As It Happens: Tuesday Edition
Part One
Trudeau Apology LGBTQ2
Prime Minister Trudeau apologizes for this country's history of persecuting LGBTQ2 citizens — 21 years after the death of the last Canadian who did prison time for being gay.
Bali Volcano
Bali closes its airport and evacuates residents as a volcano disgorges clouds of ash — but our guest is getting photos from what's currently a safe distance.
Hymie Sckolnick Obit
Hymie Polansky remembers his friend of 70-plus years, the late Hymie Sckolnick — whose famous Montreal diner, "Beauty's" served greasy-spoon food to hangers-out, hangers-on, and hangers-over.
Part Two
Project Veritas: Watcher
The Washington Post reveals it was targeted by a sting operation designed to embarrass the "liberal media" — but our guest says exposing the threat is no threat to its perpetrator.
Coral Study
Australian scientists have found a way to rebuild reefs — and they're watching the effects of planting the coral larvae they've cultivated with growing optimism.
Part Three
Europe Radioactivity
It's nice to know the radioactive cloud that was discovered floating over Europe was no risk to anyone's health. But as relieved as everyone is, there are a lot of questions about where, exactly, that cloud originated — and how it came to engulf most of the continent.
Delia Derbyshire PhD
With a posthumous Ph.D. from a British university, the late electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire is finally getting the credit she long deserved — but was deprived of during her lifetime.