As It Happens: Wednesday Edition
Part One
Texas Family Impact
Millions of Texans are in dire straits after a snow storm knocked out power and water in much of the state -- and our guest says that now she and her neighbours are running out of food.
Texas Energy Grid
An oil and gas reporter in Texas tells us her state has been walloped not just by winter weather -- but by a series of political decisions that made this week's grid failure all too predictable.
Quebec Movie Theatres
Quebec's Premier announces that movie theatres will open in time for spring break -- but one cinema CEO says if the province won't let him open concession stands, he can't afford to open his doors.
Part Two
First Nations Lobster Suit
Clawing back their profits. Last year, Mi'kmaw fishermen fought for their right to trap lobster out of season. Now, a Nova Scotia chief is going to court to push the province to let his people sell what they catch.
UK LGBT Soldiers Medals
Wounded pride. One of the thousands of British veterans dismissed for being gay describes what it means to him to finally be able to wear his military medal again.
Part Three
UK Human Challenge Trials
A UK professor tells us why his university is leading a project to purposely infect people with the coronavirus.
Deep Marine Organism
Deep, dark secret. After drilling through nearly a kilometre of Antarctic ice shelf, researchers looking to get sample of sediment hit a boulder covered in "strange creatures." Marine biologist Huw Griffiths tells us why he calls the discovery "slightly bonkers."