As It Happens

As It Happens: Tuesday Edition

As It Happens: Tuesday Edition

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

Dallas police conviction
Amber Guyger said she fatally shot her black neighbour Botham Jean because she thought he was in her apartment, but she  was in his — and today, that former Dallas police officer was found guilty of murder. 

Conservative foreign aid
Andrew Scheer says he'll cut 25 percent of Canada's foreign aid budget it he's elected. As it Happens checks the math with the Conservatives' foreign-affairs minister-in-waiting.

Dried bull penis thefts
A pet store in St. John's is still hoping for the safe return of stolen merchandise, after thieves made off with a fortune in pizzles — which are dog treats. Which are dried bulls' penises. 

Part Two

U. of T. suicides
University of Toronto students say new safety barriers in a building where two students recently killed themselves are too little too late — and that the focus should be on mental health, rather than physical. 

Jessye Norman obit
The late, great Jessye Norman used her voice to command stage, and to open doors — as we'll hear from one of the many young black opera singers who followed in her footsteps. 

Part Three

Hong Kong protester shot
For the first time in months of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, a police officer fired live ammunition at an 18-year-old demonstrator — leaving him in serious condition. 

Austria election
Two years ago, Austria's Green Party was nearly wiped out in the national election. But on Sunday, they experienced a huge revival — while the country's far-right party pretty much collapsed. which could mean big things to come for Green leader Ulrike Lunacek and her party.