As It Happens: Tuesday Full Episode
Part One
Aggregate IQ
According to a whistleblower, if pro-Brexit campaigners hadn't hired a Canadian company — and allegedly broken UK election laws — the Brexit vote might have turned out much differently.
Nassar boss charges
One of the women who was abused by Larry Nassar says she's gratified to see his former boss at Michigan State University charged, finally, for neglecting his duty to protect them.
Root in drain
Dave Wilchynski is a BC plumber who was shocked to discover a 12-metres-long tree root blocking a storm drain. But he and his colleagues weren't about to give up— because even where there's a willow, there's a way.
Part Two
Linda Brown obit
Her last name alone made her a civil rights hero. Because it's Brown as in "Brown v. Board of Education" — the U.S. Supreme Court decision that desegregated American schools.
Owl ring-bearer
After he's attacked by the ring-bearer at a wedding, the best man wonders whether he's a man or a mouse — and the ring-bearer, who was a barn owl, obviously assumed he was the latter.
Part Three
"Catastrophic" drugs: study
New research shows a disturbing trend: the number of Ontario residents with "catastrophic" drug expenses increased three-fold between 2000 and 2016. And those patients can't afford those catastrophic fees on their own.
National Institutes of Health (NIH): alcohol study
Americans are supposed to be able to trust their health agencies. So it's sobering to learn that two of those agencies solicited the help of liquor companies — while working on a study on the health benefits of alcohol.
Bikes for Dementia
A long-term care facility in Ottawa is the first in the country to invest in a special machine that allows dementia sufferers to take a virtual bike tour of their hometowns.