As It Happens: Wednesday Edition

Part One

Amnesty: Syria
Amnesty International says Russia's air strikes, which are in defence of the Syrian regime, are leaving so many civilians dead, they may constitute war crimes.

Figueroa released
After two years of living in the sanctuary of a BC church, a Salvadoran-born man is ready to go from dodging deportation to celebrating his freedom as a permanent resident.

Thunder Bay stolen guitar
Poor Young Things rocker David Allan Grant goes from fretful resignation to thanking his plucky stars after a good samaritan from Thunder Bay returns his stolen guitar. 

Part Two

Norway mountain
A retired employee of the Norwegian Mapping Authority wins thousands of backers for his bid to redraw the border to give neighbouring Finland a brand new mountain. 

"Fireside Al" Maitland reads "The Gift of the Magi" 
A young couple in love, wanting to buy each other the perfect present. Fireside Al reads the O. Henry Christmas classic, "The Gift of the Magi."
 
Part Three

As it Happened: Mysteries
It's whodunit night on 'As it Happened: The Archive Edition'. And we delve into tales large and small, including the effort to ID a figure lurking in hundreds of old images from an antique auction.