As It Happens

As It Happens: Wednesday Edition

April 8, 2020

Episode Transcript

Part One

Ontario Care Home Testing
An Ontario doctor who works in long-term care homes says public health still won't process many swabs, and that's making it harder to protect patients and staff.

Bernie Sanders Suspends Campaign
We speak with a Bernie Sanders supporter about why it didn't work out...again.

Part Two

Windsor Healthcare Workers
A Windsor, Ontario nurse is forced to choose between working in her hometown or fighting an outbreak across the border in Michigan.

Comet Excitement
Because of Coronavirus, few astronomers were looking through telescopes to watch the partial breakup of Comet Borisov. We speak to one space watcher who was lucky enough to see it. 

Part Three

Baseball Back?
Major League Baseball is floating a plan to start up the season by the end of May with fan-free games and total isolation for players.

Online Teaching
School is back in Ontario this week, as teachers and students move to the digital classroom. One teacher tells us about the bumps she's seen along the way and what they might mean for learning in the future.

Landlord Response
We hear from a landlord whose commercial tenant can't pay up and while she's rolling with the punches, she wishes the talk about landlords wasn't so punchy.