As It Happens: Tuesday Edition
Part One
Made in Canada vaccine
As human trials for a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine begin, the CEO of the company behind it says, if we want a more reliable vaccine supply, we need home-grown solutions.
Dominion lawsuit
Dominion Voting Systems sues Rudy Giuliani for over a billion dollars, for falsely claiming the company helped rig the U.S. election — but its CEO says it's not about the money.
Trump Avenue
Residents of one street in Ottawa say they'd rather live on a different street. But they don't mean they want to move — they mean they don't want their street to be called "Trump Avenue" anymore.
Part Two
Saskatchewan birth alerts
Saskatchewan says it will stop flagging some infants as high-risk before they are even born — a practice advocates say has disproportionately targeted Indigenous families, and funnelled newborns into the foster care system.
Baby tyrannosaur
A University of Alberta PhD student who helped create a 3D scan of a new fossil says he was gobsmacked when he finally realized it was a baby tyrannosaur.
Part Three
Indian comedian jailed
An Indian comedian was arrested for insulting Hindu gods during a stand-up gig — before he even said a word to the crowd.
Smallpox vaccine history
A journalist revisits an inoculation effort of the 18th century that was much like today, except they didn't have fancy refrigerators to transport the vaccine across oceans. So they used orphans.