As It Happens

As It Happens: Tuesday Edition

As It Happens: Tuesday Edition

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Part One

Trump: Afghanistan
U.S. President Donald Trump offered no details when he announced greater military involvement in Afghanistan — but where some heard meaningless vagueness, the Afghan charge d'affaires in Washington heard unequivocal support. 

Missouri stay
Just hours before Marcellus Williams was due to be executed by lethal injection, the governor of Missouri grants a reprieve — after his lawyers say DNA evidence proves he's not guilty. 

Toe wrestling champ 
Fourteen time world toe-wrestling champion Alan "Nasty" Nash explains how he keeps his opponents on their toes, before they're crushed by his. 

Part Two

Pointe-Des-Cascades swastika
The owner of a Montreal graffiti-removal company felt confident he was doing the right thing erasing the swastikas painted on old anchors in a public park — but the mayor doesn't want to see them go.

Bell Island sale
A Newfoundland town realizes it accidentally sold off its water system when it sold its firehall — and as the mayor tells us, he and his constituents would really like it back.