As It Happens: Monday Edition

Part One

Ottawa protest truckers
Ottawa's mayor says he believes in the right to protest — but after three days of threats, harassment, and disrespect to national monuments, it's time for the so-called "Freedom Convoy" to leave. 

Banff wolf mystery
A wildlife ecologist tells us about a decades-long mystery involving a wolf whose collar signal mysteriously vanished. And now there are new insights in the hunt for the missing hunter. 

Jeopardy! Amy Schneider
Jeopardy! champ Amy Schneider talks about a 40-game winning streak that was a huge win for inclusivity — and for Schneider, who took home more over a million dollars. 

Part Two 

Trucker stuck in Alberta
A longhaul trucker in Alberta tells us it wasn't a vaccine mandate that prevented him from taking a load of Canadian meat across the border this weekend — it was a blockade against  vaccine mandates. 

Winnipeg winter boot presentation
When our guest first arrived in Winnipeg from India, he made finding winter boots his top priority. And now his high-tech approach is gaining traction with other international students. 

Part Three

Paleontologist prize
A scientist who just won one of his field's most prestigious prizes tells us dinosaurs are fine — but when it comes to understanding our planet's prehistory, it's rocks that really rock. 

Peru tsunami oil spill 
In the wake of a volcanic eruption in Tonga, there was a major oil spill in Peru. And our guest says ecological disaster is looming.