As It Happens

As It Happens: The Wednesday Edition

Jan. 26, 2022

Episode Transcript

Part One

Williams Lake First Nation graves
Williams Lake First Nation has discovered 93 potential burial sites at a former residential school in British Columbia. And the project's lead archaeologist says the work is just beginning.  

Carol Off quiz
There are a lot of interviews in the As It Happens vault. But how many of them does our intrepid host actually remember? Tonight, we set out to find out — in the first instalment of a recurring nightmare for Carol. 

Part Two 

Ukraine: Minister Anand
Canada has ordered embassy staff out of Ukraine, but questions remain about whether it will be ordering new troops to move in. We'll ask Defence Minister Anita Anand about her plans. 

California Wordle class
A California teacher says a world-famous word game that involves guessing letter combinations to form five-letter words is helping her class understand language in a whole new way. 

Part Three

Chernobyl eagles
In the midst of a nuclear exclusion zone, a safe haven for Greater Spotted Eagles. We'll hear from one of the researchers watching Chernobyl come back to life, about a thrilling example of rewilding. 

Gatineau curling rink 
We reach a Quebec man who's built a curling rink on the Gatineau River — complete with homemade curling stones — and he tells us just how much those rocks rock.