As It Happens: Wednesday edition
Part One
Comey fired: Senator Merkley
After the abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey, the Democrats are crying foul — and demanding an independent special prosecutor to investigate links between the Trump Administration and Russia.
BC election: Green Party
In British Columbia, the provincial Liberals win a narrow victory — but the BC Green Party's three seats put it in the driver's seat.
Suzuki ad
When Eugene Romanovsky decides to sell his old Suzuki Vitara, he creates a two-minute ad featuring dinosaurs, sharks, and driving on the moon — and it still makes more sense than the most recent "Fast and the Furious" movie.
Part Two
Comey fired: Bush ethics lawyer
It's not just Democrats who are comparing this president to Richard Nixon: the chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush tells us this is more serious than Watergate.
Suicide police lawsuit
A West Virginia police officer was fired for not firing his gun at a man who was literally asking to be shot. Now, that officer doesn't just want answers — he wants damages. He's filed a lawsuit against his former employers.
Part Three
'Haka' energy drink
The Maori Haka is a traditional display of pride, strength and unity — which is why some New Zealanders in Canada weren't happy to see its symbols slapped on the side of an energy drink.
Asylum bodies
Thousands of bodies are buried on the grounds of a Mississippi medical centre — the site of a defunct mental institution. And if the centre wants to expand its campus, it needs to do some digging.
Cape Breton burials
A 300-year-old burial ground on Cape Breton Island has to be moved because it's threatened by coastal erosion. Aarchaeologists say by studying the remains, we could learn a lot about the region's colonial history.