As It Happens: Tuesday Edition
Part One
Canadian vaccine manufacturing: François-Philippe Champagne
With COVID vaccine production set to start in Canada this summer, the Industry Minister says we can rest a bit easier — but while we wait for that, Canadians are uneasy about the international supply.
Sputnik vaccine
Scientists in Russia prove nay-sayers wrong by publishing results that show their Sputnik vaccine is just as effective as its Western rivals — and easier to transport, too.
Groundhog Day movie
On Groundhog Day, we'll talk to an actor from Groundhog Day Stephen Tobolowsky, who played Ned Ryerson — and who suggests ways of relieving the pressure of the day we're all reliving.
Part Two
First Nation COVID vaccines pulled
A remote First Nation in B.C. is fuming after a health official came and went without delivering over 200 doses of the vaccine.
Mardi Gras house floats
They can't throw beads, but residents of New Orleans aren't throwing in the towel: in the absence of parades this Mardi Gras, thousands of people in New Orleans are dressing up their homes as parade floats.
Part Three
Alberta coal mining restrictions
It's been months since Alberta threw out an old policy restricting coal mining and exploration. And now, a growing number of municipalities are raking that change over the coals.
Cathedral organist
People getting their COVID-19 vaccinations in Salisbury, England are being treated to some of the first live music they've heard in months — thanks to an organ-playing accompanist.