As It Happens: Wednesday Edition
Part One
Rapid test update
Rapid COVID tests are easy to come by in some provinces, and hard to get your hands on in others. We'll ask a member of Ontario's Science Advisory Table why.
Boris Johnson Xmas party
British PM Boris Johnson is under fire for a series of gatherings that allegedly occurred at 10 Downing Street last winter during a COVID — and his whole party is getting bashed for the bash.
Banksy Reading prison
A plan to turn a historic British prison into an arts and culture hub now has the support of Banksy — and a local MP says it would be criminal for the Ministry of Justice not to accept the artist's offer.
Part Two
PEI Premier potato crisis
Justin Trudeau says that if he didn't suspend the export of PEI potatoes, the Americans would have done worse — but PEI Premier Dennis King says he's digging in at Parliament Hill regardless.
India farmers
An American doctor who's spent the last year in India says he wants to return home to his family — but it's hard to leave the protesting farmers who still need his help.
Part Three
Trucking company vaccine pay
A Montreal trucking company offers 10-thousand dollars to drivers who get vaccinated. The CEO tells us why it's worth ponying up the dough.
Oregon wolf poisoning
Eight wolves have been poisoned to death in Oregon. We'll speak to an advocate for the animals about a deepening mystery he says has even deeper roots