As It Happens

As It Happens: Tuesday Edition

Tuesday, September 8th 2015

Part One

Kory Teneycke
Despite a campaign fraught with crises, Conservative party spokesperson Kory Teneycke says it's all about trust -- which is why it's incumbent on Canadians to re-elect the incumbents. 

German soccer refugees
A German soccer coach establishes a team specifically for refugees -- and welcomes anyone who wants to play. 

No sugar man
A Toronto man has gone nearly a thousand days without refined sugar; tonight, he'll describe what it's been like -- and he's not going to sugar-coat it. 

Part Two

Mexico report
The Mexican government closed the case on the disappearance of 43 students last year -- but now, an independent investigation casts serious doubts on the official investigation. 

Toasted bagels
When a famous New York bagel place reverses its policy against toasting, our guest believes it's turning a perfect food experience into a black hole. 

Part Three 

Baher Mohamed
The Egyptian court that convicted two journalists says they were members of the Muslim Brotherhood just because they worked for Al Jazeera -- which the prisoners say is specious reasoning. 

Scots playwright
Playwright Hamish MacDonald has been appointed the first champion of the Scots language -- or Scots Scriever -- by the National Library of Scotland.

Trans asylum
Carey Avendano-Hernandez will be allowed to stay in the US, despite her felony DUI conviction -- after a high court ruled that to deport her to Mexico could amount to torture, because she is a trans woman.