta to Newfoundland used to take nine hours or so -- but during the pandemic, that trip can easily take more than 24 hours each way.
Part Three
Mauritius Underwater Protest
Not holding her breath. A young woman dives into the Indian Ocean for an underwater protest.
Montana Young Doctorate
A Montana teen becomes one of the few people her age anywhere in the world to earn a doctorate.