As It Happens

Tuesday: University of Saskatchewan professor, Canadian Forces diversity, John Doyle's Leicester spat, and more...

A dean is fired, and then rehired as a professor; the provost resigns; and now, a protest about the treatment of Robert Buckingham shows the crisis at the University of Saskatchewan is far from over...The Canadian military can't seem to meet its targets for women and visible minorities -- so its new strategy is to lower them...and no one ever...
A dean is fired, and then rehired as a professor; the provost resigns; and now, a protest about the treatment of Robert Buckingham shows the crisis at the University of Saskatchewan is far from over...The Canadian military can't seem to meet its targets for women and visible minorities -- so its new strategy is to lower them...and no one ever said Leicester, England was New York -- but when a Canadian columnist calls it "unglamourous", there's an explosion of mild criticism.

Part One

University of Saskatchewan prof wants his president fired
In the face of public anger over the firing of an outspoken dean, the provost of the University of Saskatchewan has stepped down. But some on campus say his departure isn't enough.

Canadian Forces diversity
When it comes to women and visible minorities, the Canadian military has never met its targets. And now it's come up with a foolproof strategy for engaging with the issue head-on: it wants to lower the targets.

Globe and Mail columnist John Doyle's Leicester spat
We love Leicester in the springtime. But TV critic John Doyle feels somewhat differently. And after referring to the British city as "unglamourous" in a column, he comes in for criticism from the mayor of that super-sexy, über-captivating town. Not to pander or anything.

Part Two

Senate committee on CBC
Canada lives here -- but it wants to re-examine the lease agreement. A Senate committee is looking into the present and future of the CBC -- and the chair tells us what he's finding.

Radu Florescu obit
The late Radu Florescu brought Romanian history to the world -- but staked his reputation on his thorough research of the Dracula myth.

Part Three

Biggest dinosaur
A real dinosaur discovered in Argentina may not be huge or loud or CGI enough to star in a summer blockbuster. But it may, in fact, be the biggest dinosaur ever discovered.

Canadian Syria refugees
When Zaher Sulaiman escaped from Syria, he had to choose where to begin a new life. He picked Canada. For his wife and three young daughters, it may not have been the right choice.

Deep sea graveyard
Scientists discover some rare examples of a graveyard that's also a smorgasboard -- giant carcasses that provide food to deep-sea scavengers.