As It Happens: Wednesday Edition

Part One

BC homeless ruling
A B.C. judge rules that it's reasonable for homeless people to sleep in public parks overnight in Abbotsford -- and says some of the city's behaviour has been "disgraceful". 

Ron Liepert
Swept from government and without longtime leader Stephen Harper, the Conservatives face a shadowy future -- and our guest, a Tory who was elected on Monday, says it's time to lighten up. 

Manitoba-themed costumes
The Winnipeg band does not appear on a list of Manitoba-related costumes suggested by the province's tourism board -- but "sexy kolbasa sausage" does. 

Part Two

Netanyahu remarks
Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu blames a Palestinian leader for giving Hitler the idea for the Holocaust -- which our guest says is wrong on many levels. 

Firth sisters honoured
Cross-country-skiing sisters Sharon and Shirley Firth are inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame -- the first indigenous women to receive the well-deserved honour. 

Part Three

Nova Scotia cold cases
A retired Halifax police investigator is haunted by the murder he couldn't solve -- and urges the city's police department to reconsider the way it handles cold cases. 

South Africa protests
In South Africa, a huge increase in tuition fees drives thousands of protesting students into the streets -- and to the gates of the country's parliament. 

Oslo car ban
The city of Oslo prepares to drive drivers off  the streets -- promising to ban all private vehicles from the downtown core by 2019.