As It Happens

As It Happens: Tuesday Edition

March 3, 2020

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

Tennessee tornado
A tornado killed at least 22 people in Tennessee overnight. Hundreds more are homeless -- including Samantha Barclay. She syas the moment she feared her apartment might come apart at the seams. 

Coronavirus: China censors
An internet watchdog says Chinese officials began censoring references to coronavirus as early as December. 

Nova Scotia fire reunion
Paula Carver was only a toddler when she survived a house fire in Nova Scotia. More than 50 years later, she's had a heart-warming reunion with some of her rescuers. 

Part Two

Trauma births study
A new study claims that while Donald Trump was winning the White House in 2016, fewer boys were being born in Ontario -- particularly to progressive parents.  

Belgium bone church
Archaeologists in Belgium have made a bone-chilling discovery: A 17th century wall made of, well, bones. Janiek De Gryse is the archaeologist leading the excavation. 

Part Three

Conservatives: Indigenous
Conservative MP Jamie Schmale says he wants to see fresh thinking from his party on a major challenge awaiting the government in waiting: Indigenous relations. 

Jaundice app
Professor Terence Leung is one of the doctors behind a new smartphone app that can help detect jaundice at the touch of a button.