As It Happens: The Wednesday Edition
Part One
BC mudslide survival
A BC woman recounts a harrowing story of being swept off the road by a mudslide — and tells us how she coped as she waited hours on the roof of her car for rescue.
Bank robbery cold case
After 52 years, a Cleveland cold case is finally closed — and the bank heist mystery was cracked by the son of one of the original investigators.
Alexander Pope grotto restoration
On the surface, Alexander Pope was a poet, but below the surface, he created a network of caves and tunnels on his property — and now, conservationists are giving his famous subterranean grotto a makeover.
Part Two
London homeless shelter arson
A London, Ontario golf course was set to become an Indigenous-led homeless shelter this winter until its club house burned down. Our guest says that, at the time, he felt like it was a targeted act — and now, he wishes he hadn't been right.
Greece refugee activist trial
Volunteers who saved asylum seekers from drowning in Greece are now facing charges of espionage — but an Irish rescue diver tells us he and his colleagues have done nothing wrong.
Part Three
Nebraska residential school
Indigenous communities in Nebraska identify over a hundred children who died at a residential school there but face a new challenge looking for their burial sites.
Governor General's award winner
New Governor General's Award-winning author David A. Robertson on the children's book he based on experiences with his late father about living on the land.