As It Happens

As It Happens: Tuesday Edition

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

episode transcript 

Part One

Boxing death
After being knocked out in Edmonton, heavyweight Tim Hague dies of his injuries — and tonight, the man who landed that fateful punch tells us how his moment of triumph turned to horror. 

Security bill: Ralph Goodale
We speak with Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale about new national security legislation — which will change domestic oversight, and empower Canada's intelligence agency to launch cyberattacks overseas.

Bula Matari ad
A home-modified camper van that looks like something out of Mad Max is for sale. It's called the Bulla Matari, and we talk to the owner. 

Part Two

Flooded art
After a water main break in Longeuil, Quebec, most affected residents are facing wet basements and soggy cardboard boxes — but our guest has lost a lifetime of her artwork.  

Fries flap
Belgium's Tourism Minister says the EU has no business trying to change the way his fellow citizens cook their fried potatoes — and establishes himself as a brave frite-dom fighter. 

Part Three

Hollywood money laundering
The U.S. Justice department sets out to recover more than half a billion dollars in assets — including a Picasso and the rights to two Hollywood films — in a corruption scandal that stretches from Malaysia to L.A. 

Phoenix plane heat
If you planned to fly from Phoenix today, you might have had to make alternative plans because dozens of flights were cancelled due to the heat.