As It Happens: The Tuesday Edition
Part One
Ukraine Canada Volunteer
From his hospital bed in Ukraine, a badly wounded Canadian veteran tells us why he risked his life fighting Russian forces -- and how moved he is that people here are trying to bring him back home.
Uvalde Response Delay
Too little, too late. Texas's head of public safety says officers at the Uvalde school shooting could have stopped the gunman within minutes -- if not for their commander's indecision.
Ice Core Samples
Core values. She's a scientist and mountaineer whose passions came together, when she climbed Canada's tallest peak to drill ice out of its glacier -- in search of clues to our climate history.
Part Two
Novaya Gazeta Prize
A man of his award. A Russian journalist auctions off his Nobel Peace Prize, and raises more than a hundred million dollars for Ukrainian refugee children -- a move his colleague calls "a punch in the face to the Kremlin."
Tiny Frogs
Toadlets keep fallin' on their heads. Our guest jumped at the opportunity to explain what he's learned about a tiny, clumsy orange frog called the "pumpkin toadlet" -- which can't seem to jump at all.
Drake Line
Thank him later. If you're not a fan of the new Drake album, don't worry, Drake doesn't mind: as he's said publicly, he knows you simply don't understand it quite yet.
Part Three
NL Church Sale
Slow closing. The Archdiocese of St. John is selling off properties to pay millions to compensate survivors of sexual abuse. But a lawyer who represents victims worries about how long it's taking.
Peecyclers
Isn't farming already draining enough? Chemical fertilizers are in short supply, but our guest has a solution -- human pee. He tells us the number one reason is its benefits for the environment.
Green Crab Whiskey
When invasive green crabs swarmed the shores of New Hampshire, a distillery decided to make a whiskey with legs -- and the rest of the shellfish.