As It Happens: Wednesday Edition

Part One

Retracted study
The author of a stunning study that concluded a chat could change the mind of an opponent to same-sex marriage reveals a problem: the data may be wrong.

Body of Quebec man who saved friend found
When their canoe flipped over, a nineteen-year-old man gave the only life preserver to his friend, saving her from drowning -- before he slipped away. 

Cannes high heels
Valerie Richter is one of several women who was turned away from a gala at the French film festival because she wasn't wearing high heels -- which she couldn't wear even if she wanted to. 

Part Two

Saudi Arabia: Rubin
When Canada sells arms to another country, it's supposed to do a thorough examination of that country's human-rights record -- but apparently that policy doesn't apply to Saudi Arabia.  

Ideal Swedish home
By examining millions of bits of data from a real estate site, an architect creates the ideal home for Swedish people. 

Part Three

PEI abandoned baby
A baby's body is found on a bench outside a church in Prince Edward Island -- and the community of Mount Albion struggles to cope with the discovery. 

Migrant boats plan: MEP
Italian MEP Elly Schlein warns that an EU military mission targeting human traffickers is the wrong response to the deadly tide of refugees attempting to cross the Mediterranean into Europe.