As It Happens: Tuesday Edition
Part One
Alberta Slaughterhouse Closed
An Alberta slaughterhouse is finally shutting down after hundreds of COVID cases, and one death -- and one employee tells us that decision was long overdue.
UK Vaccine Rollout
After a freak winter storm that knocked out the power, a county hospital in Texas finds itself racing to get a thousand Covid vaccines into arms before the doses expire.
Bill Blair on Guns
The Trudeau government says it will pay people to hand over their newly illegal assault rifles, but Public Safety Minister Bill Blair can't say exactly how much it'll cost to hit the target.
Part Two
Texas Storm Vaccines
After a freak winter storm that knocked out the power, a county hospital in Texas finds itself racing to get a thousand Covid vaccines into arms before the doses expire.
India Farmer Protester
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. In India, an online "toolkit" of information for people who want to support protesting farmers -- leads to a young activist's arrest for crimes against the state.
Part Three
Christchurch NZ Gulls
A flock of rare seagulls, in Christchurch New Zealand, occupies a building damaged in an earthquake. And while conservationists are thrilled, the neighbours are not.
African American Music Museum
The president of Nashville's new National Museum of African American Music hopes to celebrate the contributions of Black artists that American history too often overlooks.