As It Happens

As It Happens: Tuesday Edition

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

Sixties Scoop deal
An Ontario judge rules that Ottawa failed Indigenous children removed from their homes during the so-called "Sixties Scoop" — and it will have to pay. 

Press photo judge
A jury names a photo of a Turkish assassin World Press Photo of the Year — but the jury head says that shot of a shooting shouldn't have won. 

Michelin star fish & chips
There's deep-frying, and then there's profound  frying — and one British fish-and-chip place is so good at the latter that it may be the first restaurant of its kind to earn a coveted Michelin star. 

Part Two

C-23 border bill
A new bill would let U.S. border officials search and question Canadian citizens on Canadian soil — and we'll find out why Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale thinks that's a good idea. 

Hans Rosling obit
The late Hans Rosling was a statistician, a physician, a TED Talk superstar, and a self-described "edutainer" who used sword-swallowing to drive home his point. 

Part Three

Chicago children shot
Rachel Williams has worked for years to stop gun violence in Chicago. And she'll keep working — even, or especially, after the death of her 11-year-old cousin, who was hit by a stray bullet this past weekend. 

Kim Jong Nam dead
means you're never entirely free of your homeland. On Monday, Kim Jong Nam — eldest son of Kim Jong Il  — was killed at an airport in Malaysia — in what appears to be an assassination. 

5,000 year-old beer
A 5,000 year-old recipe for beer yields a product that's at least better than Bud Lime.