As It Happens

As it Happens: Wednesday Edition

Wednesday, Oct 19, 2016

Part One

Saskatchewan suicides
Three girls between twelve and fourteen. And now a fourth, who was just ten. All have died by suicide in northern Saskatchewan in the past few weeks — leaving families and neighbours desperately seeking answers. 

Muskrat Falls: Minister
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador says it's "raising the bar" by demanding more from the utility behind a new hydroelectric project — but protesters say the bar's not nearly high enough. 

Submarine found 
A German U-Boat, missing for nearly 100 years, was just discovered off the coast of Scotland by some power line engineers. But experts say it's unlikely to be recovered — and it's possible there are human remains still on board.

Part Two

Algonquin claim
Two-and-a-half centuries after their ancestors contacted the Crown about a treaty, the Algonquins of Ontario finally ink an agreement in principle for an enormous piece of land, that includes Parliament Hill.

Chibok girls
The Nigerian government works to free schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram — but there are reports that many of the girls were forced to marry their captors, and now don't want to come home. 

Part Three

Encore: Micah White
An encore presentation of our interview with Micah White — who helped make the Occupy movement a force, and now wants to re-make activism altogether.