As It Happens

As It Happens Tuesday Edition

Tuesday Jan 5th, 2016

Part One

NRA photo
A New York state senator knew the NRA was against her proposal to limit ammunition purchases -- but is still shaken when the pro-gun group tweets a photo of her, next to a handful of bullets. 

Barn horses fire
Horses are Ben Wallace's life. So today, he's reeling -- because 17 of his animals are among the dozens that died in a barn fire in southwestern Ontario. 

Roman penis 
It sat unrecognized in a British garden for a long time, but now, it's in a museum, after archaeologists recognized that what looked like a rock was actually an ancient Roman sculpture...of a penis. 

Part Two

Cologne attacks
The city of Cologne, Germany, is horrified by organized attacks on dozens of women on New Year's Eve -- but one German feminist says the attacks shouldn't be cause to spew hate against refugees. 

Hong Kong bookstore 
When several Hong Kong booksellers disappear, one local lawmaker accuses mainland officials of quietly trying to crush her territory's freedom of speech.  

Part Three

As It Happened, The Archive Edition: Collections 
The last episode of As It Happened collects the best stories from our archives in one place — because it's all about collections.