As It Happens, Wednesday Edition

Part One

Obama judge nominee
The tennis match between Barack Obama and Republican leaders heats up, when the president nominates Merrick Garland to fill the Supreme Court vacancy — a judge who's had GOP support in the past. 

Leilani Muir obit
We'll remember Leilani Muir, the Alberta woman who fought for compensation for victims of forced sterilization.     

Avalanche survival
While skiing outside Jasper, an Alberta man is engulfed by an enormous avalanche — and despite his broken ribs and punctured lung, gets to safety by swimming. 

Part Two

Turkish airport refugee
For a full year now, a Syrian refugee has been detained in the "Problematic Passengers Room" of a Turkish airport — and now Amnesty International wants him released. 

Iditarod father and son
Dallas Seavey just won the toughest dog-sled race in the world, the Iditarod, for the fourth time — and right behind him was two-time winner Mitch — his own father. 

Part Three

Shakespeare refugees
The British Library makes a bid to end anti-refugee violence — by putting a handwritten plea by Shakespeare himself online. 

Bike Batman
We speak to a superhero Seattle residents are calling "Bike Batman" — for his work returning bicycles to their rightful owners. 

Danish artifact found
An amateur Danish archaeologist figured the cross he'd found was pretty significant — but it may turn out to be the oldest evidence of Christianity in Denmark.