As It Happens

As It Happens: Wednesday Edition

Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

Albert Schultz: Lawyer
Four women accuse the artistic director of Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company of sexual battery and harassment; tonight, their lawyer takes us through the allegations against Albert Schultz. 

Bill Lishman Obit
The late Bill Lishman once trained a flock of geese to fly with him in a V-formation — and his daughter says that was just one of her creative father's many gravity-defying ideas. 

Cracked House
Experts say "ice quakes" are natural, but that's cold comfort to an Alberta family who were awakened by violent tremors — and then discovered their property was riddled with cracks. 

Part Two

Spanked Journalist
Our guest is one of several female journalists who've come forward to say their former boss at an Alabama newspaper spanked them. 

Toronto Homeless
Amid confusing mixed messages about the availability of shelter beds for the homeless in Toronto, our guest has been doing what he can to ensure that people have a warm place to spend the night.

Part Three

Encore: As It Happened Archive Edition: The Great Outdoors
Tonight's trip into the As It Happens archives is all about "The Great Outdoors" — and includes the story of a vacationing radio host who pitched in to help some beached whales: someone named Carol Off.