As It Happens: Tuesday Edition
Part One
Trump impeachment call
After months of demurral, delay, and dissent, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces the start of a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.
U.K. ruling: Labour
The UK's Supreme Court rules that Boris Johnson's prorogation of Parliament was unlawful and undemocratic -- and one Labour MP says it's time for the PM to hand in the keys to Number 10 Downing Street.
Nova Scotia blue whale
The carcass of a blue whale is lying near Port Hood, Nova Scotia. That's a rare phenomenon, so scientists want to do some research on it. But to reach any conclusions, they'll have to reach the whale itself.
Part Two
Syria consul appointment
A Syrian refugee says he feared for his safety, after learning that Canada had given the OK for an ally of Bashar al Assad to become the country's honorary consul in Montreal.
Vancouver mayor: handguns
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says that whether Ottawa and the provinces want to ban handguns or not, he'll take on the responsibility for his city.
Part Three
Munk debate cancelled
Justin Trudeau never responded to his invitation to The Munk Election Debate on Foreign Policy. But three other leaders were game. Organizer Rudyard Griffiths explains why he decided to cancel it altogether
Indonesia protest
At least 26 people are dead in Indonesia, and dozens injured. Protests broke out yesterday after rumours that a teacher used racist language against Indigenous Papuan students -- allegedly calling them "monkeys".
Michael Crummey on his novel, The Innnocents
At an event in Toronto Monday night, author Michael Crummey spoke with Carol about "The Innocents" -- about a pair of orphaned siblings living in an isolated cove on Newfoundland's northern coastline. The novel has been shortlisted for the 2019 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.