As It Happens: Wednesday Edition
Part One
Khashoggi latest
In an emphatically punctuated statement, U.S. President Trump says he'll stand by Saudi Arabia. Our guest says that, after the murder of his friend, Jamal Khashoggi, that position is unconscionable — period.
Romaine lettuce warning
As the U.S. and Canadian governments tell citizens to throw out their salad fixings, one hydroponic producer hopes cooler heads prevail — because he says his product is totally safe.
Wolf pack
To restore a dwindling population in a Michigan national park, experts will capture wolves from an Ontario island — and fly them across the border.
Part Two
Remote tribe death
An American man was determined to visit a remote island in India, despite warnings that the endangered tribe on it didn't want visitors — and now John Allen Chau is dead.
In defence of puns
Best-selling author James Geary publishes a perfect article in "The Paris Review", defending the ingenious construction and dazzling wit of the linguistic pleasure called...the pun.
Part Three
Tinder lies follow-up
Anna Rowe was duped into a relationship by a man on Tinder. He said he was a divorced dad who travelled for business. He turned out to be a married man using a false name. Now, she wants the UK government to make it harder for people like him to lie online.
Dead fish cruise
A Norwegian cruise line says it's the "world's greenest". The company CEO explains how some of its vessels will be powered by a renewable resource: dead fish.