As It Happens

As It Happens: Wednesday Edition

March 11, 2020

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

Coronavirus: B.C. care
Just a few days ago, the Lynn Valley Care Centre was the site of Canada's first Coronavirus fatality. Now, a woman who's mother is there tells us how the residents and their families are coping with the crisis.

Coronavirus: British MP
Labour MP Rachael Maskell is in self-isolation after a meeting last week with a government health minister who tested positive for the coronavirus. She says she's heard mixed messages about what to do.

Weinstein sentencing
When Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison today, he told the court that he's "remorseful" but "confused". Variety's senior correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister describes the scene as "surreal".

Part Two

Coronavirus: New Rochelle
The National Guard is on its way to a New York suburb — the epicentre of that state's coronavirus outbreak. Local restaurateur Josh Berkowitz says the community is, among other things, confused.

Ostrich beads
Archeologist Brian Stewart has discovered tiny beads made from ostrich eggshells were used tens of thousands of years ago — the way we use Facebook's "like" button today.

Part Three

Science trial bias
Associate Professor of Medicine Raegan Durant has found that racial bias plays a role in clinical trials — and that may well be affecting who gets access to cutting-edge cures.

Cool California
Cool, California is trying to keep its cool as a big-box store tries to move in. One Cool resident tells us how life will change for her if her small town becomes home to something so big.