As It Happens: Tuesday Edition

Part One

Refugees small centres
To critics who say Syrian refugees can't get the support they need if they're settled outside big cities, our guest presents Exhibit A: a family of fourteen, making a home in Bloomfield, Ontario. 

Mexico surfers
Two Australian surfers vanish, after leaving Edmonton to go surfing in Mexico -- and now, their burned-out van has been discovered, with two bodies inside. 

Urine anti-splash
Scientists come up with a miraculous new urinal insert that stops splash-back, after studying a special kind of sponge-like moss -- which they found, and you'll find, absorbing. 

Part Two

University of Kenya death 
A terror drill at a Kenyan University goes horribly wrong when students believe the school is actually under attack. Dozens are injured and one woman dies, after they leap from windows in an effort to escape. 

Trump Card LLC
As if by black magic, Donald Trump continues to lead in the polls -- and now, a longtime Republican operative is preparing a counterspell to make him disappear. 

Part Three

Kidnap lawsuit
The successful lawsuit by a former kidnapped aid worker against the agency he was working for when he was abducted throws into question the nature of relief work in conflict zones.

Brazil shaming campaign
If you tweet racist comments at women in Brazil, your comment may be placed on a billboard for the world to see. We'll talk to the group behind the "Virtual racism, real consequences" campaign.

Stolen Christmas trees
If you're a Christmas tree vendor, it's best if you have some goods to sell. But one PEI tree farmer is already running out of stock, because someone has been stealing his trees.